MARYSVILLE – The City Council will discuss an almost $241,000 grant at its meeting Tuesday night at 7 at City Hall.

The meeting date was changed because of Veterans Day.

The council will talk about a Department of Ecology grant that would clean up Allen Creek in Jennings Park.

The work would include removing invasive species and planting approximately 15 acres of native riparian forest along 2,500 feet of Allen Creek.

The objective is to reduce stream water temperature, establish a natural buffer to pollutants, provide habitat for native fauna, and stabilize eroding stream banks.

Several community outreach and education events will be planned around the restoration project, including four youth field trips, two volunteer planting events, and a septic workshop for local landowners. The purpose of these events is to build community and landowner awareness and support for water-quality improvements in Allen Creek. The Snohomish Conservation District would do the work at no cost to the city. The district would contribute almost $80,300 for an in-kind match for plants, staff time, etc.

The council also will have a public hearing on its biennial budget, along with considering laws levying regular property taxes and emergency medical services taxes. Also on the agenda is a law that would allow expansion of 10 units at La Tierra, along with increasing business heights downtown. There also will be proclamations regarding Small Business Saturday and National Hospice Palliative Care Month.