Washington
The biggest of 18 updates to Mill Creek’s public record this month; 12 projects under review.
Above the US median of 48 · WA median 66
Active. More development, hearing and meeting records are moving here than is typical.
The next public meeting in Mill Creek is the City Council Regular Meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
Mill Creek has 12 active development records - building permits, land-use applications and environmental reviews - of which 3 are under review and 0 are open for public comment.
7 zoning or land-use policy changes are in progress in Mill Creek: rezonings, code amendments and comprehensive-plan updates, from the city's official records.
Records updated Sep 2, 2026 · every record names its official source · www.cityofmillcreek.com/.
median of 56 similar-size cities in WA
From the Census Bureau's survey of local government finances, which classifies every city's own accounts the same way; utilities and enterprise funds are included where the city runs them. Compared with the median mix of similar-size cities in the same state - a description of how the money is allocated, not a judgement of it. Read from the Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State & Local Government Finances.
Every number is the district’s own reporting: the yearly series and peer median come from its filings to the U.S. Census Bureau (all funds, comparable nationwide); the most recent school year comes from its filing to the state (General Fund) - two scopes, shown separately, never mixed. Dollars are divided by the district’s enrollment; the peer median is a size cohort, not a ranking. This is spending, never a rating of schools.
What the council decides, from the minutes - counts and roll calls, never a rating.
By reported crime, Mill Creek recorded about the same as similar-size communities in 2024 - Fair on AreaMatter's community-safety measure. In 2024, Mill Creek's police reported 27 violent offenses (about 1 for every 763 residents) and 395 property offenses (about 1 for every 52 residents) to the FBI. Counts are what agencies reported; practices differ between agencies and years.
Violent offenses are up 2% since 2021 and property offenses are down 8% since 2021, by the rates Mill Creek's police reported to the FBI (population-adjusted, complete reporting years only).
In FY2022, Mill Creek spent $744 per resident. The biggest shares went to general government & administration (30%), fire (27%), police (27%). Figures are the Census Bureau's own survey of local government finances.
In FY2022, Mill Creek raised $1,101 per resident, mostly from property tax (36%), sales & other taxes (33%), state & federal aid (19%).
Everett School District 2 spends $20,516 per student, from the Census Bureau's own survey of school district finances. The schools section on this page compares it with similar-size districts.
61 (Good). It describes what official records show about responsiveness, safety and spending; it never ranks governments or predicts anything. For scale, the median across covered US cities is 48 and across covered WA cities 66.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
Verbal comment in person during the public-comment period. Virtual attendance available (see official agenda).
The venue is printed on each agenda; AreaMatter shows it on the meeting page when the city publishes it.
The largest open records right now: South Town Center Subarea Project; South Town Center Subarea Project; South Town Center Subarea Project; KESSOCK PLAT; Mill Creek Warehouse.
Every record on this page links to the city's or county's own permit listing. AreaMatter reads the official permit and land-use feeds every 12 hours and shows each record's status, dates and location; residents can also enter an address to see what is near it.
Under review: the city is still deciding. Open for comment: there is a deadline to be heard. Approved / issued: the permit or decision has been granted. Under construction and completed follow the city's own record.