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Marysville school board members hotly debate role in abatements

Resolution demands seat at the table during negotiations

By Chad Williamson

February 21, 2025

Discussion of developer abatements following a presentation on reduced state tax money for the Marysville school district was like a match tossed into a store of dry gunpowder. The mixture ignited Thu...

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Pictured above is a rendering provided to the City of Marysville of a data center planned for the Innovation Park area. The facility was revealed as being planned for Amazon at a school board meeting Tuesday night. (Graphic submitted)

City lines up $1B Amazon facility

Data center seeks abatement; will make yearly payments of $900K to schools, $100K to city

By Chad Williamson

February 5, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version. Amazon will be making a $1 billion investment in a facility in the Marysville Innovation Park. Although discussions of a 500,000-squ...

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Above, Marysville Assistant Superintendent Jonathan Langhals, standing, answers questions from small groups discussing the pros and cons of three options to help Marysville Schools deal with facility needs associated with projected enrollment growth in the district. The meeting was held Tuesday night at Creekview Intermediate School, which ironically would be transformed into an elementary school under one of the options. (Journal-Tribune photo by Chad Williamson)

Options eyed for classroom squeeze

Possible solutions involve everything from new buildings to elimination of intermediate school model

By Chad Williamson

January 29, 2025

The future of facilities in the Marysville School District was on the table, literally and figuratively, at a meeting Tuesday night. Several dozen concerned citizens gathered at Creekview Intermediate...