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To meet virtually or in-person – that is the question the Mukilteo City Council debated in Monday’s meeting, which was held online for the first time in two months.

Rising COVID-19 case rates, the presence of the delta variant, and a recommendation by the Snohomish Health District to shift nonessential events and meetings to a virtual format were factors in the decision by Mayor Jennifer Gregerson, in consultation with council leadership, to hold Monday’s meeting online as opposed to in-person.

The announcement that Monday’s meeting would be held virtually with no in-person attendan...