After a series of public and private discussions in November and December, the Mill Creek City Council will kick off their search for a new city manager on Monday, December 10th.

Each councilmember will be interviewed so that a candidate profile can be developed.

When the House of Representatives starts the 2019 session in January, Rep. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek) will hold the gavel as House Speaker Pro Tem.

During the last week in November his fellow lawmakers gave him the position for the second time.

Senator Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, was selected the last week of November to again serve as chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.

In this capacity he worked over the past few years to deliver repairs to the sinking stretch of 35th Avenue SE in Mill Creek.

With significant surface water infrastructure repairs and replacements looming, the Mill Creek City Council voted on November 27th to almost double the Surface Water Utility fee paid by property owners from the current $78 per year to $150 per year in 2019.