Editing Marysville, Washington (section)

==History==
===Foundation and early history===
[[File:Marysville Hotel and Marysville Cooperative Association, 1912.jpg|thumb|left|Front Street in Marysville, pictured in 1912]]

Marysville was established in 1872 by government-appointed [[Indian agent]] James P. Comeford, an Irish immigrant who had served in the [[U.S. Civil War|Civil War]], and his wife Maria as a [[trading post]] on the [[Tulalip Indian Reservation]]. The reservation, located to the west of modern-day Marysville, was established by the [[Point Elliot Treaty]] of 1855, signed by local Native American tribes and territorial governor [[Isaac Stevens]] at modern-day [[Mukilteo, Washington|Mukilteo]]. The treaty's signing opened most of [[Snohomish County, Washington|Snohomish County]] to American settlement and commercial activities, including logging, fishing and trapping.<ref name="HistoryLink">{{cite web |last=Dougherty |first=Phil |date=July 26, 2007 |title=Marysville — Thumbnail History |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/8227 |work=[[HistoryLink]] |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref><ref name="IllustHistory">{{cite book |editor1-last=Hastie |editor1-first=Thomas P. |editor2-last=Batey |editor2-first=David |editor3-last=Sisson |editor3-first=E.A. |editor4-last=Graham |editor4-first=Albert L. |title=An Illustrated History of Skagit and Snohomish Counties |pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00inte/page/345 345]–349 |chapter=Chapter VI: Cities and Towns |publisher=Interstate Publishing Company |location=Chicago |year=1906 |lccn=06030900 |oclc=11299996 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00inte |via=[[The Internet Archive]] |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref>

The timber industry was the largest active industry in the area during the 1860s and 1870s, with hillsides in modern-day Marysville cleared by loggers for dairy farms. The Comefords' trading post accepted business from the reservation and logging camps that were established near the mouth of the [[Snohomish River]]. In 1874, Comeford acquired three timber claims from local loggers for $450, totaling  {{convert|1280|acre|km2}}, and cleared the land in preparation for settlement. Comeford and his wife moved to the present site of Marysville in 1877, building a new store and [[wharf]].<ref name="HistoryLink"/> Although Marysville remained a one-man town until 1883, a [[post office]] and [[school district]] were both established by 1879 using the names and signatures of Native American neighbors of Comeford's, who were given [[Anglicisation of names|"Boston" names]] for the petition. Comeford completed construction of a two-story hotel in 1883 to welcome new settlers from outside the region.<ref name="HistoryLink-Comeford">{{cite web |last=Dougherty |first=Phil |date=October 5, 2007 |title=Comeford, James Purcell (1833–1909) |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/8309 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Comeford |first=T. F. |editor-last=Wilhelm |editor-first=Honor L. |date=November 1908 |title=Marysville, Washington |journal=The Coast |publisher=The Coast Publishing Company |location=Seattle |volume=XVI |issue=5 |pages=329–332 |oclc=81457448 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0LARAAAAYAAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=March 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hunt |first1=Herbert |last2=Kaylor |first2=Floyd C. |year=1917 |title=Washington, West of the Cascades: Historical and Descriptive |page=[https://archive.org/details/washingtonwestc00kaylgoog/page/n577 395] |publisher=[[S. J. Clarke Publishing Company]] |location=Chicago |oclc=10086413 |url=https://archive.org/details/washingtonwestc00kaylgoog |via=Internet Archive |access-date=April 10, 2017}}</ref>

