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l i l l By Marissa; man‘@masoncounty. com The City of Shelton, in partnership with Central Mason Fire & EMS, and CMFE Fire Marshal Keith Reitz, will create fire inspection permits using En— erGov, an online permitting portal, beginning Feb. 21. According to a news release, Shelton will send invoices to business and commercial property own- ers identified on an inspection schedule, which COUNTY BRIEFS Sheriff purchases pistol upgrades County commissioners approved the Mason County Sheriffs Office pur— chase of new pistol systems from Or- egon Rifleworks, LLC. According to the information pack- et, money 'was requested for the up- grades in 2022 with American Rescue Plan Act money, but it was declined. County commissioners approved the project in the Sheriff’s Office 2023 budget. The amount funded was $90,928, and Oregon Rifleworks provided the best quote at $96,321.96 with tax. The budget effect to the county is $5,394. A budget transfer from the wage and benefit side of the budget will be trans- ferred to the operational side. The Sheriffs Office was also ap- proved for a training grant from the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs. According to the information pack- et, training funding was identified by a state agency as part of the po- lice reform laws. MCSO was awarded $24,616.78. Public Works purchases plow Mason County Public Works was approved to purchase a Ford F-550 with a plow and salt spreader by county commissioners at the Feb. 7 meeting. According to the information pack- et, Public Works budgeted for four new F550 Crew Cab four-wheel-drive cars with plows and salt Spreaders, but they were unavailable last year. The county was notified that one was re- served for the .county to purchase off the state contract this year. The cost is $122,050.83. The car comes with a snow plow, back up cam- era and can handle bulk salting jobs with the SaltDogg PR02500 electric poly hopper spreader. The vehicle comes with a two-year warranty. includes about 120 businesses per quarter. Busi- nesses identified as “business offices” need to be inspected every three years, and other businesses will be inspected annually. Invoices willxbe $100 per inspection with properties over 5,000 square feet paying more. DeLeva appointed to Lodging committee John DeLeva was appointed as a generator to the Mason County Lodg- ing Tax Advisory Committee by Mason County commissioners. According‘to the information pack- et, the lodging tax advisory committee shall consist of at least five members appointed by commissioners. Two will represent businesses and collect lodg— ing tax money, two are people involved in activities authorized to be funded by lodging tax revenue, one county commissioner. Easement betWeen county, U.S. Navy County commissioners approved the chair to sign an easement agree— ment with the US. Navy to allow the installation, operation, maintenance, repair and replacement of a section of sewer main. According to the information pack- et, the county is extending a sewer trunk line to the Belfair urban growth area north of the Shelton-Bremerton- Bangor Naval Railroad. This exten- sion requires crossing under the U.S. Navy Railroad right of way. The ap- plication has been filed, plans submit— ted and approved, survey recoded, an environmental condition assessment and appraisal completed and payment made for use of the easement for 50 years. The final step was the execution of easement. Two appointed to agency on aging Becky Cronquist and Cynthia Stang were appointed to the Lewis-Mason- Thurston Area Agency on Aging. According to the information packet, the agency on aging provides home and community services for se— niors and adults with disabilities to help them remain in their homes. z5‘ROOF DOCTOR... NOW IIIIIING ROOFERS LABORERS * Competitive Wages 0.0.5. 401W ROTH (after 1 year) Health lnsuranCe (after 2 months), Vacation Pay (afterll year) * Quarterly Safety Bonus * Paid Training * 1131 W. KAMILCHE LN SHELTON, WA 98584 360-427-8611 ' Shelton@theroofdoctor.com ‘ (roofing experience recommended but not necessary) Once business and commercial building owners have paid their invoices, a representative of the Fire Marshal’s Office will complete an inspection for the business or property. Code enforcement will follow up With uninspected properties as needed. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023 Shelton-Mason County Journal Page 7 Shelton, Central Mason join for fire inspections Cronquist and Stang were appointed for terms ending Dec. 31, 2025. Treasurer refunds . more than $300,000 Mason County commissioners ap— proved county treasurer refunds of more than $300,000 at the Feb. 7 meeting. According to the information pack— et, the Revised Code of Washington states the county treasurer shall make all refunds by the first Monday of Feb— ruary each year, report it to the county legislative authority and provide a list of refunds made. ‘ According to the report, there were 221 refunds that totaled $319,780.83. Senior exemptions were the most com— mon refund with 141. There were 23 refunds due to manifest error, 22 re— funds due to destroyed property and 10 refunds due to segregation. The treasurer also had uncollect— able personal property taxes canceled at the meeting, which is also required by the first day of February. According to the information pack‘ et‘, a total of $3,472.17 were canceled.‘ Public hearing . for Shelton UGA A public hearing has been scheduled for Feb. 28 to consider amendments to Title 17 relating to the Shelton urban growth area and Title 15 relating to the hearing examiner authority. AccOrding to the information pack- et, the proposed amendments are re- lated to the use of the City of Shelton’s Planned Unit Development code when a proposal requires city services such as sewer or water within the Shelton UGA. The amendment will allow greater residential densities and encourage the development of housing. The plan— ning advisory commissioner recom- mended the amendments move for» ward at the Jan. 23 meeting by a 4-1 vote. 351 w KAMILcHEuNE sntuuu flPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY. 7AM-4PM Pubficheafing Shelton, according to the news release, is review- ing the fee schedule to accurately reflect the costs of providing essential municipal services. Fire inspec- tions are required by the International Fire Code, which is part of the Shelton Municipal Code. The fire prevention and life safety inspection process has been supported by the city’s general fund, but it is not a sustainable practice as Shelton continues to grow, according to the release. More information about the move can be found at shel— tonwagov or cmfe.org. for correcting map The public hearing for consider- ation to correct the future land use map and development areas for six parcels of land is set for Feb. 28. According to the information pack— et, the community development'de— partment discovered parcels of land that are incorrectly mapped on the county GIS layers. The parcels are listed on spreadsheets and proofing logs from the early 20005 with the‘cor— . rect designation or‘zoning. Resource lands and rural area designations in Mason County were approved in 1995 and. mapped in June 2000. To provide the most accurate infor- mation, DCD has has brought the map corrections to the planning advisory commission and the county commis- sioners for approval. Pandemic recovery moneyshared Mason County commissioners. ap- proved the interlocal agreement with the City of Shelton to share money for pandemic recovery and community re- habilitation purposes. According to the information pack- et, the agreement document the assis— ' tance the city and county will provide to Community Lifeline in the amount of $54,789.84. Of the amount to Com— , munity Lifeline, the City of Shelton is donating $20,000 and the county is donating $34,789.84 of American Res- cue Plan Act money to open a 24/7 cold weather shelter housing for up to 35 people.“ ‘ , The agreement documents the City of Shelton making a one-time dona- tion of Opioid Settlement money of $19,852.84 to the Mason County De- partment of Health and Human Ser— vices for exclusive use of opiate addic- tion and recovery services in Mason County and Shelton. I Compiled by reporter Matt Baide NWROGK£0M 3mm Conn. Reg. Nu, NORlHRl033NO