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ir log sort yard discu
t-five local residents Environmental Impact Statement check tile system to make sure it says his department has not had
a public hearing (EIS) was begun, was functioning properly, the opportunity to verify that
night in the Belfair Koss also said because In response to a question the site does indeed meet the
o hear information and Weyerhaeuser "readily concerning tile yard's impact on state's minimum standard for
tUestions regardin t
Sed COnstructiongofh: cooperated" in supplying all the nearby wells, Oberlander disposal of waste wood.
needed information, no lengthy reported that he had checked all Total cost to Weyerhaeuser
)g purchasing and formal report was deemed available charts listing wells and for constructing the yard and
OUtside the town. necessary and the project was could not find any located close equipping it is expected to
Commissioner Tom awarded a proposed declaration enough to the site to be affected exceed an estimated $1.2
the special meeting on non-significance in January. by it. million.
ist him in deriding, along Representing Weyerhaeuser, Several residents of the Part of this cost will go
e t w o o t he r raw materials manager Pat Newkirk Road area appeared at towards the construction of a
whether or not O'Neill outlined operations for the hearing and expressed right-turn deceleration lane on
project should the proposed yard. The material concern over possible future the downhill side of the yard's
declaration of collected at the site will be sight and noise pollution from entrance and a left-turn lane for
n°n-significance, small-diameter timber for the the yard's operations, the uphill lane.
rn expressed at the company's small.log mills in the O'Neill said that the Roger Mittlestadt from the
around four Raymond and Aberdeen areas surrounding trees would act as state department of
: the additional that use what's known as a bothasight and sound buffer, transportation said the
traffic on Highway Chip-n-Saw to cut timber as Weyerhaeuser has cleared the intersection will be built
by the proposed small as four inches in diameter, sum of the 27-acre site according to state requirements
sYstem for disposing O'Neill said Weyerhaeuser purchased for the yard and d w
Water run-off from 9.3 wants to establish the yard to Neill admitted that the "channelization" used at the
O' an ould resemble the
its method supplement timber from its own company did not own any of the entrance to the nearby Kitsap
of the waste bark land holdings by purchasing logs surrounding land and had no Airport.
site, and, the from independent contractors direct control over trees Both the left-turn and
noise and sight throughout the North Mason and considered as a buffer, right-turn lanes will be 12 feet
the yard for the South Kitsapareas. O'Neill did say that the wide and are designed to
s. Concerning the yard's owner of those lands, p. accommodate at least two loaded
of the proposed disposal of water run-off, Jim Ore r ton, from whom trucks.
two Oberlander, from the state Weyerhaeuser originally bought O'Neill said that the
along the department of ecology, said he its parcel, has given his assurance maximum number of trucks that
orthern railroad had examined the system's that he has "no plans to log or the yard will generate is
Highway design and made an on-site develop the adjacent property." estimated to eventually reach 30
inspection of the area. Concerning the disposal of per day, but initially that
yard be by "No streams appear to waste wood, Don Jordan, project number is not expected to
With Highway originate in the site's immediate engineer for Weyerhaeuser, said average 15.
existing Belfair area and any excess water that the yard is expected to Mittlestadt concluded that,
run-off can be handled on-site or generate an estimated 400 cubic "with construction of the turn
the meeting, Tim channelled along the railroad yards of material per month, lanes, no traffic congestion is
:OUnty planner track's embankment. No According to O'Neill, expected at the yard's entrance."
Working on problems are anticipated with Weyerhaeuser has contacted He also reported that the
an from the disposal of the yard's. Kitsap Sanitary Landfill, Inc., department has plans to
on the project, run-off." and plans to use their dump construct by the fall of 1979 a
h e S t a t e Oberlander also said that the located across from the Kitsap slow-truck lane running up the
Act. equipment for removing any fuel County Airport for disposal of hill between Belfair and the yard
explained, the oils from the run-off was the wastebark, along with improving the
the necessary "adequate if maintained." He Although the landfill is roadway between the county line
the project's assured residents that the approved by Kitsap County for and Sunnyside Road.
s, so the standard department would periodicy waste wood disposal, Oberlander Proposed completion date for
part one
the sublect for a
Which begins
article.
one and two will
Profiles for the
centers closest to
while the final
the prospects
in Mason
Mason residents
their waste
bring it in, he sends it out
Newspapers, which have to
be tied in bundles before the
center will accept them, go for
one.half cent per pound.
Cardboard and assorted glass
bottles are also taken by the
center, where they are separated
into brown, dear and green, then
ground into pieces.
Aluminum cans pay out 14
cents per pound to their
gatherers.
"That's where the real
money comes in," says an
take their experienced John. "Someday
ties, cans and solid waste landf'dls are going to
the local
station and
refuse taken off
can pack up all
le Waste and
one of two
ers located in
will be
for their
office befits his
of the
located
Street
quarters are
furnishings
eaned up
ow is an
of exotically
imported
from the
through
m its seven
think of
m this
says
start
til just a
but its
back in
even
lngs are
year,
really
;ay our
must
nidclh of
SUppose d
our
"' John
center
or
cents
Or more
to 40
become gold mines because of
the free aluminum cans just lying
around.
"Even now, some people
practically support themselves on
the aluminum cans they scurry
together at the dump or
alongside the roads."