The origin of the settlement's name, Marysville, remains disputed.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Banel |first=Feliks |date=September 6, 2019 |title=All Over The Map: Marysville named for a cannibal? |url=https://mynorthwest.com/1502569/marysville-cannibal-name/ |publisher=[[KIRO-FM|KIRO Radio]] |access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> According to the Marysville Historical Society, it was to be named Mariasville for Maria Comeford, but was changed to Marysville after the postal department identified a similarly-named town in Idaho.<ref>{{cite news |last=Powell |first=Steve |date=May 22, 2018 |title=Museum turns 1, exhibits much older than that |url=http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/life/museum-turns-1-exhibits-much-older-than-that/ |work=[[Marysville Globe]] |access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> Among the first residents to arrive in the area in the 1880s were James Johnson and Thomas Lloyd, who allegedly suggested that the town be named for their previous home of [[Marysville, California]].<ref name="IllustHistory"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Meany |first=Edmond S. |author-link=Edmond S. Meany |year=1923 |title=Origin of Washington Geographic Names |page=160 |publisher=[[University of Washington Press]] |oclc=1963675 |url=http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/9548/Ori_Of_Was_Geo_Nam.pdf |via=[[Oregon State University|Oregon State University Libraries]] |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> Comeford sold his store and wharf to settlers Mark Swinnerton and Henry B. Myers in 1884, and moved north to the Kellogg Marsh (now part of Marysville) to farm {{convert|540|acre}} of land he purchased.<ref name="HistoryLink-Comeford"/>

Marysville was formally [[plat]]ted on February 25, 1885, filed by the town physician J. D. Morris and dedicated by the Comefords.<ref name="HistoryLink-Comeford"/> More settlers began to arrive after the completion of the town's first [[sawmill]] in 1887, joined by three others by the end of the decade.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> Marysville was officially [[municipal incorporation|incorporated]] as a [[City government in Washington (state)|fourth-class]] city on March 20, 1891, with a population of approximately 400 residents and Mark Swinnerton serving as the city's first mayor.<ref name="IllustHistory"/> The [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]] also completed construction of its tracks through Marysville in 1891, building a [[drawbridge]] over Ebey Slough and serving the city's sawmills.<ref>{{cite book |last=Semple |first=Eugene |author-link=Eugene Semple |date=October 10, 1891 |title=First Report of the Harbor Line Commission of the State of Washington |page=115 |chapter=Appendix |publisher=O. C. White, State Printer |location=Olympia, Washington |oclc=41141497 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m48LAQAAIAAJ |via=[[Google Books]] |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> A newspaper named the ''[[Marysville Globe]]'' was established by Thomas P. Hopp in 1892 and continues to be published in the city.<ref name="HistoryLink"/>

===Early 20th century===

By the turn of the century, the city's population had grown to 728, and social organizations began to establish themselves in Marysville, including a lodge of the [[Independent Order of Odd Fellows]] and a Crystal Lodge of the [[Freemasonry|Free and Accepted Masons]]. The first [[city hall]] was opened in late 1901, at a cost of $2,000;<ref>{{cite news |date=October 19, 1901 |title=Washington's Prosperity: Marysville |page=27 |work=[[The Seattle Times]]}}</ref> the building also housed the city's fire department, and later the first public library in 1907. Electrical and water supply systems were both inaugurated in 1906, alongside the construction of a [[High school (North America)|high school]] building.<ref name="HistoryLink"/>

The timber industry in Marysville peaked in 1910, at which point the city's population reached 1,239, with 10 sawmills producing lumber on the shores of Ebey Slough. Agriculture began to grow in Marysville, with its fertile land suited for the growing of [[strawberry|strawberries]] in particular. By 1920, the city had more than {{convert|2,000|acre}} of strawberry fields, leading to the coining of the city's nickname of "Strawberry City" and the establishment of the annual Strawberry Festival in 1932.<ref name="HistoryLink"/><ref>{{cite news |date=June 14, 1939 |title=Strawberries take spotlight in Marysville |page=11 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

An automobile bridge across Ebey Slough and the Snohomish River estuary to Everett was completed in 1927, with funding from the state department of highways to complete the [[Pacific Highway (U.S.)|Pacific Highway]] (later part of [[U.S. Route 99]], and present-day [[Washington State Route 529|State Route 529]]).<ref>{{cite web |last=Caldbick |first=John |date=March 23, 2012 |title=Ebey Slough Bridge (1925–2012) |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/10023 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Coe |first=Ellis |date=August 21, 1927 |title=Two cities join in celebrating highway cut-off |page=D1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The city remained relatively unchanged through the [[Great Depression]], with the diversity of industries credited for Marysville avoiding the worst of economic hardship experienced by other nearby communities.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> During [[World War II]], an [[Ammunition dump|ammunition depot]] was built on the Tulalip Reservation near present-day [[Quil Ceda Village|Quil Ceda]], later being re-used as a [[Boeing]] test site after the aerospace company expanded in Everett.<ref name="CompPlan">{{cite report |author=Marysville Community Development Department |date=April 2005 |title=City of Marysville Comprehensive Plan |chapter=Chapter II. Vision – Marysville: Past, Present and Future |chapter-url=http://files.marysvillewa.gov/City_of_Marysville_Comprehensive_Plan.pdf |publisher=City of Marysville |access-date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>

