After serving 20 years as Superior Court Judge for Skagit County, Judge Susan Cook, an Anacortes resident, will retire on March 1.

The city plans to replace six sewer manholes on or near Commercial Ave. in the downtown area.

The city is determined to outrank Bellingham in a national competition for energy effeciency.

A consultant hired by the city to work on a design to enhance South Commercial Ave., that area south of 12th St., has three design alternatives, but says only one of the three meets their criteria.

Today marks the fiscal committee cutoff deadline. That means today is the last day for House members to vote bills out of the Appropriations, Capital Budget, General Government, Finance, and Transportation Committees.

The city is, at the urging of a state agency, considering replacing the Tommy Thompson Trail trestle across Fidalgo Bay with a more ecologically-friendly structure.