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By NATALIE JOHNSON
natatie@m(tsonco~tnty.com
Early this month, the
Shelton Police Department
(SPD) promoted three of-
ricers in the department,
gaining a new lieutenant
and two patrol sergeants.
On Wednesday, Feb. 1,
the SPD promoted Les Wat-
son to lieutenant, and on
Friday, Feb. 3, promoted
Harry Heldreth and Mike
Fiola to patrol sergeant.
Shelton Police Chief Dave
Eklund said the department
likes to hire from within for
open sergeant and lieuten-
ant positions whenever pos-
sible.
"We always do that if we
have people with the experi-
ence," he said.
Watson started with the
SPD in 1987 as a reserve of-
fleer.
Starting that year, he
spent three years as a cor-
rections officer at the Wash-
ington Corrections Center
(WCC). The SPD hired him
as a full-time police officer
in 1990.
In his 25 years at the
SPD, Watson has served
in a number of capacities.
He began as a patrol offi-
cer and was promoted to
patrol sergeant in 1996.
From 1999 to 2001 he
served as a detective ser-
geant.
Watson said he has en-
joyed his years with the
SPD.
"I came to this depart-
ment and there was really
good leadership," he said.
"Our current chief (Eklund)
was my field-training of-
ricer. He was responsible
largely for shaping me as a
young officer."
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Mike
Fiola
As a
lieuten-
ant, Wat-
son wants
to work on
increasing
training
for SPD of-
ricers and
to focus on
commu-
nity rela-
tions.
"I re-
: ~i~i::: : ally want
to work
on making
. t r a i n i n g
a priority
and get-
ting the
officers
the train-
mg they
Harry
Heldreth
Les
Watson
need and
deserve
and want,"
he said.
"There's
a lot of
things that
we can ac-
complish
over time."
Hel-
dreth also
started at
the SPD as
a reserve
officer on
Feb. 1,
1993. One
year later he became a full-
time officer. He later served
as the Shelton School Dis-
trict's first School Resource
Officer (SRO).
After working as the SRO
for two years, Heldreth also
worked on the Community
Orienting Policing Services
(COPS) program in the SPD
for two years.
Before his promotion to
patrol sergeant, Heldreth
spent another seven years
as a detective.
Shelton police officers ro-
tate from detective to patrol
on a regular basis, Heldreth
said.
"It gives everybody a
chance to be a detective if
they want to," he said.
Heldreth has also worked
as a hostage negotiator for
the department in one in-
stance, he said.
"We got the person talked
out of the house successful-
ly and no one got hurt," he
said. "It's a lot of communi-
cation. It's listening -- ev-
erybody wants to be heard."
Heldreth said late SPD
officer and county commis-
sioner Jerry Lingle first
encouraged him to join the
department as a reserve of-
fleer.
"I've devoted my entire
career to the Shelton police
department," he said. "I
figured, this is a good job,
I hope I make a difference
over my career, not only to
help the citizens but make a
name for myself in the com-
munity."
Fiola transferred to the
SPD from the Tenino Police
Department in 2003.
"I've been doing this
about 10-12 years now. This
is another stepping stone,"
he said. "My future goals
are to keep on climbing up
the ranks."
Fiola said he comes from
a law enforcement family,
with multiple family mem-
hers serving in one form of
law enforcement or another.
He said he wants to focus
on community policing as a
sergeant.
"It's basically crime pre-
vention through awareness
and education," he said.
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Joe Staley, of North Wind Forest Consultants, briefed the Port of Shel-
ton Commission on the possibility of harvesting timber on 100 acres of
the port's Johns Prairie Industrial Site.
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The Port of Shelton Commission heard a
presentation Tuesday on the possibility of
harvesting 100 acres of port-owned timber on
its Johns Prairie Industrial Site.
Joe Staley of North Wind Forest Consul-
tents briefed the commission on the proposal.
The land in question includes the area that
the port leased to Adage in 2010, a company
that wanted to build a 65-megawatt biomass
boiler on the property.
Staley said in the 100 acres in question,
there are about 73 trees per acre and 1 mil-
lion board feet of timber.
Staley recommended that the port consid-
er a "conversion permit," which would allow
the port to develop the property immediately
after logging it.
It would take 60 days to acquire the per-
mit, which is good for one year, and can be
renewed for another.
'5~e basically have two years to do it, with
the permit you have the flexibility," he said.
While having the option to develop the land
is ideal, port commission Chair Dick Taylor
said the port is in a position to get a good price
on timber harvested from its property.
"It's an asset that we have that we can use
for revenue," he said.
During the presentation, the port did not
ask for an estimated value of the timber.
The presentation was designed to outline the
port's options for the property.
Because the timber comes from port-owned
land, it is considered public timber, and can-
not be exported out of the United States, Stal-
ey said.
While exported timber has generally
fetched a higher price than locally s~]:] ~"
~ight now, the market fbr domesac ....... ,.~.
is very strong, port Executive Director John
Dobson said.
Staley also said the trees in question are
of a very desirable size on the timber market
-- most of the trees measure about 22 inches
in diameter at the stump, and are about 50
years old.
Also, with transportation costs making up
much of the cost of timber harvests, the prox-
imity of the timber to local lumber mills could
increase its desirability, he said.
"Where this piece of timber sits in relation
to the local market is terrific," Staley said.
The area was thinned in 2006, he said,
and contains laminated root rot, a fatal condi-
tion common to Douglas fir trees.
"It is a root disease that is transmitted by
roots touching. It's fatal," he said. "Just about
every stand in Western Washington has it."
Staley said harvesting the timber could
help clear out the disease in this stand of
trees.
"The way you manage it in the system is
you harvest the trees and plant something
that is not susceptible," he said.
Because the land is publicly owned, the
port will need to put the timber out for a pub-
lic bid. Staley said the port could expect 2-5
bids.
The port can impose a minimum bid, and
does not have to accept any of the bids offered.
Dobson didn't ask the port commission
to take any action al er the discussion, but
asked that they consider approving an option
to sell the timber at a later meeting.
"At this time what we'd be asking the com-
mission to do is accept the concept of the har-
vest," Dobson said. "The thought then is that
we would request bids from those who are in-
terested."
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