The City Council expects to talk in detail about the plan at its meeting at City Hall at 7 tonight, July 6.

The plan includes information on all aspects of the city. But one of the more-interesting projects is at Strawberry Fields, where synthetic turf costing $2.3 million would be placed at three soccer fields. That project would reduce maintenance costs 70 percent. With year-round fields, the city could receive increased revenue from tournaments and league play.

The priorities of the overall plan are:

1. Enhance Community Image

2. Improve Business Opportunities, Expand & Diversify

3. Support Recreation and Tourism

4. Improve Transportation

5. Improve Government

6. Enhance Employment and Housing Opportunities

Residents, business leaders, appointed and elected officials have worked on a vision in terms of shaping, guiding and regulating development in

Marysville’s urban growth area.

Some of the focus areas are revitalizing the downtown and waterfront.

In order to spur redevelopment, the city has invested in the State Avenue Improvement project; the Ebey Slough Waterfront Park and Boat Launch Facility; the Marysville Spray Park; and will be pursuing additional projects such as the First and Third Street Low Impact Development projects.

Private investors have also begun to invest more in downtown with notable projects including redevelopment at the southwest and northeast corners of the intersections of Fourth Street and State Avenue; remodels of several other buildings along Fourth; and remodeling of the commercial building at the southwest corner of Third Street and State Avenue.

The plan says Marysville is likely to grow from 62,309 to 87,798 in 2035. The majority of that growth is expected to be in southeast Marysville.

As for jobs in town, they are expected to grow from 12,316 to 28,113, with the majority in north Marysville.

Among the economic goals are the plans for the future of Lakewood and Smokey Point, along with the manufacturing center with Arlington.

Also in the plan are transportation projects, such as: widen Highway 9, 88th and State; put in a downtown bypass, interchange at 156th and I-5, fix up 51st at 67th Avenue, and improve the walking and biking system.

The comprehensive plan also includes staff and citizen requests for rezone, along with projects related to housing, environment, utilities and public facilities.

As for parks, some of the other improvements include:

•Jennings Memorial Park: Replace Dinosaur Park, paving and restrooms.

•Comeford Park: New playground, barbecue plaza.

•Ebey Park: 3 acres for new park, pond water recreation or fill, clean up Geddes Marina.

•Cedarcrest Golf Course: New irrigation and draining systems.

•Harborview: Add irrigation to soccer field.

•Tuscany, 8512 Getchell Hill Rd.: New playground equipment.

•Crane, 5222 60th Pl. NE: Demolish buildings on 10.13 acres, put in 20-car parking lot, connect with Jennings Trail, build trailhead to Qwuloolt Trail.