Marysville City Council

Some traffic flow to be maintained through work on Five Points
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By Michael Williamson 
August 6, 2025
When work begins on the Five Points roundabout two years from now, traffic will slow down, but won’t completely stop going through the intersection. Questions arose around the community, asking if the...
Roundabout nears completion
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Two roundabouts on Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard, one at East Fifth Street and one at the western entrance of Walmart, as shown above, will be the first phase of intersection upgrades done on the roadway sometime in the next 1-2 years. Work will also include adding a median, eliminating many of the left turn options for those parking lots. (Graphic submitted)
Planning for two more begins
By Michael Williamson 
August 6, 2025
The roundabout project at Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard and Industrial Parkway is progressing ahead of schedule and is likely 2-3 weeks from opening. Kyle Hoyng, engineer at the City of Marysville, sai...
Growth prompts city to eye ward adjustments
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Recently annexed land into the City of Marysville, shown above in the red and blue striped areas, is pushing council to reconsider boundaries for those parts of town. Added land in Ward 1 would be part of the Marysville North development and added land in Ward 2 would be part of Marysville East. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
July 30, 2025
With the growth in the northern and eastern parts of the city, Marysville is going to need to redraw some of its boundaries. At the regular meeting of Marysville City Council Monday, the board heard t...
Marysville East segment delayed
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Property owners, developer still have issues to iron out
By Michael Williamson 
July 29, 2025
Progress on one portion of the Marysville East development is getting delayed as developers and property owners have yet to reach a compromise. Marysville City Council voted to table a couple of ordin...
Hickory Woods split between Marysville/Fairbanks districts
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By Michael Williamson 
July 15, 2025
While the proposed Hickory Woods development would sit on land that is part of the City of Marysville, the largest portion of it would reside in the Fairbanks school district. Of the two parcels of la...
Developer plans $1.5M homes
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The 190 lots, shown above as part of the Hickory Woods development, could eventually hold homes in the $1 million price range if approved. Developers said their goal is to bring “high-end” options to the City of Marysville. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
July 15, 2025
The proposed development on Boerger Road could bring million-dollar homes to Marysville. Gary Smith of G2 Planning and Design told council Monday that homes in the planned Hickory Woods neighborhood c...
Plans released for Crazy Scotty’s site
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Apartment buildings, like the ones shown above, are part of the exterior plan and landscape plan application for redevelopment of the former Crazy Scotty’s site at 327 N. Main St. in Marysville. The city’s Design Review Board will consider the plan application at its regular meeting tonight. (Graphic submitted)
By Jack Christian 
July 9, 2025
Tonight, the Marysville Design and Review Board is scheduled to review a proposed landscape application tied to a significant multi-family residential development project. The project is a part of the...
Growing shade
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City looks to increase canopy coverage with more trees
By Michael Williamson 
July 9, 2025
The number of trees in Marysville is growing by about 500 a year and city officials are working on how to best handle the maintenance going into the future. Andy Evans, the city’s urban forester, said...
190 homes planned near golf course
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The design plan for Hickory Woods, a 190-unit development on 100 acres of land south of Marysville, shown above, was shown to city council Monday night. Developers are asking officials to rezone the land between Routes 4 and 38, just south of Boerger Road to Planned Unit Development (PUD). (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
June 24, 2025
Developers looking to put housing on land behind the Marysville Golf Club said they are trying to bring a higher quality neighborhood to the site. At Monday night’s regular meeting, council heard the ...
Trails, indoor offerings top recreation wish list
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By Michael Williamson 
June 23, 2025
Residents want Marysville to expand parks services, especially with trails and also offer more options for indoor recreation space. City parks and recreation officials said they are working on revisin...
Tour of the town
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By From JT Staff Reports 
June 19, 2025
Marysville City Council President Donald Boerger gestures as he leads a tour of uptown buildings and talks about the history of the town with a group of visiting executives from Nestle Wednesday. The ...
Citizens to city: Slow down Marysville East
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By Mike Williamson 
June 10, 2025
The message was loud and clear at the Marysville City Council meeting Monday night: things are moving too fast and people want it to slow down – in this case, decisions over the Marysville East develo...
City council encourages developer, resident dialogue
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Marysville City Council members are working through potential uses for a 307-acre piece of the Marysville East development’s innovation area. The patch of land, shown above, is located between Watkins Road to the south and U.S. 36 to the north. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
May 28, 2025
As the city considers zoning options for a portion of the Marysville East development, council wants developers to continue “good neighbor” discussions with existing – and concerned – property owners....
Marysville Fire Dept. restructures leadership
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By Michael Williamson 
May 14, 2025
The Marysville Division of Fire is rearranging its staffing with some new and familiar faces. At the regular Marysville City Council meeting Monday, Chief Nate Burns formally introduced the board to t...
