Marysville Sound

Infrastructure · Sep 14, 2026

88th St NE Phase 1 lighting contract increase was scheduled for consideration on Sept. 14

Pre-meeting materials proposed adding $49,790.34 for PUD lighting work on 88th St NE Phase 1, raising the total estimated cost to $187,205.23 1.

What the records say

In materials published ahead of the Sept. 14, 2026 meeting, the record listed an agenda item for the 88th St NE Corridor Project – Phase 1. The recommended motion was to authorize the Mayor to sign and execute a customer service contract with Snohomish County PUD and approve an additional $49,790.34 for illumination — lighting — services on the corridor 1. If approved, that additional amount would bring the total estimated cost of the illumination services to $187,205.23 1. The cost increase stems from a design revision: due to NEC code requirements, PUD cannot install overhead-fed wood illumination poles on the south side of 88th as originally shown, so 13 wood poles were revised to underground-fed fiberglass poles at the same locations, requiring additional risers and pedestals 1.

  • The agenda item recommended authorizing the Mayor to sign and execute a customer service contract with PUD for illumination services on the 88th St NE Corridor Project – Phase 1.
  • The proposal was to approve an additional $49,790.34, bringing the total estimated cost to $187,205.23.
  • The cost increase reflects a design change: 13 wood poles were revised to underground-fed fiberglass poles due to NEC code requirements, adding risers and pedestals.
  • The item was scheduled for the Sept. 14, 2026 meeting; the pre-meeting record does not show whether the motion was approved.

Why it matters

The proposed change would add roughly $50,000 to the estimated cost of lighting the 88th St NE corridor's first phase, a cost that residents see reflected in the city's project spending 1. Street lighting along the corridor is part of the utility work needed for the road project 1. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.

What changed / what's next

  • The proposed change adds $49,790.34 to the PUD illumination services contract, raising the total estimated cost to $187,205.23 1.
  • The pre-meeting materials do not establish the meeting's outcome, so whether the Mayor received authority to sign depends on the vote at the Sept. 14 meeting 1.