===Late 20th century===

Marysville began to grow into a [[bedroom community]] of Seattle and Everett in the late 1950s, spurred by the completion of [[Interstate 5 (Washington)|Interstate 5]] in stages from 1954 to 1969.<ref>{{cite news |last=Patty |first=Stanton |date=October 31, 1954 |title=Highway section opens |page=22 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Dougherty |first=Phil |date=April 10, 2010 |title=Interstate 5 is completed in Washington on May 14, 1969. |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/9393 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> The new freeway bypassed the town, causing a minor decline in tourist revenue at businesses that later rebounded to previous levels, also eliminating a major [[traffic bottleneck]] that paralyzed the city's downtown.<ref>{{cite news |last=Patty |first=Stanton |date=January 14, 1956 |title=Marysville prospers in spite of loss of highway |page=18 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Norton |first=Dee |date=October 11, 1964 |title=Highway 99 Bypass At Marysville Seen Boon By Many Businessmen |page=5 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> The city annexed its first area outside its original city limits in 1954, growing to over 2,500 residents.<ref name="CompPlan"/> Marysville was re-classified as a third-class city in March 1962 and the local Chamber of Commerce boosted the city during the [[Century 21 Exposition]] held in nearby Seattle, hosting a [[UFO]] exposition in [[Smokey Point, Washington|Smokey Point]] that summer.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 29, 1962 |title=Marysville 'third class' since Monday |page=2 |work=Marysville Globe}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Duncan |first=Don |date=April 8, 1962 |title=Marysville in orbit for World's Fair |page=21 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

On June 6, 1969, a [[freight train]] operated by Great Northern rammed into several disconnected train cars in front of the Marysville [[railroad depot|depot]], destroying the building, killing two men in an engine on a nearby [[siding (rail)|siding]] and injuring two others. The crash, blamed on the engineer failing to adhere to the track's speed limit, caused $1 million in damage to railroad property and resulted in the demolition of the depot, which had served the city since 1891 and was not rebuilt.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dougherty |first=Phil |date=July 5, 2007 |title=Speeding freight train rams railroad cars in front of the Marysville Great Northern Depot, demolishing the depot and killing two, on June 6, 1969. |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/8182 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Barr |first=Robert A. |date=June 6, 1969 |title=Massive rail crash kills 2 |page=1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

After the initial wave of [[suburbanization]], which built homes in former strawberry fields to the north and east of Marysville, the city's population totaled 5,544 in 1980.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> The city's growth was concentrated in outlying areas, leaving downtown to weaken economically. In 1981, the Marysville City Council declared that the downtown area was "[[Blight (urban)|blighted]]" and in need of a facelift. The council presented a $30 million [[urban renewal]] plan in November 1982 that would add new retail and office space, [[mixed-use development]], public parks and improve pedestrian conditions in downtown, along with a large public parking lot and an expanded public [[marina]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=October 20, 1982 |title=Downtown Marysville to get $30 million facelift |page=G1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> The plan was opposed by the marina's owner and other downtown property owners and produced lengthy [[public hearing]]s that lasted until the following year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=November 3, 1982 |title=Marina owner hits development plan |page=F2 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Aweeka |first=Charles |date=December 22, 1982 |title=Hearing goes on and on |page=F1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Mayor Daryl Brennick vetoed the plan in June 1983, citing public outcry and the high cost of the proposal, and the city council failed to overturn the decision.<ref>{{cite news |date=June 29, 1983 |title=Downtown plan receives too little support to override veto |page=1 |work=Marysville Globe}}</ref> The city instead developed a downtown [[shopping mall]] that involved the demolition of a [[water tower]] (one of two in the city) and several historic buildings in 1987.<ref name="Times-1999">{{cite news |last=Brunner |first=Jim |date=July 29, 1999 |title=Water tower will cost $113,000 |page=B1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990729/2974362/water-tower-will-cost-113000 |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> The $17&nbsp;million mall opened in August 1988 with 24 stores and {{convert|180,000|sqft|sqm}} of retail space.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gowenlock |first=Shanna |date=August 17, 1988 |title=Mall coming to life as some stores open |page=1 |work=Marysville Globe}}</ref>