Money for area Uber program running low
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Vouchers used for 8,800 trips
By Michael Williamson 
May 14, 2025
Marysville and Union County’s Uber program is nearing the end of its funding for ride incentives but officials are hopeful the program will continue after that. Inge Witt, the county’s economic develo...
City charter amendments approved easily
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By Michael Williamson 
May 7, 2025
Marysville voters overwhelmingly passed both proposed amendments to the city’s charter. Unofficial results from the May 6 election show each measure passed with more than 2,000 votes more than the opp...
Roundabouts for Coleman’s Crossing?
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Thoroughfare could see as many as six in the future
By Michael Williamson 
May 6, 2025
Work will start on the Coleman’s Crossing and Industrial Parkway roundabout soon, but that’s not the only roundabout the corridor could see in the next few years. In fact, it could have as many as fiv...
Passenger rail stop still in city’s future
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Marysville administrator visits Texas city to view similar project
By Michael Williamson 
May 2, 2025
Although it’s still years away, Marysville is working to stay in the conversation around passenger rail. City Manager Terry Emery told council Monday night that he got to see a successful example of r...
City picks members for southeast community authority
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By Michael Williamson 
April 29, 2025
Marysville picked its local members for the city’s first new community authority (NCA). At the regular meeting Monday evening, city council voted to approve three residents as the local representative...
Complaints drive city pothole repairs
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By Michael Williamson 
April 23, 2025
As Marysville residents start to see some warmer weather enter the forecast, they may also see some street work projects starting to take shape. Crews are working on a few bigger projects, routine str...
City council votes 4-3 to allow medical waste facility
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By Michael Williamson 
April 15, 2025
The much discussed biomedical waste sterilization business was given the green light to proceed but not without some disagreement between Marysville City Council members. The board voted 4-3 to pass l...
Raises considered for council, law director
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By Michael Williamson 
April 9, 2025
Marysville City Council is considering a salary increase as well as an increase for the city’s law director. Tara Maine, the human resources director, told the board that she recommends bumping the pa...
NCA will oversee new development
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By Michael Williamson 
March 31, 2025
The clock is ticking on a decision by Marysville City Council to appoint members to the newly approved community authority for Marysville Southeast. Council recently voted to approve the establishment...
Traffic scrutinized for 690-home, north side development
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Prices will range from $500-$700K
By Michael Williamson 
March 25, 2025
One Marysville City Council member wants to make sure the city is not repeating mistakes made during the construction of Mill Valley. On Monday night, council heard the first reading of an ordinance t...
City utility boxes to become works of art
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Traffic boxes in Marysville’s Uptown may soon get a little more colorful like the ones pictured above. The city and Main Street Marysville are asking local artists to submit their designs for artwork for the 2025 Uptown Traffic Box Art Project. Chosen designs will be converted into a vinyl covering that will then be wrapped around the boxes. Artists have until April 9 to submit their work. (Graphic submitted)
By Michael Williamson 
March 18, 2025
Local artists have a little less than a month to submit their concepts for Marysville’s traffic box art project. Main Street Marysville and the City of Marysville recently put out a call to creative c...
City council members weigh in on incentive plan
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By Michael Williamson 
March 12, 2025
Some Marysville City Council members are urging caution as they consider the new Economic Development Incentive Policy (EDIP). At the regular city council meeting Monday night, Eric Phillips, economic...
Medical waste facility back in plans
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By Michael Williamson 
March 12, 2025
A medical waste sterilization facility that was initially rejected by Marysville City Council is back up for discussion. The board heard the first reading of a zoning code amendment Monday night that ...
Property buy will bring change to future roundabout
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New designs for the Five Points roundabout, shown above, indicate there will be four routes at the intersection, as the City of Marysville plans to shut down and reroute a portion of East Fifth Street and add a light. The concept comes after the city announced it purchased the land that currently holds Eda’s Italian Ice. The project is slated for 2027. (Graphic submitted)
By From JT Staff Reports 
March 6, 2025
The City of Marysville has acquired the property that currently houses Eda's Italian Ice. City officials announced Thursday afternoon that they acquired 825 Delaware Ave., a deal made possible through...
Marysville Fire Chief makes pitch for assistant
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By Mike Williamson 
February 27, 2025
Marysville is considering adding a new, high-ranking position at the fire department. At the regular city council meeting Monday, Marysville Fire Chief Nate Burns told the board that with the anticipa...
Marysville South could include public safety facility land
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By Michael Williamson 
February 25, 2025
Marysville City Council heard the first reading of a development agreement for Marysville South, which included information about how infrastructure improvements will be paid for and land for a new “p...