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October 26, 2016 <br /> The 7.5-mile Tulalip Water Pipeline, a joint project between the City and <br /> the Tulalip Tribes, is nearly complete, and by the end of the year the <br /> Tulalip Reservation will begin receiving water from the Everett water <br /> system. The new pipeline can carry up to 36 million gallons of water a day, <br /> providing a reliable, long-term water supply for the Tribe. <br /> Our parks department completed several major projects this year, <br /> including replacing two 15-year-old soccer fields at Kasch Park with new <br /> multipurpose sports fields. The $2.9 million project was partially funded by <br /> grants from the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office. <br /> In north Everett, neighbors helped celebrate the renovation of Senator <br /> Henry M. Jackson Park this spring, a project that revitalized the west side <br /> of the park with a new play area, community garden, restrooms, picnic <br /> shelters, walking paths, and more. The $2.5 million project was partially <br /> funded by a Community Development Block Grant and grants from the <br /> Washington Recreation and Conservation Office. <br /> In the coming year we will begin construction on the Grand Avenue Park <br /> pedestrian bridge and stormwater pipeline project. The new bridge will <br /> connect the Grand Avenue Park bluff with our beautiful waterfront, while <br /> also replacing deteriorated underground pipelines. <br /> Finally, with the Council's approval, we will begin construction on the <br /> expansion of the south Everett library branch in 2017. This long-overdue <br /> project will add 5,000 square feet to the branch, including new spaces for <br /> meeting, studying and children's activities, more restrooms and more <br /> computers. <br /> FACING THE CHALLENGES OF HOMELESSNESS <br /> In 2017 we will continue to build on our early successes in finding new, <br /> more effective approaches to alleviating homelessness, mental illness and <br /> addiction on our streets. Thanks to the dedication of our first responders, <br /> City staff and community partners, we have already delivered on many of <br /> the goals we outlined in fall 2015. <br /> In July I appointed Hil Kaman to lead the City's ongoing efforts through a <br /> newly created Director of Public Health and Safety position. Everett Police <br /> 341 <br />