Marysville council to look at beautification grants

MARYSVILLE – The City Council tonight will go over the Community Beautification Program Grant Review Committee’s recommendations.

The committee recommended awarding $34,000 to the following applicants:

•Village Green $7,500. Improve and repair community park and playground area.

•Harborview Homeowners Association $7,500. Replacement of deteriorated neighborhood fencing along Sunnyside Boulevard and 52nd Avenue, bark installed and neighborhood sign refurbished.

•65th Drive and 97th Street NE $7,500. Tree removal and cleanup of neighborhood stormwater pond. •Sunset Boulevard. $7,500. Stormwater pond vegetation removal, cleanup and fence repair.

•Otter Creek Homeowners Association $4,000, repair and replace fencing around neighborhood stormwater pond.

Also at the meeting, the council will consider adding an additional sergeant to the police department, at a cost of $185,479 a year.

Reappointments to various committees also are planned:

•Kelly Huestis, Roger Hoen, Mark James, and Tom King to the Community and Housing Development Citizens Advisory Committee.

•Matthew Rosenthal, Jesica Stickles, Mary Kirkland, and Charles Lee to the Hotel/Motel Committee.

•Steve Leifer to the Planning Commission.