Bothell Sound

Infrastructure · Apr 8, 2025

Council was scheduled to consider $1.37M WSDOT grant and $213,669 local match for 240th St SE overlay

The April 8, 2025, City Council consent agenda recommended adopting a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Local Agency Agreement with WSDOT for the 240th St SE Overlay Project, obligating $1,369,064 in grant funds and committing the city to a maximum of $213,669 in local matching funds 1.

What the records say

In the agenda packet published ahead of the April 8, 2025, meeting, the consent agenda listed a recommended action to adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Local Agency Agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation for the 240th St SE Overlay Project 1. The recommended action said the agreement would obligate $1,369,064 in WSDOT grant funds and commit the city to a maximum of $213,669 in local matching funds 1. The item included a proposed resolution and a project vicinity map 1. The records do not establish whether the council adopted the resolution at the meeting.

  • The consent agenda recommended adopting a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Local Agency Agreement with WSDOT for the 240th St SE Overlay Project 1.
  • The recommended action would obligate $1,369,064 in WSDOT grant funds 1.
  • The recommended action would commit the city to a maximum of $213,669 in local matching funds 1.
  • The agenda item included a proposed resolution and a project vicinity map 1.

Why it matters

For residents who use 240th St SE, the agenda item concerns the proposed funding agreement for the 240th St SE Overlay Project. The recommended action would obligate a $1,369,064 WSDOT grant and commit up to $213,669 in local matching funds 1. Analysis based on those figures: the two amounts total about $1.58 million, with the state grant covering roughly 86 percent of that combined amount.

What changed / what's next

  • The proposed agreement would obligate $1,369,064 in WSDOT grant funding and commit up to $213,669 in local matching funds for the 240th St SE Overlay Project 1.
  • The April 8, 2025, meeting was scheduled to include a vote on the resolution authorizing the agreement 1; the available records do not establish the outcome.
  • The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.