Marysville council was scheduled to weigh interlocal agreement with Tulalip Tribes on 156th Street NE overcrossing

What the records say

The Marysville City Council's Jan. 27, 2025, regular meeting agenda listed item 9 under Mayor's Business: an Interlocal Agreement with the Tulalip Tribes for the 156th Street NE Overcrossing Project, with a motion authorizing the mayor to sign. ¹ The full agreement text was included in the packet. It states that 156th Street NE is bisected by the BNSF rail line with no road crossing there since the early 2000s, and that the city plans to re-establish the crossing as an overpass. ¹ Under the agreement, the city commits to designing and constructing the project so the Tribes' properties near 156th Street NE retain reasonable, direct, continued access, including direct access for one specific parcel and preserving the 156th Street NE/30th Avenue NE intersection as a future access point. The city would also give the Tribes opportunities to review plans at preliminary, 30%, and 60% design stages. Funding is the city's responsibility alone; the Tribes would have no funding obligation and, in exchange, agree to support the project and not oppose construction or the city's funding acquisition. ¹ The agreement also notes a related WSDOT-led interchange at 156th Street NE and Interstate 5, funded by Connecting Washington and anticipated to be constructed by 2031. ¹ The supplied records are pre-meeting materials only and do not establish the meeting's outcome.

• The Jan. 27, 2025, council agenda included item 9, an interlocal agreement with the Tulalip Tribes for the 156th Street NE Overcrossing Project, with a motion authorizing the mayor to sign. ¹
• The agreement commits the city to design and build the overcrossing so the Tribes' nearby properties keep reasonable, direct, continued access, including direct access for the parcel at tax parcel 31053200101100 and preservation of the 156th Street NE/30th Avenue NE intersection as a future access point. ¹
• Funding of the overcrossing is the city's responsibility; the Tribes have no funding obligation, and in exchange the Tribes agree to support the project and not oppose its construction or the city's funding efforts. ¹
• The city would include the Tribes in the design process, with opportunities to review plans at preliminary, 30%, and 60% design submittals. ¹
• The agreement's recitals note a planned WSDOT-led interchange at 156th Street NE and Interstate 5, funded by Connecting Washington and anticipated to be constructed by 2031. ¹

Why it matters

The overcrossing would restore a road link across the BNSF rail line in northwest Marysville, and the agreement locks in design commitments — preserved property access, tribal design review, and sole city funding — before construction planning advances. Residents can read the actual terms in the packet, including that no tribal funding is attached and that the city bears the project cost. ¹

What changed / what's next

• A motion was scheduled for council consideration to authorize the mayor to sign an interlocal agreement with the Tulalip Tribes setting access, design-review, funding, and project-support terms for the 156th Street NE overcrossing. ¹
• The supplied records are pre-meeting agenda materials and do not show whether the council adopted the motion; the outcome should be confirmed against meeting minutes when available. ¹
• The agreement acknowledges that the project will likely require acquisition of rights-of-way and easements from adjacent properties, with specifics to be identified during design, and commits both parties to meet and confer in good faith on those needs. ¹
• The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.