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Snohomish County exec celebrates successes, sets major goals

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers had reasons to cheer as he addressed a roomful of local power brokers on Wednesday.

The past year’s milestones included the launch of commercial air service from county-run Paine Field only two weeks earlier. Despite the jubilant outlook, Somers cautioned it was no time to grow complacent. In his annual county update speech, he outlined ambitious proposals for the year ahead: namely, a renewed focus on housing, employment and the environment.

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers to Seek Re-Election

EVERETT— Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers will seek re-election to a second term in 2019. Somers, a Democrat who previously served on the County Council, has made restoring fiscal discipline to county budgeting, increasing the efficiency of county government, establishing commercial air service at Paine Field, and strengthening regional partnerships to address congestion relief, economic development, and salmon recovery a foundation of his first term.

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers says he will seek re-election

In his announcement, Somers — a Democrat who previously served on the county council — said he has made restoring fiscal discipline to county budgeting, increasing the efficiency of county government, establishing commercial air service at Paine Field, and strengthening regional partnerships to address congestion relief, economic development, and salmon recovery a foundation of his first term.

Editorial: County council’s bipartisanship an example for D.C.

In the midst of a now month-long federal government shutdown — and no significant movement by Congress or the White House to reach a deal — anything more chummy than a fist fight between a Democrat and a Republican would be celebrated as a shining example of bipartisanship.
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Snohomish County works to boost development around airports

“When Boeing, Amazon, Microsoft, or other major employers in our local community or outside our region go looking for a place to expand, we want them looking here,” County Executive Dave Somers said in a release. “We think Snohomish County will provide everything they need.”