City of Lake Stevens
left|300 pxThe City of Lake Stevens is just above 30,000 citizens located on a peninsula of glacial plateau between the Snohomish Estuary and the Pilchuck River. In this way this rapidly urbanizing plateau is the headwaters for a variety of small streams and tributaries. A large portion of the city drains to Lake Stevens, which contributes to the Little Pilchuck Creek. The City of Marysville abuts to the north, and the City of Snohomish is a short distance to the south. The City of Lake Stevens operates under a mayor–council system with a full-time mayor, part-time seven-member council, and a city administrator—similar to many Washington code cities. It employs roughly 80–90 staff across planning, police, public works, and parks. The city manages about 195 acres of parks, trails, and open space, as well as Lake Stevens itself—a 1,040-acre lake with eight miles of shoreline. Its $50 million budget is funded through property, sales, and utility taxes, along with fees and grants. The city addresses natural resources through stormwater management, lake health programs, and SEPA-guided development planning. (Placeholder text by ChatGPT 2025.)
Relationships
- located in: clallam county
- located in: mason county
- located in: snohomish county
- located in: snohomish
- located in: south puget sound;eld inlet
- located in: thurston county
- related to: Shoreline Management Program (SMP)
- related to: city of everett
- related to: critical areas
- related to: general stream adjudication
- related to: glacial plateau
- related to: gma
- related to: goldsborough creek dam removal
- related to: henderson inlet ecosystem
- related to: navy
- related to: pilchuck river
- related to: port angeles
- related to: skagit delta
- related to: sma
- related to: snohomish estuary
- related to: strait of juan de fuca
- related to: sultan river watershed