🌱 Patch AM: Which affordability fixes Edmonds residents say local leaders should try next

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In today's newsletter:

• Which affordability fixes Edmonds residents say local leaders should try next
• How an open 32nd District seat could reshape Edmonds' voice in Olympia

Also on today's calendar: 7th Annual DachSand and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds giving way to some sun, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.
• Thursday: Pleasant with periods of sun, temps: high: 73, low: 58.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Affordability in South Snohomish County: Part 3 (myedmondsnews.com) — Edmonds residents and neighbors share concrete ideas for tackling the region's affordability crunch, from better transit connections and more flexible housing options to property-tax exemptions now available to more local seniors. The story highlights how Edmonds and Lynnwood are easing ADU rules, rising utility taxes affecting fixed-income residents, and practical money-saving habits locals are using to stay afloat.
   

• Here are the contenders to replace outgoing lawmakers in WA's Legislature • Washington State Standard (washingtonstatestandard.com) — Edmonds voters are part of Washington's 32nd Legislative District, where Rep. Cindy Ryu's run for the Senate has opened a competitive House race between Keith Scully and Danica Noble. A wave of retirements and promotions across the state means many new lawmakers will likely arrive in Olympia after November, potentially shifting priorities that affect Edmonds and other Puget Sound communities.
   

📸 Around Edmonds

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Edmonds

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Thursday August 27
• WSLP Advising Appointments
  Edmonds Heights K-12 Edmonds, WA 98020
  8:00 am
Friday August 28
• Back to School BBQ
  Madrona K-8 School Edmonds, WA 98026
  4:00 pm
Monday August 31
• Renaissance Work Party
  Madrona K-8 School Edmonds, WA 98026
  4:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Beginning Watercolor
  Art Works Edmonds, WA 98020
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Tai Chi/ Great Room
  Art Works Edmonds, WA 98020
  9:00 am
• Open Studio / Great Room
  Art Works Edmonds, WA 98020
  10:30 am
Friday September 4
• Open Studio - great room
  Art Works Edmonds, WA 98020
  10:00 am
• Art for All - classroom
  Art Works Edmonds, WA 98020
  11:30 am
Friday September 11
• 7th Annual DachSand →
  Seaside Beach, 44 12th Ave, Seaside
  12:00 pm
• Rotary Club of Edmonds Oktoberfest Family Festival →
  598 Bell St, Edmonds
  3:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Rotary Club of Edmonds Oktoberfest Family Festival →
  598 Bell St, Edmonds
  12:00 pm
• Woodway High School 50th Reunion Class of 1976 →
  Lynnwood Neighborhood Center, 19509 64th Ave W, Lynnwood
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PLUMBING HELP: I sure could use some help at my place in Edmonds, preferrably from a licensed plumber.
  While changing a kitchen sink faucet I sprung a leak from a galvanized pipe and currently have the water main shut off. Please DM me, or if anyone… (Nextdoor Esperance / Westgate)

• 85C Bakery Cafe posted a job opening for Bakery Management - Shift Lead - Edmonds WA in Edmonds. Apply here.
• Crane Aerospace & Electronics posted a job opening for Production Supervisor I - Swing Shift in Lynnwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Edmonds here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mountlake Terrace

• Discarded rechargeable batteries sparking fires for North Sound garbage collection (everettpost.com)
• MLT Council to review citywide branding, marketing and placemaking strategies Aug. 27 (mymltnews.com)
• Work begins on Ballinger Food Forest (mymltnews.com)

Lynnwood

• Lynnwood crime drops in 2025, but aggravated assaults and sex offenses rise (lynnwoodtimes.com)
• Man dead after Lynwood gas station shooting, second Lynnwood murder of the year (lynnwoodtimes.com)
• College For Kids Intercultural Early Learning (care.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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