Mukilteo staff, councilmembers and planning commissioners have a difficult task ahead: overhauling the city's complex sign code to comply with state law as related to recent court rulings, and at the same time both remain business friendly and not allow unsightly clutter to detract from the beautiful views.

We’re happy the new community center is finally taking shape. We’re encouraged by the rapid pace of construction and the sights and sounds of equipment signaling progress at the site. However, we’re reeling from sticker shock at the numbers Recreation and Cultural Services Manager Jennifer Berner presented to Mukilteo City Council at Monday’s work session.

Just as economists argue the road to recovery is “jobs, jobs, jobs!” educators know the road to good jobs is “education, education, education!” In this current downturn now being called the Great Recession, many of the unemployed are returning to school to retrain for the jobs of the future.