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Page A—1 Shelton-Mason County — Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 Housing: Terms would follow a continued from A—1 m to improve the community’s economic vitality, increase the tax base, augment employment opportunities, and create affordable housing with nearby recre- ational amenities.” The city has not identified a use for the 90 acres and will vote on declaring the property surplus. ' Under the proposal, the terms of the purchase and sale would follow a pro- fessional appraisal. The city would be required to complete an environmen- tal review of the project under city code ’ and the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). The city council was scheduled to vote on the agreement Jan. 19. But in a news release on Monday, the city stated that “upon receiving community feed- back, the city has decided to extend the timeline to consider the development agreement.” Under the new timeline, Equity Plus staff will talk about their proposal at the council’s regular meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. The city will also conduct a sur- vey on Open Town Hall, its new “civic. engagement tool.” According to the company’s proposal, residents must earn below 80% of the local median income to be eligible to rent one of the houses. The proposal includesa public moun- tain bike facility with a skills course and pump track, walking paths that connect to the Huff ‘n’ Puff Trail, and a connected trailhead area of at least 30,000 square feet with parking, cov- ered picnic facilities and a natural play structure. Under the proposed agreement, the city would prioritize construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Wal- lace Kneeland Boulevard and Brock- dale Road. The proposal also requires the devel-- oper to improve the existing multi-mod- a] path on the west side of Brockdale Road from the property line to Island Lake Drive. Under the proposal, the city coun- cil must approveany major modifica- tions; the city manager, or designee, will decide any requests for minor modifications. According to Monday’s news release from the city, the council will consider whether or not to declare the site as surplus property. The council will also consider a purchase/sale agreement for the site. The council will then consider ‘2' ’ public will have the opportunity to com- ment on all these considerations, the city states. If the council votes to adopt the de- velopment agreement, the developer will then discuss potential impacts and impact mitigation with service provid— ers, including the city and Mason PUD 3. Once those discussions are complet- ed, Equity Plus will submit a plan for the city to review by staff. Over the next 60 to 90 days, city staff will review the plan and determine if it complies with all local, state and federal regulations. After the city’s review is completed, a hearing will be scheduled with a hear- ings examiner, where comments from the public will be taken. The hearings examiner usually releases a decision within two to three weeks. If the hear- ings examiner approves the project, that approval will also include conditions Eq- uity Plus must agree to for the develop- ment to proceed. The developer then will be required to submit and pay for permits from the city , to clear and excavate, construct public infrastructure, construct public ameni— ties and create individual building lots. Once the permits have been issued, Eq- uity Plus can begin construction. The timeline and other project up- dates are available on the city’s website. Anyone can access the meetings on a Zoom link on the city’s website. adoption of the development deal. The professional appraisal w a. ‘5 MLTWWNGSROADMT MWIEMVOUTJ - " “Mi—320L113 "‘ sz-IDTWIS Mamas: 5.111938 Top: The second phase of a proposed housing development calls for 107 lots on 20.6 acres bordering the northwest border of the city’s Huff ‘n’Puff Trail. The Shelton City Council will talk about the proposal at its regular meeting at 6 pm. Tuesday, conducted via Zoom and available on Mason- WebTV. Journal photo by Gordon Weeks Above: Phase 1 proposes the de- velopment of 320 lots on 65 acres of city land bordered by East Brockdale and East Island Lake roads. Phase 2 calls for 107 lots on 20.6- acres bor- dering the northwest border of the city’s Huff ‘n’Puff Trail. Map courtesy of City of She/ton Comments can be made during the meet- ings by sending an email to jeff.niten@ sheltonwagov; calling 360-432-5105; or by using the “Raise Hand” Zoom feature during the meeting. The" meetings are also livestreamed by MasonWebTV, and , recordings of each meeting are available on the city’s YouTube channel. ‘... unacceptable and can’t happen ever again’ “l think everyeae has is start telling the truth. rm assassins asset and can happen again,» petiticians m- not inst speaking ts their base latte speak in assesses, ‘ all of our constituents, allAmericans,all Washingtonians.” continued from page A-1 “(This was) unacceptable state House Rep. Dan Griffey, R—Allyn, said in a phone inter- view. “W e don’t riot, we peace- fully protest rioting and burning down buildings and breaking into things is unac— ceptable and needs to be con- Sen. Tim She/don 35th Legislative District demned at the highest levels. Both parties have to do it.” Five people died as a result of the violence at the Capitol. During the attack, a wom- an was shot and killed by US. Capitol Police and three’other insurrectionists died after ex- periencing “medical emergen- cies” related to the breach of the Capitol, The Associated Press reported. Two police officers that were attempting to secure the Capitol during the insurrec- tion have died. US. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick was beaten with a fire extinguisher and later died of his injuries. Of- ficer Howard Liebengood died by suicide three days later. “I was extremely surprised and appalled,” Washington State Senator Tim Sheldon, D- Potlatch, said in a phone inter- view. “And I think as it starts ' to sink in, and other videos come out and reports, I just feel more outraged and well, just worried for our country.” Sheldon said that the chal- lenges to the integrity of mail- in voting were baseless. “The elections officials do a wonderful job. When I Was a county commissioner we didn’t have mail-in voting but when it became available we had a referendum and 81% of the votes were in favor of going to mail-in elections,” Sheldon said. “It was widely accepted by the public and worked very well and was very accurate. When you do the hand recount it might change by a tiny per- centage... 3-4 votes maximum, that’s the most I’ve ever seen ' it change.” In Olympia on Jan. 6, a group of more than protes— _tors shook the exterior fence until some pushed through the gate in front of the Gover- nor’s Mansion. “All those individuals ultimately were trespassing, and that is that is not accept— able either,” MacEwen said. “I’m glad that ended peaceful- ly and there wasn’t any harm done, but again, they violated the law.” ' In aim to prevent a breach as the Washington State Legis- lature reconvened on Monday, Jan. 11, the Washington State National Guard and Washing- ton State Patrol troopers were deployed around the campus. “This was my 3lst open— ing day and it was unprec~ edented to see so much secu- rity,” Sheldon said, “I think the (Washington) State Patrol does a wonderful job there, but they’re usually not so vis- ible, certainly. To have the National Huard there as well is something I’ve never expe- rienced, but I think it went smoothly.” Sheldon said he thinks poli- ticians will need to get better at telling the truth to prevent political violence in the future. “I think everyone has to start telling the truth,” Shel- don said. “I’m speaking about politicians -— not just speak-- ing to their base —-let’s speak . to everyone, all of our con- stituents, all Americans, all Washingtonians.” “A ,A. 4-5., ML.“