Everett Station District
Business Improvement Area

Stations Unidos manages the Everett Station District Business Improvement Area (BIA). Here’s a brief background on how the BIA came to be and how it is administered. In the above map, the yellow area is the BIA.

What is the BIA?

A BIA is a way for property owners to fairly pool resources to fund services and programs for their mutual benefit. In 2023, the BIA provided approximately $313,500 to fund safety, cleaning, promotion, and events. Approximately 80% of the funding goes toward the District Ambassador Program. Ambassadors walk and bike the neighborhood, Monday through Saturday, addressing safety, wellness, and cleanliness issues.

When was the BIA created?

In December 2022, the Everett City Council adopted an ordinance establishing the Everett Station District Business Improvement Area from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2027.

How is the BIA assessment calculated and collected?

The City of Everett levies a special assessment on properties within the BIA boundaries, including the city-owned properties of Everett Public Works and Everett Transit. The assessment was set at 4 cents per square foot of each lot plus 50 cents per $1,000 of property value (as determined by the county assessor for 2022). For hotels, the assessment is 4 cents per square foot of the lot plus 6 cents per square foot of the building. The assessments are adjusted each year by the July-to-July CPI (not by updated property values).

The assessments are invoiced by the Everett Finance Department, separately from the property taxes assessments sent by the county assessor. The BIA invoices are sent once a year, in January. If you have not received an invoice, please contact the Everett Finance Department at finance@everettwa.gov.

How are the budget and programs determined?

Each year, the annual BIA budget and work plan is proposed by Stations Unidos to a BIA Ratepayer Advisory Board, which approves it for consideration by ratepayers at an Annual Ratepayer Meeting. Ratepayers approve it for consideration and final approval by the city administration. The Stations Unidos Board of Directors then adopts the budget as part of its annual work program.

Who is on the BIA Ratepayer Advisory Board?

Per the adopted ordinance, members of the Ratepayer Advisory Board must be ratepayers and must represent the diversity of business activities and property sizes of the business improvement area. The Board meets every other month.

  • Tyler Botz, Skotdal Real Estate

  • Shaun Bridge, Everett Public Works

  • Andrea Contenta, Sno Valley Process Solutions Inc

  • Mary Anne Dillon, YWCA

  • Rachel Downes, Housing Hope

  • Lori Fox, M.L. Fox Architectural Woodwork

  • John Hull, Everett Gospel Mission

  • Neil Maddy, MJM Partners LLC

  • Mike Schmieder, Everett Transit

  • Joe Sievers, H.O. Seiffert Co.

  • Jim Stephanson, Glacier Properties LLC

  • Jenny Tsinker, Kaiser Permanente

  • Chuck Watts, Watts Investment LLC & 3829 Building LLC

ESDA BIA Documents

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Other Questions

If you have any other questions about the administration of the BIA, please email Brock Howell, Stations Unidos CEO & President, at brock@stationsunidos.org.