EVERETT — After a contentious public hearing on Wednesday, a divided Snohomish County Council voted 3-2 to approve an annexation request by the city of Snohomish to annex the 241-acre North Lake Urban Growth Area.

Council members Megan Dunn, Strom Peterson and Jared Mead voted to approve the annexation while members Nate Nehring and Sam Low voted against.

North Lake is north of 22nd Street in Snohomish and east of Highway 9. More than 200 people live in the area.

Under the interlocal agreement finalized by the city on Aug. 19 and approved by the county on Wednesday, North Lake will become part of Snohomish once the Washington State Association of Boundary Review Board approves the agreement.

At Wednesday’s hearing, several North Lake residents who live in the North Ridge neighbor

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