Marysville could get $250,000 in federal money for flood mitigation

MARYSVILLE — Days after severe flooding, a proposed Snohomish County Council ordinance would give $250,000 in American Rescue Plan Act money to the city of Marysville to help with the problem.

The flooding mitigation funding would go toward studying dikes near the city and the local impact of sea level rise. Over $100,000 would be earmarked for creating plans to manage the problem. The money is part of a bigger pot of $2 million in the form a federal grant to Stanwood and Marysville.

In Stanwood, the scene of record river Snohomish County flooding last week, the $1.75 million is going toward levees and fish passage. In Marysville, the city will study flood protection improvements.

Washington is one of the most flood-prone states in the country. Marysville is often impacted by high tides, a growing problem in the city.

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