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Page A-2 Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020
Jail replacement conversation moves forward
By lVlichael Heinbach
michae/@masoncounty. com
Staff from Olympia—based KMB
architects contracted to research op-
tions to replace the outdated and
understaffed Mason County Jail met
last week with county commissioners,
Mason County Sheriff’s Office admin-
istration and the principal of a plan—
ning hired by KMB to assist the
process.
Though the meeting Feb. in Shel-
was more of a report on KMB’s
progress to Mason County officials,
a few details of what final options
for a new detention facility — either
a standalone jail for Mason County
' only or a shared regional facility
with Grays Harbor County —- became
known.
Led by Bill Valdez, KMB’s crimi-
nal justice assessment team, with
the help of Karen L. Chinn of Chinn
Planning Inc., gave those in atten-
dance a nearly two-hour PowerPoint
presentation on what it believes to be
Mason County’s projected needs for
the future. That presentation was not
made available to the public by KMB
architects prior to the Shelton—Mason
County Journal’s print deadline.
“I was a part of the jail study meet-
ing last week, and we’re starting to
get down to some brass tacks with po-
tential partnership with Grays Har-
bor County, and seeing what possibil-
ities exist thereédtCommifiéiofier'i‘KEVi‘
in Shutty said Tuesday at a Board of
Mason County Commissioners busi-
ness meeting. “So, the meetings will
be picking up over the next couple of
months, and hopefully by late spring
we’ll have an idea of having a final
reporthand recommendations on that.
I’m very much anxious to get that re-
port in and evaluate it.”
County leaders also learned last
week about Mason County demo—
graphic, crime, arrest and jail opera-
tions trends before receiving detailed
comparative jail data, inmate popula-
tion projections and a full‘summary
of system assessment. All of that fac-
tors into determining needs for a new
Mason County jail facility and keep it
functional for years to come.
Chinn said Mason County’s popula—
tion is projected to increase by 25.7%
in the next 20 years ——— an increase
of 17,374residents. Shutty said that
*projections for Mason County’s popu—
lation increase in the next 20 years
is expected to outpace that of Grays
Harbor County.
Ausample taken from Dec. 4 of Ma-
son County Jail’s inmate population
was used as a current example at
the meeting, and showed that of 88
inmates, 62 were male (70.5%) and
. 26 were female (29.5%). Of the 88 in-
carcerated, 12 were between ages 20
estlow to the peop' a
and 24 (13.6%), 36 were ages 25—34
(40.9%), 17 were ages 35-44 (19.3%);
10 ranged in age from 45 to 54; and 13
were 55 and older.
Chinn then gave nine projections
for future jail populations through
three separate models — a decreasing
forecast model, an increasing forecast
model and a system change model.
Using that data, KMB concluded that
Mason County needs its new facility
to house about 235 inmates.
“We’re going to be determining and
developing really what the size of the
facility is based off the forecasts and
the bed capacity from late February '
early into March,” Valdez said of what
lies ahead in the immediate future for
KMB’s needs analysis team. “Then
we start looking at site concepts and
adjacency —— how a building would ac-
tually" go together and how it would
actually operate and function —- in
late March.”
LEFI': On Monday afternoon, a semitractor-trailer struck and sheared a
power pole near the interSection of East Arcadia Avenue and Boundary Street
in
Shelton. The area was closed to traffic and the power cut to nearby homes
as a Mason PUD 3 crew replaced the pole. Lining up the new pole are, from
left, John Clements, line foreman; Brian Evans, apprentice lineman; and
Ryan Salmi, journeyman lineman. The power was cut at 4:15 pm. and restored
at 7:16 p.m., PUD 3 reports. RIGHT: Sean Brehmeyer, on vehicle, lines up
the power pole for installation. Journal photos by Gordon Weeks
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'League of Women Voters marks chapter’s. big birthday
By Michael HeinbaZh
michae/@masoncounty. com
Is there a better way to start a romantic Valen-
tine’s Day evening with your sweetheart than cel-
ebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of
the League of Women Voters with the local chapter?
If asking a member of the League of Women Voters
of Mason County, the answer will probably be a re-
sounding “no.”
St., Shelton.
The Mason County league chapter invites every-
one interested to join it for an'open house in celebra-
tion of the LOWV’s 100th anniversary from 5 to 7
p.111. Friday at the Magnolia Room, 109 S. Second
There, attendees of all ages are welcome to enjoy
light hors d’oeuvres, birthday cake, nonalcoholic re-
freshments and live music from local trio T-N-T &.
Da De-Tonator, featuring Theda Spracklin, Vinnie
a silent auction for several teapot-style centerpieces
featured at the event, which is free to attend.
Cindy Shotts, president of League of WomenVot:
ers of Mason County, told the Shelton-Mason Coun-
ty Journal on Tuesday that league members at the
event will be, dressed in their best suffragette attire
to honor members of early 20th century women’s or-
ganizations that fought to earn women the right to
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