Welcome to the city's informational page, Splash! Sit back and take a deep dive into what's going on around the lake. Check back weekly for new updates.

Human Resources

• The city is hiring Police Officers to fill current vacancies and have an expedited hiring process for entry level, entry level advanced, and lateral officers. Lateral police officers are eligible for a hiring bonus up to $25,000 and $5,000 for moving expenses. Apply today at https://wa-lakestevens2.civicplus.com/377/Police-Officer-Testing-Process
• The city is hiring for the new position of Revenue Development Specialist to support the Parks and Recreation Department. The first review of applications will be February 18, 2025; to be considered, you must apply before this date. This position performs specialized work to secure revenues for the Parks and Recreation Department. For more information and to apply, visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lakestevenswa/jobs/4811856/revenue-development-specialist?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
• The city is hiring for the position of Senior Planner. This classification is the mid-level in the professional planner series. Under the direction of the Planning Manager or designee, the incumbent is part of a collaborative work team that performs a broad range of professional planning support functions and assists with special projects. The recruitment will remain open until filled. The first review of applications will be March 5, 2025; to be considered, you must apply before this date. For more information and to apply, visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lakestevenswa/jobs/4830919/senior-planner?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
• The city is offering two Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification sessions. Learn how to identify a problem, understand what is causing it, and improve the way things get done. This course is open to anyone, and it is applicable to work in every industry. Registration is open for spring and fall sessions! For more information and to register, visit:  https://lakestevenswa.gov/682/Lean-Six-Sigma-Training 

Public Works 

• We want to hear from you! Partnering with the Snohomish Conservation District, the city has created a space to engage with residents about Lake Stevens' water quality. Take a survey or join a discussion board to learn, interact, and build community around the lake we all love. Visit:  https://lakestevenswa.civilspace.io/en/projects/lake-stevens-water-quality to participant.
• Interested in learning about capital projects Lake Stevens is working on? Visit: https://lakestevenswa.gov/476/Capital-Projects ; Check back regularly for updates or sign up to be notified when new information is added. 
• The city launched CitizenVUE, a portal for residents to submit service requests on issues they see around the city that our team needs to address. Assist us to efficiently take care of the issue to help keep Lake Stevens a beautiful place to live. For more information, including a how-to submit a request video, visit: https://lakestevenswa.gov/610/Public-Works-Parks-Service-Request-Porta

Police Department

• Interested in being an Explorer? The Lake Stevens Police Department Explorers receive educational training in purpose, mission, and objectives while examining a career in law enforcement. Students are challenged to become responsible citizens of their communities with career-oriented experiences, leadership opportunities, and community service activities such as Aquafest and National Night Out. The bi-annual Explorer Police Academy offers a focused, incentive training environment with classroom presentations, hands-on applications, team building, and a forearms range day taught by law enforcement professionals. Questions? Email: policeexplorers@lakestevenswa.gov

  The Details:
  - Participants must be between 14 - 21 years old. 
  - Explorers with regular attendance and a 2.5 GPA or higher may be considered for on duty ride-alongs with police officers. 
  - Meetings are 6 pm to 8 pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month (Subject to change, email to confirm).

In Other News..

• Check out the City's Annual Report to read about all the great things that happened around the lake in 2024! To view, visit: https://lakestevenswa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=914
• Attention high school seniors! The Arlington Garden Club is requesting scholarships applications. Students graduating from Arlington, Darrington, Granite Falls, Lakewood, Lake Stevens, Marysville Getchell, Marysville Pilchuck, Stanwood, or alternative high schools in these Western Districts are eligible to apply. The scholarship will go to students who are interested in a degree in horticulture, agriculture, biology, forestry, animal husbandry, or environmental science. The scholarship is up to $2,500 per student. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2025. For more information, including the application, visit: https://arlingtongardenclub.org/community-service

City Meetings 

• Tuesday: City Council at 6 PM
• For more information, visit: https://lakestevenswa.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=32,30,24,26,31,14,27,28,25&Keywords=&startDate=&enddate=&

Updated February 24, 2025