Marysville State of the City set for Feb. 1

Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring will give his State of the City address to the public in February.

The address will be given at the Marysville Opera House at 1225 Third St. on Feb. 1 at 6 p.m.

The event is free to the public.

“The mayor has done the State of the City address for several years and will continue this year,” said Connie Mennie, communications manager with the city of Marysville.

“People can come in-person or watch it live on the city’s Facebook page,” she added.

Last year’s event was held online while previous years it has been held at the Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce or at the Marysville Opera House.

“This is a blend of both of those options and gives people a choice,” said Mennie. “We’re just trying to make it available to as many people as possible."

Nehring plans to speak about what has been happening in the city over the last year.

“The address highlights the city’s accomplishments of 2021 and it also looks forward to what the city hopes to do in 2022,” said Mennie.

That includes topics such as new investments in policing and the effects of law enforcement reform at the state level.

“That has been a topic of interest for a while,” said Mennie.

Marysville has made investments in recreation projects over the last few years that will be touched on as well.

“At the city level we have also opened up some new parks and trails,” said Mennie.

Transportation and infrastructure is always an important duty of cities, said Mennie, and some upcoming projects will be discussed.

The biggest road project this year was meant to be a new I-5 interchange that would connect to SR-529 and the downtown area, although the project’s funding has hit a roadblock because of inflation and supply chain problems which Nehring plans to discuss at the event.

“There is a lot going on as the city is getting bigger,” said Mennie.

The event is typically held over an hour, with the address lasting 40 minutes and the final 20 minutes being reserved for questions from the audience.

City staff plan to take questions again this year.

“You can ask questions at the Facebook Live page or at the event,” said Mennie.

“We generally have the department directors there as well and they are able to help with questions if needed,” she added.