Federal earmarks deliver small sums in a big way for local projects
EVERETT — An agricultural dream in Snohomish County is inching closer to reality, a park in Marysville is nearer to renovation, and a dark, narrow highway underpass in Lynnwood is moving toward a brighter, safer future.
It’s all due to dollars earmarked for community projects in Snohomish County included in the $1.7 trillion federal budget passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden earlier this month.
There’s $750,000 coming for the proposed Snohomish County Food and Farming Center at McCollum Park on 128th Street SE in Everett.
What’s envisioned is a processing and distribution center for ag products, a commercial kitchen for farmers and an indoor farmers market. With decisions on operators and building design, the federal aid, which supplements roughly $7 million of local and state dollars, comes with critical decisions on operators and building design on the horizon.
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