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BELFAIR
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serving the communities of Belfair, Allyn, Grapeview, Tahuya, Mason Lake,
South Shore and Victor
County moves to update Belfair sewer plan
System continues be
danger failing meet
financial obligations
SyMichael Heinbach
michae/@masoncounty. com
County officials a step
toward improving the financial out-
of the much-maligned Belfair
sewer system during the Board of
Mason County Commissioners regu-
lar business meeting Tuesday mem-
ing in Shelton.
During the meeting, the board au-
thorized Mason County Public Works
Director Loretta Swanson to amend
the county’s contract agreement with
a' Redmond-based consulting firm to
Morning stroll
A hiker walks through the fog Monday morning on the Theler Wetlands Trail
in Belfair. Herald photo by Gordon Weeks
EL LICENSING
30W Us
N ORTH
Visit North Mason Chamber, Belfair Licensing,
update financial analysis of the Bel-
fair sewer.
Mason County entered into a con—
tract in April 2018 with Financial
Consulting Solutions Group Inc. to
research solutions to keep the sew—
er system from failing to meet its
financial obligations. The office of
Washington Auditor Pat McCarthy
continues to warn the county via an-
nual audits of the Belfair sewer that
the system is in dire need of financial
help.
That help might be on the way
as the commisioners in the past few
weeks have pushed plans forward
toward expansion, allowing for addi-
tional hookups to the system to gen—
erate more income. During its Feb.
10 business meeting, the BOCC ap-
proved Public Works to request pro-
posals for the Belfair Urban Growth
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MASON,
VISITOR CENTER
Area’s Planned Environmental Im-
' pact Statement. A completed EIS
would make the Belfair UGA more
attractive to potential developers for
commercial or residential construc~
tion within the UGA.
The BOCC sees potential expan-
sion of the sewer system into the
northeast portion of the Belfair Ur-
ban Growth Area. That would allow
for more hookups to the sewer system
and generate increased revenue.
FCS GROUP'is looking into ex-
tending the sewer system to the
Puget Sound Industrial Center in
the City of Bremerton just across the
Kitsap County border. That has the
potential to quickly add an influx of
additional hookups and income.
The amended contract with FCS
GROUP calls for update of the finan-
cial analysis of the sewer system to
LOOKING FOR A FREE LUNCH?
include potential expansion within
the Belfair UGA, increases the cost
by $8,200 to $72,200 and extends the
deadline to complete the financial
analysis to Sept. 30.
The Belfair sewer system was de-
signed to handle 125,000 gallons of
flow per day, with a potential to in-
crease to 500,000 gallons daily. Cur-
rently, the system processes about
65,000 gallons per day with about
200 connections to the system.
Population growth failed to meet
projections during the design stage of
the sewer system following the 2008’
recession, which has kept the system
from generating enough revenue to
properly maintain it. The county has
used state funds and shified money
within the Mason County budget to '
keep the sewer system financially sol—
vent.
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