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.

Mayor's Office

• On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 8:30 am - 10:30 am, and Monday, March 24, 2025, 11:30 am - 1:30 pm, community members are invited to join Mayor Brett Gailey at the Starbucks (next to MOD Pizza) at Frontier Village in Lake Stevens. Bring your questions or comments and chat over your favorite beverage with the Mayor. It’s a casual setting that provides the perfect opportunity to get to know your Mayor while discussing City-related topics that are important to you. 

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 now hiring seasonal positions! Interviews for Seasonal Maintenance Workers and Seasonal Public Works Maintenance Workers-Facilities will take place on Thursdays beginning March 20, 2025. For more information, including duties and responsibilities, visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lakestevenswa
• 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).

Parks and Recreation

• Are you planning an upcoming event and looking for a venue? Stop by The Mill’s open house next Thursday, March 13, 2025, in North Cove Park. For more information, visit: https://www.lakestevenswa.gov/themillopenhouse
• If you have lost an item at a city park, email Parks@lakestevenswa.gov or call (425) 622-9406 to inquire about your item.
• The latest T.R.A.I.L.S Activity Guide, keeping our community informed of events, recreation programs and classes, activities, and more, is live! Visit the T.R.A.I.L.S. Activity Guide page to subscribe to the mailing list when new issues are published: https://lakestevenswa.gov/702/Activity-Guide

In Other News..

• The City of Lake Stevens received the WellCity Award from the Association of Washington Cities (AWC)! The AWC Employee Benefit Trust’s WellCity program recognizes members that achieve quality standards in employee health promotion. AWC Trust members that earned the 2025 WellCity Award receive a 2% premium discount on all medical premiums. This award demonstrates our dedication to employee health and overall wellness. We appreciate all the hard work our Wellness Committee completed to receive this award! To learn more, visit: https://wacities.org/data.../city-awards/wellcity-awards
• The March Latest on The Lake, the City's quarterly newsletter, keeping our community informed of city projects, happenings, and events is live! Visit the Latest on The Lake page to subscribe and download the latest issue: https://lakestevenswa.gov/522/Latest-on-The-Lake-Newsletter
• Looking for volunteer opportunities that allow you to support your local community? The city has an account with JustServe.org. This website gives organizations a place to showcase volunteer opportunities for people interested in volunteering. Visit the Lake Stevens Just Serve webpage.
• 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 

• Monday: Park Board at 6 PM
• 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 March 10, 2025