Painting by Walt Meldrich
City Center of Edmonds, Washington

The Alliance of Citizens for Edmonds is a non-profit association made up of Edmonds citizens who organized in 2004 for the purpose of preserving the small-town character of our beautiful city on the shores of Puget Sound north of Seattle by encouraging responsible development.

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Letter to the editor: Stop planned overdevelopment of our neighborhoods

Posted: April 29, 2025 Editor: Last week’s Planning Board meeting was a packed house, with speakers requesting that the board...

Letter to the editor: Citizen’s Planning Board public hearing – are you listening?

Posted: April 29, 2025 Editor: The hearing concerning Residential Zoning (4/23/25) drew a full house with 18 diverse, longtime residents...

Commentary: Accessory development code draft update a good start

Posted: February 25, 2024 Edmonds needs a revised ADU (accessory dwelling unit) code that supports and guides the many residents...

Reader view: Protecting our drinking water supply

Posted: November 27, 2023 Has growth become more important than clean drinking water? Our government has a duty to protect...

Reader view: Let’s establish a two-step process for accessory dwelling unit code revisions

Posted: May 17, 2024 Edmonds City Council is holding a public hearing on May 21 to discuss the proposed acessory...

Reader View: Comprehensive Plan — Adopt minimum state requirements to retain Edmonds’ charm

Posted: August 28, 2024 As previously stated by the Alliance of Citizens for Edmonds (ACE), repeatedly stated by Edmonds residents...