Everett mayor talks annexation, stadium at keynote speech
EVERETT — Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin delivered her ninth State of the City address on Thursday, focusing on recent growth in the city and touching on topics like public safety, possible annexation and the city’s downtown stadium project.
During the speech — Franklin’s first since being reelected to a third term last November — the mayor also made two announcements: Everett will partner with The Boys and Girls Club of Snohomish County to support the construction of a new location for the nonprofit in Walter Hall Park, and the city will also help construct a public art installation along Pacific Avenue, known as the Pacific Avenue Gateway.
Franklin opened her address by speaking about increased immigration enforcement activity in the city. Her mayoral directive on the topic, issued last week, lays out policies prohibiting federal immigration agents from accessing non-public areas of city property without a warrant, requiring Everett police to record interactions if called to the scene of immigration enforcement activity, and instructing officers to take action if they observe egregious excessive force involving federal agents, among other policies.
The directive drew a rebuttal last week on social media from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, which said the directive “escalates tension.”
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Per ICE just like Republicans, every accusation is a confession.