eNews: Bike Plan Input, Art Walk, Middle Housing Forum, and more

Bothell Art Scene - Art Walk May 12

Join the Bothell Arts Commission and featured gallery artist Joy Hagen for the Bothell Art Scene Art Walk on May 12th from 5-8pm. This FREE community event pairs artists with businesses for an evening of lively conversation with artists and art enthusiasts, viewing artwork, and showing your support for downtown businesses. Stop by City Hall to meet Hagen and learn first-hand her inspiration for working in encaustic.

Bike Plan Community Meeting - May 25

Join us on May 25th at 6pm for a virtual community meeting to learn more about the City’s Bike Plan and share your feedback. You can also review the Bike Plan and submit feedback on our website through the end of the month.

Housing Affordability Week Event - May 11

Affordable Housing Week is May 8-14! Join us from 12-1pm on May 11th for a forum with North Urban Human Services Alliance, Housing Development Consortium and other members of the North King County community where we’ll discuss some of the successes and work that is happening in the region.

Northeast Recycling & Transfer Station
Virtual Open House - May 12

King County's Solid Waste Division began a process to site a new recycling and transfer station in northeast King County to replace the aging and limited Houghton Transfer Station in Kirkland. Sites are being considered in Kirkland and Woodinville. Learn more about the new transfer station project, meet the project team and get your questions answered at a virtual public open house on May 12th from 6:30-8:30pm.

National Public Works Week

National Public Works Week is May 15-21. Public Works provides many essential services in our community. Their focus on infrastructure, facilities, and services ensures our community is safe, healthy and sustainable.

Middle Housing Virtual Forum – May 31st

Join us for a virtual forum and discussion on Middle Housing efforts from 6 -7:30pm on May 31st. Ask questions and join the conversation around what duplexes, four-plexes, and townhomes could look like in the City and in single-family neighborhoods specifically. Unable to attend? You will also be able to provide input via a brief survey.

Is it Pollution or Something Else?

Iron bacteria can appear as rust-colored stringy slime, sometimes accompanied by an oily sheen that looks like pollution. But this is a harmless natural phenomenon that can happen when iron, a common element in soil, mixes with air and water. Learn more about iron bacteria and find out what to do if you suspect water pollution.

Future of Transit in Snohomish County

Community Transit is hosting an Online Open House now through May 31st. Learn more and share feedback about the changes that are being proposed
for 2024.

Dispatchers, FBI Warn about Scams

If you receive a text message regarding payments or financial information; it’s most likely a scam. Don’t respond. Just delete it. Bothell Police Dispatchers and the FBI want to remind residents to be on alert about phone scams and fraud. Learn more and be aware of the newest and ongoing phone and
fraud scams.