Marysville underwent further population changes in the late 1980s and 1990s, continuing to build more housing and new retail centers after the lifting of a building [[moratorium (law)|moratorium]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Shaw |first=Linda |date=August 2, 1989 |title=Marysville: Growing, growing, gone? |page=H1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Nancy |date=October 13, 1999 |title=No coasting in Marysville races |page=B1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19991013/2988580/no-coasting-in-marysville-races |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref> The city continued to annex outlying areas, growing to a size of {{convert|9.8|sqmi|sqkm}} and population of 25,315 by 2000.<ref name="HistoryLink"/> Marysville also saw a thrice-fold increase in the number of businesses from 1991 to 1996 and was close to eclipsing [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]] in retail sales.<ref>{{cite news |last=McGaffin |first=Pam |date=March 26, 1997 |title=Location fuels Marysville boom |page=C1 |work=The Everett Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-location-fuels-marysvil/148785596/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=June 5, 2024}}</ref> The decade also saw the construction of new schools, a [[YMCA]] facility, a library, and a renovated [[senior center]] at Comeford Park.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Don |date=March 7, 1998 |title=Old-timers, newcomers attracted to this town |page=D1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> The Tulalip Tribes opened its first [[casino]] in 1992, the second Indian casino in the state, and began development of a large shopping mall at [[Quil Ceda Village]] in the early 2000s.<ref name="Times-Tulalip">{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Lynn |date=July 26, 2006 |title=Tulalip Tribes' clout on the rise |page=H14 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/snohomishcountynews/2003151549_tulalips26n.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref>

Marysville attempted to attract regional facilities in the late 1990s and 2000s, with varying degrees of success. The U.S. Navy opened [[Naval Station Everett]] in Everett in 1994, which was accompanied by a support annex in northern Marysville near Smokey Point the following year.<ref name="Times-Navy1995">{{cite news |last=Hendricks |first=Tyche |date=June 5, 1995 |title=Eagerly awaiting stores' opening—Navy exchange, commissary ready |page=B1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19950605/2124724/eagerly-awaiting-stores-opening----navy-exchange-commissary-ready |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> The [[Puget Sound Regional Council]] explored the expansion of [[Arlington Municipal Airport (Washington)|Arlington Municipal Airport]] into a regional airport in the 1990s to relieve [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=September 12, 1994 |title=Airport-site battle heats up |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> but decided instead to build a third runway at Sea-Tac because of existing traffic and local opposition.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=September 22, 1994 |title=Roar of 3,500 airport foes: motion to urge third runway at Sea-Tac, not new airport |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Seinfeld |first=Keith |date=July 12, 1996 |title=Runway battle to land in court: regional panel OKs Sea-Tac expansion |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960712&slug=2338917 |access-date=October 3, 2023 |page=A1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> In September 2004, Marysville won a bid to build a {{convert|850|acre|adj=mid}} [[NASCAR]] racetrack (to be operated by the [[International Speedway Corporation]]) near Smokey Point.<ref>{{cite news |last=Heffter |first=Emily |date=September 24, 2004 |title=NASCAR racetrack developer selects site near Marysville |page=A1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20040924/nascar24m/nascar-racetrack-developer-selects-site-near-marysville |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The project was cancelled two months later after concerns about traffic impacts, environmental conditions, and $70 million in required transportation improvements arose.<ref>{{cite news |last=Heffter |first=Emily |date=November 23, 2004 |title=Racetrack plans fall apart: Officials wary of burden on taxpayers |page=A1 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2002098387_nascar23m.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202073220/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2002098387_nascar23m.html |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The NASCAR site was later pitched as a candidate for a new [[University of Washington]] satellite campus (known as [[University of Washington North Sound|UW North Sound]]) in the late 2000s,<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Lynn |date=August 17, 2005 |title=Push for 4-year college revs up |page=H18 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/education/2002442337_4year17n.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202073436/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/education/2002442337_4year17n.html |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> competing with a site in downtown Everett.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Lynn |date=January 18, 2008 |title=UW north campus: The question is where |page=B2 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20080118/uwnorth18m/uw-north-supporters-debate-urban-rural-location |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> The project was put on hold in 2008 after continued disagreements over the campus's location, before being cancelled entirely in 2011, replaced by a new [[Washington State University]] branch campus in Everett.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 2, 2008 |title=UW Snohomish County campus plans delayed again |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/UW-Snohomish-County-campus-plans-delayed-again-1293359.php |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Long |first=Katherine |date=May 24, 2011 |title=WSU branch campus one step closer for Everett |page=A1 |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2015129940_wsu24m.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202073035/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2015129940_wsu24m.html |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===21st century===
[[File:3rd Street, Downtown Marysville (19184398252).jpg|thumb|right|3rd Street in downtown Marysville]]

