Earthquake 101

April is Washington State Disaster Preparedness Month and as part of a state-wide campaign Mill Creek Library will host the Emergency Services Coordinating Agency [ESCA] as they offer a Community Disaster Preparedness presentation on Wed, April 27th 7 to 8PM. This is offered as an “Adult” program.

As of 2:30PM-Tuesday-April 26th, the Mill Creek Library website events page indicated there were still openings. Seating is limited, however, and you must pre-register. You can do so online by going to www.sno-isle.org and hovering over Events and Programs and clicking on Mill Creek in drop down menu.  Scan down the list and click on the title/link: Earthquake 101 where you can fill out the form. The direct number for the Mill Creek branch is 425-337-4822. Just remember time is running out to register and attend. Do tell.

The Emergency Services Coordination Agency  [ESCA] will be presenting. “Come Learn what to do. The ‘Someday’ when disaster strikes may be tomorrow.” “ESCA emergency managers will discuss family disaster preparedness from an all-hazards approach and recommend training and community involvement opportunities. The intent is to empower the audience . . . ”

Questions call: Dan Good 425-776-3722 or email dan@esca1.com

The information for this post was obtained from both the ESCA website www.esca1.com and the Sno-Isle Mill Creek Library website.

3 Mill Creek City Council Positions Open up

Mill Creek City Council meets tonight 4-26-2011 at 6:00PM.

It has been recently announced that three positions — #5, #6 and #7  [4 year terms]— on the Mill Creek City Council open up for election later this year.  Mill Creek is a City Council-Manager form of  government. Legislative and policy matters consistent with Washington State law and in the form of ordinances and resolutions are enacted by the City Council. The Council appoints a City Manager to execute these policies the Council develops. Do tell.

Duties include making policy for governance of the City of Mill Creek and its citizens, through participation on committees, boards & attendance at Council Meetings. Council meetings are held on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at the Mill Creek City Hall located at 15728 Main St in Mill Creek @6:00PM.

The filing period is June 6th -10th 2011. The filing fee is $60.00. Any citizen interested in running may obtain filing information from the Snohomish County Auditors office at 425-388-3444. To obtain more information on the duties of the positon you may call Kelly Chelin, the Mill Creek City Clerk. She can be reached at 425-745-1891

Also, on Thursday May 5th from 6-8PM, the Snohomish County Auditors Office is holding a candidate workshop for those interested in filing. The workshop will cover filing information, important election dates, the local voters’ pamphlet, and the Public Disclosure Commission in greater depth. For questions on this call: 425-388-3444.