Editing Marysville, Washington (section)

===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>