Fifty local high school students gathered last week at the Edmonds Waterfront Center to discuss environmental issues and propose solutions.

During the opening program for the third annual Edmonds Youth Environmental Summit May 30, Edmonds City Councilmember Susan Paine underlined the importance of youth presence in local elections. Under state law, individuals can register to vote starting at age 16, and 17-year-olds can vote in primary elections as long as they turn 18 before the general election.

Paine explained that most of the people making decisions in Edmonds politics won’t be around for the future impacts of those decisions. “It’s super critical that we have the vote and the voice of our younger people,” she said. “These plans that we’re putting together now will impact their fu

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