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Inspection fee increase protested
Dean Thatcher, owner of the
Springwater Tavern, appeared at
the Mason County Commission
meeting Monday to protest a
recent increase in the health
department inspection fee for
the tavern from $15 to $95 a
year.
tie told the connnission he
believes there should be a
category between a restaurant
and a tavern which serves no
food for those taverns which
have limited food 'service.
The commission told
Thatcher the fees had been set
by the Thurston-Mason Health
District Board and that he
should appear before that group
to voice his objections.
Results of county planning
office survey are reported
(Continued from page one.)
development, the survey noted
that another 10,000 residents
could be expected in the county
over the next few years. The
survey asked: Where should new
growth and development occur?
Of those who responded, 46
percent feel that the natural
environment should have
precedent over growth and
development and seven percent
think the county should be more
concerned with growth and
development.
Those who responded also
feel that there is a need to
conserve particular kinds of land.
For example, 91 percent believe
that productive and prime
timberland needs to be preserved
from development since the
timber industry is the primary
employer in the county.
Furthermore, 89 percent feel
that there is a need to conserve
farmlands, and 88 percent
believe that sensitive natural
areas should be protected from
misuse. Also, 80 percent of the
respondents think cultural or
historic sites should be
conserved, including parklands.
For remaining waterfront
property, the survey showed that
42 percent of those who
responded to the questionnaire
think that undeveloped
waterfront property ought to be
left in its natural state, while 30
percent think it should be made
into public areas. )mother 21
percent feel that residential use
of the property would be
appropriate and six percent had
90 opinion on the issue.
' The next two parts of the
questionnaire asked how county
residents feel about new
commercial and industrial
development, including
residential development.
Most county residents (58
percent) think the county should
encourage new industrial
activities, while 24 percent feel
that industrial activities should
be discouraged in the county.
When asked about location of
new industrial development most
(75 percent) felt that industrial
activities should be grouped
. together, while 14 percent think
new industry should be allowed
to locate anywhere in the
county.
Commercial development,
according to the survey, showed
that most people prefer to see
commercial developlnent
concentrated in shopping centers.
Another 21 percent feel that
commercial activities should be
located at major intersections of
roads, while six percent feel new
commercial development should
locate in a strip along major
highways.
For housing and residential
development, most residents feel
(64 percent) apartments should
not be mixed in with single
family neighborhoods. Of those
who feel mixing of single family
homes and multi-family
apartments is acceptable, 92
percent feel that the apartments
should fit in with tile character
of the neighborhood.
In addition, a majority at
residents feel (63 percent) that
new residential development
should avoid areas of potential
landslide and flooding.
The next part of the
questionnaire concerned public
services and their need for
improvement and development.
A majority of respondents
(74 percent)believe that public
services should be available
where and when new
development is proposed in the
county, while 16 percent do not
believe public services are
necessary in conjunction with
new development. The remaining
10 percent who responded
shared no opinion on the issue.
For public services which
were in need of improvement the
following were cited by residents
as needing most improvement in
the following order: law
enforcement (65 percent),
programs for youth (62 percent),
roads (61 percent), fire
protection (58 percent),
emergency medical services (57
percent), and schools (50
percent).
Other services cited as
needing improvement by county
residents are parks and recreation
(47 percent).
Other services such as electric
power, hospitals, community
water supply, and garbage
disposal were considered
adequate for the needs of the
community.
Many residents think that
recreational facilities are needed
in the community, including
waterfront parks (33 percent),
cmnping and picnicking areas (21
percent), biking and hiking trails
(18 percent), active recreation
areas such as softball fields (10
percent), and off-road vehicle
parks (seven percent).
The final part of the
questionnaire asks a variety of
questions concerning place of
work, income and age.
The response showed that
although a majority of the
respondents worked in the
community, a substantial number
of family members worked
outside the county, mostly in
nearby Kitsap County and the
Olympia area. This indicates that
a good portion of the working
population is dependent upon
areas outside the county for
employment, in addition, a
substantial number of Mason
County residents are retirees.
The results of the
questionnaire are an indication
of how Mason County citizens
feel about their community and
also what they would like to see
it become. The questionnaire is
considered highly successful due
to the large return received and
its success is due to those who
took the time to fill it out and
return it.
The questionnaire will be
used as a major tool in
developing the updated
Comprehensive Plan for Mason
County. A full text of the
questionnaire can be obtained at
the Mason Regional Planning
Council offices at 428 West
Birch Street, Shelton.
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Don .Leaf, from the local
health department office,
attended the meeting. He stated
the fee increase was, at the
request of the health district
board, set at a rate which would
pay for the program.
The inspections, he said, are
required under state law, which
does not differentiate on how
much food service there is and
requires the same inspections for
all establishments which serve
food. "
Leaf also said the new
schedule also provides that a
business owner or manager can
attend a six-hour health course
and get a certificate which will
reduce the fee by about 40
percent.
ttorney is named
in kidnap case
The attorney appointed to
represent a 17-year-old Shelton
boy charged with first-degree
Hearing
planned
The Mason County
Commission has rescheduled a
hearing on a budget for a fire
escape from the county jail for
kidnapping and juvenile
authorities have agreed to have a
psychiatric examination for the
boy before further proceedings
in the case are held.
Shelton attorney Ben Settle
was appointed to represent the
youth, charged with kidnapping
a 17-year-old Shelton girl from
the parking lot at Shelton High
School January 2.
The attorney and juvenile
authorities have agreed a hearing
on whether or not the youth is
$10,000 for I1 a.m. January 23. remanded to Superior Court for
The hearing was scheduled prosecution as an adult will be
for January 11, but had to be delayed until the report on the
p o s t p o n e d w h e n i t w a s psychiatric evaluation is received.
discovered that proper legal The youth will remain in
notice of the hearing had not detention until the hearing is
been published, held.
Contract is awarded for
new city trafrf!0 € Iigohfat0, t owned
(Continued from page one.) q st for use " Y-
. . house at 902 Pine Street for use
tlae project, be referred to the as office space for Mason Youth
city attorney for an answer. Services.
The EPA official said if the The planning commission and
project was rebid the federal city commission were given an
grant might not cover the
additional cost.
Godat told the commission
that the city attorney and an
attorney for the consultant had
both considered the best course
of action and believed there was
some question as to whether
negotiation with the second-low
bidder would be legal under state
law.
He said EPA had been
advised of what was under
consideration while it was being
studied. The EPA, Godat said,
had told the city officials it had
no objection to negotiation with
the second-low bidder.
The commission voted to
approve a planning commission
recommendation that a block of
property on Mr. View be
rezoned from R-1 to C-1 and
C-2. The rezoning request came
from the local VFW post and
Shelton Land and Homes.
The block of property is
between C and D Streets and
Olympic Highway North and
Adams Streets. The half of the
block facing the highway was
zoned C-2 and the half facing
Adams Street was rezoned C-I.
The commission "also was
told the planning commission
had held over for further study a
advance look at a planned unit
development of 120 acres which
is proposed to be annexed to the
city at a later date.
The development, called
Eaglewood, adjoins the present
city limits on Angleside and
extends down to take in a small
portion of the Deegan Road.
Godat told the commission
the proposal is in the planning
stages and that the first step will
be logging, which is anticipated
to start in the near future.
Fire Chief Allan Nevitt told
the commission the new fire
truck had been taken to Seattle
to be repainted after the city
had questioned the adequacy of
the painting which had been
done.
Park Board member Sandy
Jones told the commission
Recreation Director Ran Otto
was working on recreation
activity plans. The co-ed
volleyball program, sponsored
jointly by the city and county
parks departments, has started,
she said.
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