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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.
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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
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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. ‘
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