EVERETT — A county park that sits within Lake Stevens’ limits will be donated to the city after unanimous approval by the County Council on Wednesday.

Cavalero Hill Park sits off 20th Street just east of the U.S. 2 and Highway 204 junction. The park was annexed into Lake Stevens in 2009 but remained under county control.

At the time, the city was not ready to take on maintaining and developing the park, County Council member Sam Low said in an email. Low was part of the Cavalero Hill Park planning process with the county when he was a Lake Stevens City Council member 2014-16.

Lake Stevens now has a full-time parks and recreation director, Sarah Garceau, and a “robust parks department,” Low said. “The timing made sense to turn over this park to the city so they can tackle the next phas

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