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StanwoodCamanoNews WWW.SCNEWS.COM TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010 75 CENTS • Stanwood Hig h School Hi-Q page A3 • Arts & Entertainment - B3, B6 • New Food & Lesiure - pages C1 - C2 See Sports A6, A7 Tracksters edged By ADAM STEWART Staff Reporter A yellow caution light is flashing for building permits northeast of Stanwood. The right for property own-ers to drill new wells within a 3.6-square mile portion of Snohomish County — north of 310th Street NE between Lake Ketchum and 12th Av-enue NW — may have dried up. In December, the state’s Department of Ecology (DOE) informed permit providing government agencies in Sno-homish and Skagit counties that the Carpenter-Fisher Creek sub-basin “appears to be at or close to full allocation.” The sub-basin is one of 25 water reservoirs within the Skagit River basin. As part of the larger basin, Carpenter- Fisher Creek is subject to the Skagit Instream Flow Rule “for the purpose of preserving fish habitat and protecting resources.” Under the rule, withdrawals from the sub-basin are debited against calculated allocations. The allotment established for the Carpenter-Fisher sub-basin is 11,633 gallons per day, said Jacque Klug, watershed coordinator for DOE. “Any new wells are ac-counted for each year,” she said. “Reports from end 2009 both counties cease is-suing building permits or land subdivisions until a complete investigation is complete. Larry Altose, spokesman for DOE, said the warning was issued to save individuals from moving forward with costly plans and expenditures related to the permit process. “We want Tulip ti me PHOTO BY ADAM STEWART | STANWOOD/CAMANO NEWS Well closure likely for slice of county northeast of Stanwood Through the By ADAM STEWART Staff Reporter Everett police officer Troy Meade will now face a second-degree murder charge for the line-of-duty fatal shooting of Stanwood resident Niles Meservey on June 10. Prosecutors added the charge during a hearing on Thursday in Snohomish County Superior Court. Superior Court Judge Gerald Knight, who is expected to direct the trial, presided over the hearing. Meade was initially charged with first-de-gree manslaughter in October. Prosecution must prove intent to kill without premeditation to prove murder in the second degree. Jury members will have the option to convict Meade, 41, on either criminal count, or acquit him. A formal arraignment for the additional charge is expected on the first day of trial, April 9. Prosecutors allege the officer committed a crime when he shot an intoxicated Meser-vey, 51, seven times during an incident out-side the Chuckwagon Inn in Everett. In November, Meade pleaded not guilty to felony manslaughter. Documents filed by Meade’s attorney, David Allen, stated: “Defendant Meade sub-mits that his actions were necessary and rea-sonable and that he was in imminent danger at the time that he acted in self-defense to protect himself from an assault.” A second Everett police officer on the scene told investigators that Meservey did not pose an immediate lethal threat. Staff Reporter Adam Stewart: 629-8066 ext. 115 or astewart@scnews.com. Officer charged with murder Chloe Brady, 7, was visiting Skagit Valley Gardens last week with her parents Don and Joyce Brady of Everett and grandparents Don and Syd Brady of Mount Vernon. Read about the activities and art available during the month long Skagit Valley Tulip Festival by Sarah Arney on our new monthly theme page, Food and Leisure (pages C1-C2), that will appear the last week of each month. This month, Wake up slowly in Edison, by Jeremiah O’Hagan, and take a self-guided scenic tour along Chuckanut Drive, by Adam Stewart. Food and Leisure will highlight regional and local activities, as well as dining ideas each month. Readers are welcome to e-mail their ideas to Kelly Ruhoff at kruhoff@ scnews.com. Bon appétit. team nails it - See See page pages in tri-meet Name Phone Address $12 OFF 2 Year Subscription $8 OFF 1 Year Subscription Subscribe to the print subscriptions Your LOCAL connection to what is happening in YOUR community! Good for local delivery only. Does not include Snowbirds. Not Valid on Online Subscriptions. Cannot be doubled. Expires 6/11/12• Coupon Wise Shopper $25 One Year (Reg. $33) $46 Two Years (Reg. $58) $20 Online Only (1 year) Send your check to Stanwood/Ca-mano News, P.O. Box 999, Stanwood, WA 98292, or call us with your credit card at 360-629-2155. Free Online Access Free Online Access <pagedata>19:0.494547665:0.985655963:1.00000441:0.0145484349</pagedata>