From 2000 to 2006, the city annexed 23 additional areas, totaling {{convert|1,416|acre}}, lengthening the city to border [[Arlington, Washington|Arlington]] at [[Smokey Point, Washington|Smokey Point]].<ref name="Times-Redux">{{cite news |last=Dietrich |first=William |date=April 30, 2006 |title=Lynnwood Redux: Where else will 100,000 newcomers a year go now? |page=16 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20060428/pacificpchange30/lynnwood-redux |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite report |year=2006 |title=Snohomish County Annexation Report, January 1, 2000 through May 31, 2006 |page=38 |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/8765 |publisher=Snohomish County |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> The largest single annexation came in 2009, with Marysville absorbing 20,000 residents and {{convert|2,847|acre}} from [[North Marysville, Washington|North Marysville]], an unincorporated area that comprised the majority of the [[urban growth boundary|urban growth area]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Boxleitner |first=Kirk |date=November 12, 2009 |title=Marysville City Council votes 6–1 to annex 20,000 residents |url=http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/news/marysville-city-council-votes-6-1-to-annex-20000-residents/ |work=Marysville Globe |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> New retail centers in [[North Lakewood, Washington|North Lakewood]] and at 116th Street were built in 2007, leading to increased sales tax revenue for the city and increased traffic congestion in areas of the city.<ref name="Times-2007Retail">{{cite news |last=Orsini-Meinhard |first=Kristen |date=August 1, 2007 |title=Retail boom puts cities in the money |page=H14 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

The opening of the city's waterfront park and public [[boat launch]] in 2005 spurred interest in redevelopment of downtown Marysville.<ref name="Waterfront2005">{{cite news |last=Whitley |first=Peyton |date=August 17, 2005 |title=New park allows waterfront access from downtown |page=H4 |work=The Seattle Times |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20050817/ebey17n/new-park-allows-waterfront-access-from-downtown |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> The closure of the final waterfront [[sawmill]] in 2005, followed by its acquisition and demolition by the city in 2008, led city planners to propose a downtown master plan.<ref>{{cite news |date=August 28, 2008 |title=Sawmill demolished; M'ville could use Ebey Slough site for city hall to spark downtown renaissance |url=http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/news/sawmill-demolished-mville-could-use-ebey-slough-site-for-city-hall-to-spark-downtown-renaissance/ |work=Marysville Globe |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> The 20-year plan, released and adopted by the City Council in 2009, proposed the redevelopment of the Marysville Towne Center Mall into a [[mixed-use development|mixed-use]], pedestrian-oriented area with a restored street grid. The waterfront area would include trails, residential buildings, and retail spaces, along with a new [[city hall]] and civic center.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=July 15, 2009 |title=Face-lift in the works for downtown Marysville |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/face-lift-in-the-works-for-downtown-marysville/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=January 13, 2013 |title=Marysville seeks to revive Ebey Slough property |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/marysville-seeks-to-revive-ebey-slough-property/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref> The city government acquired several parcels in the waterfront in the 2010s with the intent of partnering with a private [[real estate development|developer]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Powell |first=Steve |date=February 14, 2019 |title=Marysville's star developer search |url=http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/business/marysvilles-star-developer-search/ |work=Marysville Globe |access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> In 2015, the city of Marysville was also the recipient of grants and consultation from the [[Environmental Protection Agency]]'s [[smart growth]] program, identifying strategies for [[infill development]] in downtown.<ref>{{cite news |last=Powell |first=Steve |date=July 2, 2015 |title=M'ville needs a catalyst for waterfront development |url=http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/news/mville-needs-a-catalyst-for-waterfront-development/ |work=Marysville Globe |access-date=January 27, 2017}}</ref>

