Councilmember Paula Rhyne

Today I joined for the ribbon cutting grand opening ceremony for the Ice Cream Bar on Colby! I'm so excited for this family-friendly space and that there's #dolewhip within walking distance from my office. Congrats and welcome to #TheIceCreamBar! #theicecreambar #everettwa

It's #ElectionDay! Make sure your ballots are postmarked by today, or in a @snocounty Ballot Drop Box by 8p. Your voice matters! #primaryelection #Election2024 #EverettVotes snohomishcountywa.gov/5726/Find-a-Ba…

A great turnout for the last information session for the @EverettCity Proposition 1 on the Aug ballot. If you missed a chance to attend, check out the slides and more info at everettwa.gov/prop1.

I’ll see you at #Sorticulture (sorta art… sorta horticulture…) this weekend! It’s my favorite street fair of the summer 🌸🌻🎨

@nigelherbig @KenmoreWA 💜💛

Awesome to see a @KenmoreWA business featured in the Times! Also love that they're Dawgs!

Last year, we started with banning EPS packing peanuts because their plastic contaminates the environment. Now, we’re taking it a step further by saying goodbye to certain EPS food service products and hello to plastic pollution reduction. 😎

Psssst! Housing ends homelessness, pass it on.

Do you have a teen in your life who is struggling with depression or anxiety right now? Go to teenlink.org/my-teen/ for some ways to support them or call 1.866.4CRISIS for someone to talk to.

‼️ Traffic Alert ‼️ Engine 1 is on scene of a tree and wires down across both lanes of traffic in the 400 block of E Mukilteo Blvd by Forest Park. @SnoPUD has been advised. Please use alternate routes. #EverettWA #TrafficAlert @EverettPolice

As the wife of a veteran who spent two tours in Afghanistan, #MemorialDay has a special meaning to me. Please take a moment to reflect on the sacrifice so many gave to protect freedoms, and ways that our actions can honor their memory. #allgavesomesomegaveall #MemorialDay2024

Today I joined the @PortofEverett and Navy Station Everett for a Memorial Day Ceremony. It was a moving event and a great way to recognize those who have served in our Armed Forces. Thank you to all who helped put the event together!

WSDOT updated their schedule: the four-month closure of SR 529 is now planned to begin on Sunday, June 2. At 10 p.m. Saturday, June 1, both directions of SR 529 will close overnight so crews can reconfigure southbound SR 529 Snohomish River Bridge to one lane in each direction.

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This will be on the August ballot. For more information, please visit: everettwa.gov/3197/2024-reve… (6/6)

I think of this levy lid lift as a retaining wall protecting against the further erosion of city services and I urge the support of fellow councilmembers and voters in our city who also want to invest towards our city’s best days that lie ahead. Thanks." (5/)

I’m also worried about our city’s most vulnerable residents which is why I’ve been working since day one to support policies that address housing affordability and family wage jobs, not initiatives that hamper our city’s ability to provide the very basic of services. (1/)

At tonight's council meeting we passed a resolution to ask the voters for a levy lid lift so we can address our city's ongoing structural budget deficit. Here are snippets from my remarks that I provided at the meeting: