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County commission roundup: Deal is sealed on road for Manke tw Two government agencies and 0 businesses have partnered to align and construct a portion of" apitol Hill Road. After a public ecaring on Tuesday, the Mason 0Unty Commission voted unani- 0Usly to authorize an agree- ent with the Port of Shelton, lganke Lumber, Incorporated and Manke Family Resources. i .A northern segment of Capitol Ill Road crossing Manke prop- .erty south of',Johns Prairie Road the area to be straightened. Its alignment will reroute the road .Partially through another area of" tManke property to the west and yrough Port of' Shelton proper- Manke plans to build the new r,d.Way to county standards, in- l_tttllng a paved surface and the 2atY will set a 25-mile-per-hour reed limit on the road. Once this .iect is completed, the county _ u Vacate an old gravel roadway SSOC!ated with the project. OOb Robinson, managing di- rector of the Port of Shelton, ex- pressed appreciation for the co- OPeration he'd received from the Parties involved. He explained aat while Manke initiated the PrOject, the road realignment will °o, improve the ports access. e. re strong advocates for the PrOject,,, he said. Since the port currently has no tenants on this road, changing the road or its name won't affect any addresses. Robinson said that the port will provide the right-of-way and Manke will perform and pay fbr the construction. In other business on February 13, commissioners: • Conducted another public hearing in which they authorized a utility franchise application be- tween Mason County and Detroit 2 Water District. • Authorized a contract with Mason County Economic Devel- opment Council for 2007 in the amount of" $29,000. • Authorized a labor contract for 2007-2009 with Local 1504 of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. • Authorized Webb Hill moni- toring wells and a hydrogeo- logic investigation grant agree- ment with the Washington State Department of Ecology in the amount of $68,000. Commission- ers also authorized using the county's Small Works Roster to contract for services related to the wells. • Authorized an amendment to the county's contract with Ma- 00a00gles' Outlook: 00hoir and band set their concert dates FREE ESTIMATES: Iy $TEPHANIE HOWARD $tudents at Olympic Middle r° are wrapping up "Drug- .pirit Week.' Each day had  mttbrent theme and students .Ssed accordingly, with ac- es s centered around healthy There will be a meeting of the r:t-Teacher- Student Orga- lon on February 26, at 6:30 ,I, in the library at the school. i Parents are welcome to attend, as help is always needed. A choir concert is scheduled for March 13 at 7 p.m. On March 20, also at 7 p.m., there will be a band concert. March 21-23 parents of stu- dents will have the opportunity to meet with their child's teacher to discuss how the student is doing through parent-teacher confer- ences. son Matters extending the agree- ment through December 31 in the amount of $25,000. • Awarded Ingersoll-Rand Equipment & Services of Seattle a contract to furnish the county with a new 8,000-gallon hot as- phalt trailer with electric heat, as recommended by Dave Loser, manager of the Equipment Rent- al and Revolving Fund. Total cost is $88,429.38. • Authorized the Public Works Department to solicit bids for a well-drilling improvement con- tract for its new facility and main- tenance shop site and to award the contract to the most competi- tive bidder. The bid opening will be 9:30 a.m. on Friday, March 9. • Scheduled a public hearing for 9:30 a.m. on March 20, to con- sider vacating a right-of-way in Union as requested by Douglas Moore. • Canceled the commission's regular meeting of March 6 so that commissioners Lynda Ring- Erickson and Ross Gallagher can attend the National Association of Counties Conference in Wash- ington, D.C. • Authorized an agreement with Mason County Salvage to re- move and recycle metals collected at the Mason County Solid Waste Facilities located at West 501 Eells Hill Road in Shelton and on Sand Hill Road in Belfair. • Scheduled a public hearing fbr 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Febru- ary 27, to consider supplemental appropriations to the 2007 Cur- rent Expense Fund component of the budget in the amount of $113,816 and the Wastewater System Development Fund in the amount of $80,000 and to consid- er budget transfers in the amount of $541,413. • Rescheduled a public hear- ing from 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 6, to the same time on the following Tuesday, March 13. This hearing will consider renam- ing all of Vista Place to Bartlett Place. • Authorized a total of $3,747.34 in grants as recom- mended by the Veterans Assis- tance Fund Screening Commit- tee. In business on February 6 com- missioners authorized readdress- ing Orre Nobles Road and: • Heard Belfair resident and North Mason School Board mem- ber Ken Van Buskirk read into the record a resolution passed by the school board, officially endorsing installation of an alternate route around Belfair, also known as the Belfair Bypass, before beginning planned State Route 3 improve- ments. • Authorized the transfer of Harvey Rendsland State Park from the state to the county. • Authorized the Parks and Trails Department to solicit bids for fertilizer and grass seed. • Reappointed Ray and Merle Dingfield to two-year terms on the Area Agency on Aging Advi- sory Board. • Authorized an interlocal agreement with Clark County Public Health to implement the requirements of the AIDS omni- bus legislation and other mea- sures. The total is $56,241 for the period of January 1 through De- cember 31. • Authorized two amendment to the county's agreements with the Washington State Depart- ment of Social and Health Servic- es: One is for Medicaid services in the added amount of $180,000; and the other involves funding of an intervention program in the amount of $20,174. • Authorized an affidavit for uncollectible personal proper- ty taxes in the total amount of $9,468.58 as recommended by Treasurer Lisa Frazier. • Appointed David Robbins to the Noxious Weed Control Board, filling a vacant position repre- senting District 5 through March 2008. • Rejected all bids to furnish the county with one new 2007 cab and chassis with sewer jet fbr the Public Works Department. • Authorized Public Works Director Charlie Butros to sign a service agreement with the Washington State Patrol to pro- vide traffic control and safety patrol during maintenance and 00ity boosts Belfair road plan (Continued from page 2.) Will monitor the flow ofstorm- 12 Ia other business on February the Commission" tV aLa* Oted 3-0 to send a letter to  representatives Kathy Haigh i lill Eickmeyer concerning . ,_Pr°Vement. s to the State Route rrldor. The letter urges law- -Lgf,i ers to stick to a •schedule call , or improvements to the road Ween Shelton and Belfair to be .leted between this year and :esented a certificate of ap- Fle:'xm:ation to Jerome Morrissette. tiilled in as city engineer be- '. rl the time Theresa Parsons ed to take another job and recent hiring of Mike Michael t ler r ,t eplacement. Commission- fr,aarlked Morrissette for his ef- k7 orl various public works proj- 'especially improvements to the NorthcliffRoad and the storm- water system on Pioneer Way. • Heard a report from Dennis McDonald, manager of regional planning efforts, on annexation into the city limits of property designated as the site of a satel- lite sewage treatment facility. An- nexation proceedings begin once Mayor John Tarrant signs a notice of the city's intention to proceed. This starts a 60-day process that should be routine as the property in question is owned by the city. • Considered two measures re- lated to purchasing and contracts. Action may be taken February 20 on proposals to raise from $5,000 to $50,000 the threshold below which City Administrator Dave O'Leary can execute financial agreements without a vote of the commission. The same proposal would set a threshold of $25,000 for department heads. Also under review is a new policy which pro- vides O'Leary and the department heads with direction in these mat- ters. • Heard that work on the Capi- tol Hill Water Storage Tank is done but that the project came in at $97,768.12, which is $39,486.47 over the contracted amount. The city contracted with Washington Industrial Coatings to paint the structure, but as work proceeded it was discovered that certain safety repairs were needed to the rail and other components of the water tank. Inclement weather and delays also added to the cost of the project. • Considered moving $20,000 from the fund balance into the spending column of the 2006 bud- get. These funds will pay for adver- tising related to the recruitment of employees. • Heard from Financial Services Director Stacey Sitko that the cost of managing the Firemen's Pen- sion Fund is going up. Milliman Consultants and Actuaries will be charging the city $6,100 this year, an increase of 22 percent. • Voted 3-0 to appoint Dr. E1- speth Pope to another term on the Shelton Library Board and Jane Gruver and Elizabeth Arbaugh to the Historical Preservation Board. Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (25 + Years Experience) General Dentistry full service practice Restorative care (Crowns, Bridges, Fillings) Extractions * Full & Partial Dentures Repairs * Relines Most Insurances Accepted S. Peters, DPD C. Ngo, DDS i construction projects. • Authorized a supplemental agreement with the ttelix com- pany fi)r work on the new public works facility and vehicle mainte- nance shop. This will include the first phase of" master planning fi)r the Mason County Fairgrounds. • Authorized joining the Wash- ington State Association of Coun- ties County Inmate Program to reduce medical costs associated with county inmates. • Authorized an agreement with Kitsap County fbr house- hold hazardous waste. The cost is approximately $25,000 annually. • Authorized a total of" $7,534.81 in grants as recom- mended by the Veterans Assis- tance Fund Screening Commit- tee. and More/ by Blaine & Linda Fladager Sh’lton Floor Covering ASSESSING CARPET DURABILITY The durability of carpeting Js often assessed based on its density, as ex- pressed in stitches per inch (SPI). The fact is, however, that standards vary among different styles and fibers. A nylon cut-and-loop pile, for instance, might have 10 to 12 SPI, whereas a thick wool Berber might have only 5 to 6. Consumers might want to also consider face weight (weight of the carpet pile) per square yard. A higher face weight is an indication of more yarn, and more yarn makes for a lon- ger-lasting carpet. While face weight makes a difference, it is only a valid point of comparison when comparing similar products. For example, olefin may weigh more than nylon, but it possesses entirely different perfor- mance qualities. We knowyou aren't always ready to redecorate your home today, even though you have the desire for something new and different. At SHELTON FLOOR COVERING, our years of experience have shown us that it a good idea to be look- ing for ideas well in advance. This is one reason why we furnish this column - to give you ideas, get you thinking, and introduce you to con- cepts you may not have dreamed of before. Call us at 360-427-2822 when you're ready to begin your next floor decorating project. We're located at 1306 Olympic Hwy So. HINT: The simplest indication of carpet durability is the warranty, which factors in fiber, style, and face weight. s5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction for vandalism at Little Creek Rock Quarry in Shelton, Washington. Please call 360-532-0351 or the Mason County Sheriff's Office at 360-427-9670 extension 313. Thursday, February 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 7 County commission roundup: Deal is sealed on road for Manke tw Two government agencies and 0 businesses have partnered to align and construct a portion of" apitol Hill Road. After a public ecaring on Tuesday, the Mason 0Unty Commission voted unani- 0Usly to authorize an agree- ent with the Port of Shelton, lganke Lumber, Incorporated and Manke Family Resources. i .A northern segment of Capitol Ill Road crossing Manke prop- .erty south of',Johns Prairie Road the area to be straightened. Its alignment will reroute the road .Partially through another area of" tManke property to the west and yrough Port of' Shelton proper- Manke plans to build the new r,d.Way to county standards, in- l_tttllng a paved surface and the 2atY will set a 25-mile-per-hour reed limit on the road. Once this .iect is completed, the county _ u Vacate an old gravel roadway SSOC!ated with the project. OOb Robinson, managing di- rector of the Port of Shelton, ex- pressed appreciation for the co- OPeration he'd received from the Parties involved. He explained aat while Manke initiated the PrOject, the road realignment will °o, improve the ports access. e. re strong advocates for the PrOject,,, he said. Since the port currently has no tenants on this road, changing the road or its name won't affect any addresses. Robinson said that the port will provide the right-of-way and Manke will perform and pay fbr the construction. In other business on February 13, commissioners: • Conducted another public hearing in which they authorized a utility franchise application be- tween Mason County and Detroit 2 Water District. • Authorized a contract with Mason County Economic Devel- opment Council for 2007 in the amount of" $29,000. • Authorized a labor contract for 2007-2009 with Local 1504 of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. • Authorized Webb Hill moni- toring wells and a hydrogeo- logic investigation grant agree- ment with the Washington State Department of Ecology in the amount of $68,000. Commission- ers also authorized using the county's Small Works Roster to contract for services related to the wells. • Authorized an amendment to the county's contract with Ma- 00a00gles' Outlook: 00hoir and band set their concert dates FREE ESTIMATES: Iy $TEPHANIE HOWARD $tudents at Olympic Middle r° are wrapping up "Drug- .pirit Week.' Each day had  mttbrent theme and students .Ssed accordingly, with ac- es s centered around healthy There will be a meeting of the r:t-Teacher- Student Orga- lon on February 26, at 6:30 ,I, in the library at the school. i Parents are welcome to attend, as help is always needed. A choir concert is scheduled for March 13 at 7 p.m. On March 20, also at 7 p.m., there will be a band concert. March 21-23 parents of stu- dents will have the opportunity to meet with their child's teacher to discuss how the student is doing through parent-teacher confer- ences. son Matters extending the agree- ment through December 31 in the amount of $25,000. • Awarded Ingersoll-Rand Equipment & Services of Seattle a contract to furnish the county with a new 8,000-gallon hot as- phalt trailer with electric heat, as recommended by Dave Loser, manager of the Equipment Rent- al and Revolving Fund. Total cost is $88,429.38. • Authorized the Public Works Department to solicit bids for a well-drilling improvement con- tract for its new facility and main- tenance shop site and to award the contract to the most competi- tive bidder. The bid opening will be 9:30 a.m. on Friday, March 9. • Scheduled a public hearing for 9:30 a.m. on March 20, to con- sider vacating a right-of-way in Union as requested by Douglas Moore. • Canceled the commission's regular meeting of March 6 so that commissioners Lynda Ring- Erickson and Ross Gallagher can attend the National Association of Counties Conference in Wash- ington, D.C. • Authorized an agreement with Mason County Salvage to re- move and recycle metals collected at the Mason County Solid Waste Facilities located at West 501 Eells Hill Road in Shelton and on Sand Hill Road in Belfair. • Scheduled a public hearing fbr 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Febru- ary 27, to consider supplemental appropriations to the 2007 Cur- rent Expense Fund component of the budget in the amount of $113,816 and the Wastewater System Development Fund in the amount of $80,000 and to consid- er budget transfers in the amount of $541,413. • Rescheduled a public hear- ing from 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 6, to the same time on the following Tuesday, March 13. This hearing will consider renam- ing all of Vista Place to Bartlett Place. • Authorized a total of $3,747.34 in grants as recom- mended by the Veterans Assis- tance Fund Screening Commit- tee. In business on February 6 com- missioners authorized readdress- ing Orre Nobles Road and: • Heard Belfair resident and North Mason School Board mem- ber Ken Van Buskirk read into the record a resolution passed by the school board, officially endorsing installation of an alternate route around Belfair, also known as the Belfair Bypass, before beginning planned State Route 3 improve- ments. • Authorized the transfer of Harvey Rendsland State Park from the state to the county. • Authorized the Parks and Trails Department to solicit bids for fertilizer and grass seed. • Reappointed Ray and Merle Dingfield to two-year terms on the Area Agency on Aging Advi- sory Board. • Authorized an interlocal agreement with Clark County Public Health to implement the requirements of the AIDS omni- bus legislation and other mea- sures. The total is $56,241 for the period of January 1 through De- cember 31. • Authorized two amendment to the county's agreements with the Washington State Depart- ment of Social and Health Servic- es: One is for Medicaid services in the added amount of $180,000; and the other involves funding of an intervention program in the amount of $20,174. • Authorized an affidavit for uncollectible personal proper- ty taxes in the total amount of $9,468.58 as recommended by Treasurer Lisa Frazier. • Appointed David Robbins to the Noxious Weed Control Board, filling a vacant position repre- senting District 5 through March 2008. • Rejected all bids to furnish the county with one new 2007 cab and chassis with sewer jet fbr the Public Works Department. • Authorized Public Works Director Charlie Butros to sign a service agreement with the Washington State Patrol to pro- vide traffic control and safety patrol during maintenance and 00ity boosts Belfair road plan (Continued from page 2.) Will monitor the flow ofstorm- 12 Ia other business on February the Commission" tV aLa* Oted 3-0 to send a letter to  representatives Kathy Haigh i lill Eickmeyer concerning . ,_Pr°Vement. s to the State Route rrldor. The letter urges law- -Lgf,i ers to stick to a •schedule call , or improvements to the road Ween Shelton and Belfair to be .leted between this year and :esented a certificate of ap- Fle:'xm:ation to Jerome Morrissette. tiilled in as city engineer be- '. rl the time Theresa Parsons ed to take another job and recent hiring of Mike Michael t ler r ,t eplacement. Commission- fr,aarlked Morrissette for his ef- k7 orl various public works proj- 'especially improvements to the NorthcliffRoad and the storm- water system on Pioneer Way. • Heard a report from Dennis McDonald, manager of regional planning efforts, on annexation into the city limits of property designated as the site of a satel- lite sewage treatment facility. An- nexation proceedings begin once Mayor John Tarrant signs a notice of the city's intention to proceed. This starts a 60-day process that should be routine as the property in question is owned by the city. • Considered two measures re- lated to purchasing and contracts. Action may be taken February 20 on proposals to raise from $5,000 to $50,000 the threshold below which City Administrator Dave O'Leary can execute financial agreements without a vote of the commission. The same proposal would set a threshold of $25,000 for department heads. Also under review is a new policy which pro- vides O'Leary and the department heads with direction in these mat- ters. • Heard that work on the Capi- tol Hill Water Storage Tank is done but that the project came in at $97,768.12, which is $39,486.47 over the contracted amount. The city contracted with Washington Industrial Coatings to paint the structure, but as work proceeded it was discovered that certain safety repairs were needed to the rail and other components of the water tank. Inclement weather and delays also added to the cost of the project. • Considered moving $20,000 from the fund balance into the spending column of the 2006 bud- get. These funds will pay for adver- tising related to the recruitment of employees. • Heard from Financial Services Director Stacey Sitko that the cost of managing the Firemen's Pen- sion Fund is going up. Milliman Consultants and Actuaries will be charging the city $6,100 this year, an increase of 22 percent. • Voted 3-0 to appoint Dr. E1- speth Pope to another term on the Shelton Library Board and Jane Gruver and Elizabeth Arbaugh to the Historical Preservation Board. Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (25 + Years Experience) General Dentistry full service practice Restorative care (Crowns, Bridges, Fillings) Extractions * Full & Partial Dentures Repairs * Relines Most Insurances Accepted S. Peters, DPD C. Ngo, DDS i construction projects. • Authorized a supplemental agreement with the ttelix com- pany fi)r work on the new public works facility and vehicle mainte- nance shop. This will include the first phase of" master planning fi)r the Mason County Fairgrounds. • Authorized joining the Wash- ington State Association of Coun- ties County Inmate Program to reduce medical costs associated with county inmates. • Authorized an agreement with Kitsap County fbr house- hold hazardous waste. The cost is approximately $25,000 annually. • Authorized a total of" $7,534.81 in grants as recom- mended by the Veterans Assis- tance Fund Screening Commit- tee. and More/ by Blaine & Linda Fladager Sh’lton Floor Covering ASSESSING CARPET DURABILITY The durability of carpeting Js often assessed based on its density, as ex- pressed in stitches per inch (SPI). The fact is, however, that standards vary among different styles and fibers. A nylon cut-and-loop pile, for instance, might have 10 to 12 SPI, whereas a thick wool Berber might have only 5 to 6. Consumers might want to also consider face weight (weight of the carpet pile) per square yard. A higher face weight is an indication of more yarn, and more yarn makes for a lon- ger-lasting carpet. While face weight makes a difference, it is only a valid point of comparison when comparing similar products. For example, olefin may weigh more than nylon, but it possesses entirely different perfor- mance qualities. We knowyou aren't always ready to redecorate your home today, even though you have the desire for something new and different. At SHELTON FLOOR COVERING, our years of experience have shown us that it a good idea to be look- ing for ideas well in advance. This is one reason why we furnish this column - to give you ideas, get you thinking, and introduce you to con- cepts you may not have dreamed of before. Call us at 360-427-2822 when you're ready to begin your next floor decorating project. We're located at 1306 Olympic Hwy So. HINT: The simplest indication of carpet durability is the warranty, which factors in fiber, style, and face weight. s5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction for vandalism at Little Creek Rock Quarry in Shelton, Washington. Please call 360-532-0351 or the Mason County Sheriff's Office at 360-427-9670 extension 313. Thursday, February 15, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 7