By 2010, Marysville had grown to a population of 60,020 and surpassed [[Lynnwood, Washington|Lynnwood]] and [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]] to become the second-largest city in Snohomish County.<ref name="CAFR">{{cite report |last=Langdon |first=Sandy |date=June 24, 2016 |title=City of Marysville, Washington Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (For the Year Ending December 31, 2015) |url=http://docs.marysvillewa.gov/htcomnet/Handlers/AnonymousDownload.ashx?file=53c8034a |publisher=City of Marysville |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>{{rp|3}}<ref name="OFM">{{cite web |author=Forecasting & Research Division |date=September 2016 |title=State of Washington 2016 Population Trends |url=http://www.ofm.wa.gov/pop/april1/poptrends.pdf |publisher=[[Washington State Office of Financial Management]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221113544/http://www.ofm.wa.gov/Pop/april1/poptrends.pdf |archive-date=December 21, 2016 |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> In 2015, the city grew at a rate of 2.5 percent, the largest rate of any city in Washington state.<ref>{{cite news |last=Balk |first=Gene |date=May 19, 2016 |title=Seattle now fourth for growth among 50 biggest U.S. cities |page=B3 |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/us-census-seattle-now-fourth-among-50-biggest-us-cities/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> New housing and industrial areas are under construction and planned to fuel further population growth in Marysville.<ref>{{cite news |last=Powell |first=Steve |date=August 30, 2019 |title=We're growing and growing in Marysville |url=http://www.marysvilleglobe.com/news/were-growing-and-growing-in-marysville/ |work=Marysville Globe |access-date=September 6, 2019}}</ref> The [[Marysville School District|city's school district]] opened a second high school, [[Marysville Getchell High School|Marysville Getchell]], in 2010 to serve students living in the eastern area of Marysville. The school previously consisted of four [[Small Learning Community|Small Learning Communities]] which share the same campus and athletics programs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rathbun |first=Andy |date=September 13, 2010 |title=New Marysville Getchell High School campus opens |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/new-marysville-getchell-high-school-campus-opens/ |work=[[The Everett Herald]] |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> On October 24, 2014, the cafeteria of [[Marysville Pilchuck High School]] was the site of [[2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting|a school shooting]], in which five students (including the perpetrator) were killed and another was left seriously injured.<ref>{{cite news |date=November 8, 2014 |title=Fifth teen dies as a result of Washington state high-school shooting two weeks ago |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/fifth-teen-dies-as-a-result-of-washington-state-high-school-shooting-two-weeks-ago |work=[[The National Post]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=January 24, 2017}}</ref> The shooting garnered national attention amidst a debate about [[Gun violence in the United States|gun violence]] and gun restrictions.<ref>{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Mike |date=January 10, 2016 |title=Father of Marysville school shooter to be sentenced |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/father-of-marysville-school-shooter-to-be-sentenced/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kaste |first=Martin |date=October 27, 2014 |title=Washington case revives debate about 'contagious' mass shootings |url=https://www.npr.org/2014/10/27/359403511/washington-case-revives-debate-about-contagious-mass-shootings |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The cafeteria was closed for the rest of the school year and replaced by a new building opened in January 2017, funded by $8.3 million from the state legislature and school district.<ref>{{cite news |last=Winters |first=Chris |date=December 22, 2016 |title=With new Marysville Pilchuck cafeteria, 'we're moving forward' |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/marysville-pilchuck-students-will-return-to-new-cafeteria/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 15, 2016}}</ref>