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Page 8 — Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 EWS BRIEFS Commissioners approve WSU agreement Mason County commissioners ap- proved a memorandum of agreement with the Washington State Univer- sity Extension for 2023. According to the information packet, the MOA provides money for the extension to provide programs in MasOn County based on the 2023 budget. The amount approved for the agreement is $90,072 and is in the 2023 budget. Suppressor purchase approved County commissioners approved the sole-source purchase of a R5561 Integral Suppressed Upper through Federal Eastern International to up- grade the current rifle system. According to the information pack-V et, the project was requested in the 2022 request for the American Res- cue Plan Act money. The project is already funded through the Sheriffs Office Budget and general fund for 2023. Contracts approved for indigent defense Mason County commissioners agreed to the 2023 indigent defense contracts with Taschner Law Office V during the Jan. 17 meeting. According to the information pack— e_t, the contracts are the same as 2021 and 2022, except for the new pricing. The pricing is accounted for in the 2023 budget. Taschner Law will provide crimi- nal defense representation to all appointed clients in a professional, skilled manner, consistent with the state Bar Association Standards. The county will pay a base compensation of $6,000 per month, which includes funding from the state Office of Pub- lic Defense. In addition to the base pay, the centractor will be paid $350 for the first day of trial and $125 for each one-half day of trial after. The contractor will be paid a flat fee of $150 in addition to the base compen- sation for each case on'which a 3.5 or 3.6 motion is argued on assigned cases. Trial preparation time and time researching and writing legal motions are considered part of the base compensation and shall not re- ceive additional compensation. r. “WWW ionict% Now Available ' ' $15 per banker’s box . In oflice bin , picked upmonthly by .AllShred Policy change for county Veterans Advisory Board Mason County commissioners ap- proved a resolution to amend the Ma- son County Veterans’ Advisory Board operating policy and procedures to reflect changes. . According to the information pack— et, RCW 73.08.010 authorizes coun- ties to establish a veterans’ assis— tance program to address the needs of local indigent veterans and their families. The program is funded by the Veterans’ Assistance Fund and the Veterans’ Advisory Board was established by Mason County. ,The board recommended the policy be amended to reflect recent changes. The financial policy was changed to increase'the annual cap from $1,200 to $1,800 and the one time catastrophic payment from $1,000 to $2,000. The referral to other services was changed to increase burial or cre- mation costs from $1,000 to $1,600. The total 2022 budget authority was $215,133, with actuals at $68,264.08 and $146,868.92, and 31.7% of the budget was used in 2022. The cash balance is $221,866. Letter of support for Allyn Pier A letter of support for replacing the Allyn Pier for the Port of Allyn was approved by Mason County com— missioners at the Jan. 17 meeting. According to the information pack- , et, Port of Allyn Executive Director Lary Coppola requested county com- missioners sign a letter of support for the replacement of the pier. The port is going to the Legislature to request grant money for the planning and design of the replacement project. The pier has been around for nearly r a century and is deteriorating to the point it needs to be replaced. “Together we support the Port of , Allyn in its effort to replace the Al- lyn Pier,” the letter of support states. “The current structure was built in 1983 and is supported by creosote treated wood pilings; a marine wood preservative that has been used for over a century to help prevent the de- cay of pilings underneath the pier are rotting to the point of deterioration. The toxicity of the creosote treated wood is extremely harmful to marine life and other organisms that are es- sential to the health of the salmon, birds and other wildlife. To remove 23270 NE State Rt. 3 sea-Hair, WA 98528 (360) 275-2257 www.8elfairSelfStorage.com the pilings before any further break— age disperses into the Sound and onto beaches, the port is requesting $500,000 within the 2023-25 capital budget to support the cleanup and design of a new, environmentally re- sponsible and sustainable pier.” Robinson reappointed to parks board Jeanne Robinson was reappointed to the Parks Advisory Board at the Jan. 17 commissioners meeting. According to the information pack- et, Robinson will be reappointed for her second term to expire Dec. 31, , 2026. ‘County hiring epidemiologist Mason County is hiring a full-time epidemiologist to assist with a posi— tion funded by the Foundational Pub- lic Health Service. According to the information pack- et, epidemiologists are public health workers who investigate patterns and causes of disease and injury. Epide- miologists work in offices and labo— ratories at health departments and state for state and local governments. The median annual wage was $78,830 in May 2021. Detour agreement with WSDOT )The state Department of Trans- portation agreed to a local agency haul road and detour agreement with Mason County for road Work at U.S. Highway 101 and state Route 108. According to the information packet, the state Department of TranSportation has a fish barrier re-r moval project at U.S. 101 and Route 108 in the county that will require both roads to be closed to accomplish the work. WSDOT requested Mason County enter into an agreement with them to use Olympic Highway and Kamilche Lane as detour routes dur— ing the closure. The project is expected to occur in 2024 and take a week or less to complete. WSDOT will notify Mason County Public Works with the exact road closure dates and have a pro— grammable message board placed at least two weeks in advance to ad- vise traffic of the closure and detour route. WEDO, DO FUR VETERANS. Mason County VFW Post 1694, Veterans Memorial Hall, Shelton Meetings 2nd and 4thThursdays. Call 3560-4264546 Downtown water outage Sunday City of Shelton crews will be re- placing water valves this upcoming weekend as part of ongoing infra- structure improvements to better serve the community. This work requires a water outage while the valves are being replaced. Impacted customers are located along West Railroad Avenue between lst and 8th streets and on 1st Street between Railroad and Cedar Street. This work is scheduled from 8 p.m'. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday. For more information, contact the city’s Water Department Supervisor at 360-490—8684. Hospital foundation welcomes Welander The Mason General Hospital Foundation announced the election of Lisa Welander to the board of directors. According to a news release, We- lander has been in banking for 38 years and works for HeritageBank as senior vice president and data gov- ernance officer, where she has been employed since 1999. She switched to part time recently with Heritage and works in the administration offices. “Since going part time, I’ve been able to give back to my community and contribute skillsfrom my admin- istration experience as «well as my own personal business experience,” Welander said in a news release. _, “This is where I live. My kids live," v,“ here, I was'born and; raised here. I“ as want to be involved in my community and make a difference. This is a key thing — that small-town feel,"wh‘ere you are a part of what is happening. I want to make a difference.” Central. Mason Fire '8: EMS offers CPR class Central Mason Fire and EMS is . offering CPR first aid classes in 2023, with the first class Jan. 24. ' According to a Central Mason Fire Facebook post, the class is $35 per person. The class is from 5:30 to 9 pm. at CMFE Station 58 at, 122 W Franklin St. in Shelton. For more information or to sign up for a class, contact Eunice Randall at 360-507-2282. ‘ "“c i Compiled by reporter Matt Baide ING \\VFW WWW“ N somewhat” 4.. MNNMWMNm.m...«w.u.mw.4 M, ... . w. i