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pool. Therefore, I recom-
mend that we suspend
operation of the pool if
there is no other revenue
source to support it."
He added, "I truly be-
lieve the swimming pool
is a community issue and
a community obligation.
Yes, the schools can and
should be a party to joint
use of a community pool,
but they should not be
the owners trying desper-
ately to stretch a severely
limited funding system."
The Board members
voted 4-1 to close the
pool.
"The money is just not
there to do capital im-
provements," said Board
President Brenda Hirschi.
Hirschi added, "This
is really hard. This is a
really tough decision be-
cause the needs are just
so overwhelming."
The district is dealing
with leaking roofs and
the needs for classroom
space when choosing
capital projects to fund,
Hirschi said.
"I've seen students sit-
ting on the floor in the
hallways of the schools
getting tutored," she
said.
Board member Gene
Crater said the decision
is "sad," but based on fi-
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nances. He pointed out
that Jarvis has a doctor-
ate degree in finances.
"We're relying on his
judgment of where the
finances stand," he said.
=I think the swim-
ming pool has had its life
span," said Board mem-
ber Carolyn Gravatt-
Bowles.
Board member Sandy
Tarzwell cast the only
vote against closing
the pool. The pool is "a
contract" between the
district and the voters,
who have passed main-
tenance and operations
levies to help maintain it,
she said.
Nevertheless, "I do un-
derstand the economical
challenges," she said.
The decision was met
with gasps and tears
from audience members.
During community com-
ments at the beginning
of the meeting, five resi-
dents stepped up to the
microphone to stress the
importance of the pool to
the community. Shelton
resident Sally Karr pre-
sented a petition signed
by 1,070 people that asks
the district to make the
pool a maintenance pri-
ority this summer.
After the Board voted
to close the pool, Shelton
resident and longtime
pool advocate Michelle
Schreiber stood up and
yelled, "You are so wrong!"
The meeting was in-
terrupted for a 10-minute
recess as audience mem-
bers shouted about the
pool. When the meeting
resumed, the Board vot-
ed unanimously to create
a plan to "repurpose" the
Journal file photo
The Shelton High School pool was constructed
in 1974.
pool building by June 30.
The Board on Tues-
day also voted 4-1 to pass
about $625,000 in main-
tenance projects for the
summer. The projects
include an estimated
$300,000 to replace the
gravel roofing on the
Mini Dome at Shelton
High School; $150,000
to install a portable for
Early Childhood Educa:
tion at Mountain View
Elementary; and $28,000
to re-side and repaint two
portables at Bordeaux
Elementary.
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owners' property.
"It's really an unfortunate event
when an officer has to shoot a dog
like that," said Shelton Police Lt.
Les Watson.
While officers can also use
pepper spray to deter a threat-
ening dog, Moody said it is not
always effective or practical. He
said officers are allowed to use
lethal force to defend themselves
from animals if they feel threat-
ened.
Moody said he visited Kamppi
after the incident.
"I told her, 'I'm sorry for your
loss,'" he said.
According to Shelton Police De-
partment policy, officers can use a
firearm against an animal "in cir-
cumstances where the animal rea-
sonably appears to pose an immi-
nent threat to human safety and
alternative methods are not rea-
sonably available or would likely
be ineffective."
When officers go into a situa-
tion where they expect to encoun-
ter aggressive animals, they often
prepare contingency plans, Moody
said.
He said he is looking into train-
ing options to better prepare offi-
cers for situations when they un-
expectedly encounter a potentially
dangerous animal.
"It's a learning moment," he
said.
An online petition asking
for Kostad to be fired and pros-
ecuted has gathered more than
1,500 signatures, most of whom
state their residence to be out-
side of Washington or the United
States.
"I want people to be aware that
what we see on the news is now
happening in this little town,"
Kamppi said.
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sures for Pioneer school
construction failed with
48 percent approval in
February 2011, 52 per-
cent in April 2011, 56
percent in February
2013, 57 percent in No-
vember 2013 and 59.5
percent in April 2014.
The bond that failed by
a handful of votes last April
called for $23.8 million.
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