John says the center has its
own set of regular clientele and
that he quickly gets to know
people once they start bringing
loads into him.
"That's one part of my job
I've always liked, meeting all
kinds of different people. Young
and old, rich and poor, they're
all into recycling. For me, it's a
job, and one that helps everyone
out along the way."
John says he is personally
COmmitted to furthering
recycling and confiders his job
more as a public service than a
business position.
"Recycling valuable material
is the smart thing to do, not
only for the individual, but also
for our whole society.
Officially, the center is open
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday
through Saturday, but if
someone calls and tells John
they're having a hard time
getting to the center by closing
time, then John usually stays
open till they arrive.
To aVoid the rush, John
advises people to bring their
materials in some day other than
Friday and Saturday, since those
are the most crowded.
Often the intake nearly
doubles on Friday and Saturday
and People must wait to be
served. The staff at the center is
Small. John Works full time, five
days a Week, and his only
assistance comes from his son,
John Jr., who works part time.
Usually people trickle in with
10
or 12 cases, but sometimes
they're overwhelmed.
"One afternoon, near dosing
time, I got a call from a guy
who said he had 'a few bottles
to bring by' but he was having
trouble getting here by 4 p.m.,
because he Worked in the
shipyard.
"I said, 'Sure, come on in,
we'll stay open till 5 p.m.'
"After a while he showed up,
along with several truckloads. All
told, te had 101 cases of
Rainier. That worked out to $40
for him."
During his 18 months with
the center, John has begun to
notice certain "cycles of
recycling."
On weekdays the center
predominately collects Rainier
empties; on weekends, the leader
becomes Olympia.
"The only thing I can figure
out is that during the week
everyone drinks the slightly less
expensive Rainier which saves
the Oly for weekends."
Technically, the center is a
business, one branch of Olympic
Recycling Inc., which also has
centers in Bellevue and Renton.
But John doubts if
profit-seeking is one of the main
motivations behind the centers.
"I've never examined the
figures firsthand, but my
impression is that they're only
clearing enough to make the
whole operation worth their
effort."
John's center has no direct
link with the brewing companies,
but both Olympia and Rainier
donated boxes for packing the
bottles.
But getting the material
collected is one thing and
transporting it away is another.
As a paying receptor of all
the "western beers," the center's
collections mount up quickly.
Bottles from Olympia, Rainier,
Lucky Lager, Heidelberg,
Hamms, Tuborg and Buckhorn
all go for the standard price and
so readily fill up the storage
areas.
Other brands of bottles are
gladly accepted, but the collector
receives no money for them.
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ed
the yard is the end of next
month.
Residents who will be using
the same access road along with
the yard's logging trucks
expressed concern over crowding
on the road and the condition of
it.
Jordan said that
Weyerhaeuser has been trying to
secure additional rights-of-way
for the road but so far has i! I
succeeded in gaing nly a
she °
40-foot path. When " d, the .
access road will be paved 20 feet /i:
across and include turnouts along -=,,!:
the way.
Several residents spoke out in
favor of the project, saying it
would add to the county's tax
base and help increase the price
for small logs in the surrounding
area.
Another man pointed out
that less fuel will be used by
logging trucks because they will
not have to travel to purchasing
yards in Tacoma.
Following the meeting,
Commissioner Taylor said he was
pleased with the hearing, though
most of the concerns had already
been brought to his attention.
He did say, however, that he was
surprised to find out that
Weyerhaeuser did not own the
surrounding buffer trees.
Next step in the EIS process
will be for the commissioners to
consider awarding or denying the
project's final declaration of
non-significance.
Taylor says he expects the
commissioners will take up the
matter at this Monday's regular
board meeting.
Thursday, March 2, 1978
Small boulder remaining from an old bridge once crossing the Union River
reflects a wintry sky and budding trees.
Mason County Historical "The History of Mining in the
Society will sponsor its first Olympic NatlonalPark."
meeting of the year on. Public Is invited to attend.
Thursday, March 9, 7:30 p.m., in The clubhouse is located on
the Hood Canal Woman's the west side of. Highway 101,
Clubhouse at Potlatch. three miles north of the Hood
Guest speaker will be Robert Canal School an d just north of
Gates from the U.S. Army Corps the PUD Office.
of Enginee rslwh° will talk on
John Klein pauses from his job as manager of the Olympic Recycling
Center while John, Jr. continues loading a day's collection of aluminum
cans into a towering dumpster.
Olympic mining topic
for historical society
recommend alternate solutions to Duggan, Ann Eacrett, Bob
the school current housing Randall, Dick Hall, George
problems. Welter, Ann Wilder, Nancy
The committee's final report Benson, Debbie Owen, Pat
is scheduled to be presented in
June, which will give the board
time to prepare a ballot item for
the November election if such
action is deemed necessary.
Volunteering for the
committee are Henry Gatlin,
Paul Van Cruyningen, Inga St.
Clair, Brenda Suprenant, Iris
Richman and Joan Nilsen.
Inga St. Clair was elected to
chair the committee. School
board member Jack Bennett and
Superintendent Art Zehe will be
non-voting members of the
committee, available to provide
any background information the
committee may need.
First meeting of the
committee conducted
immediately after its formation
was devoted largely to a
discussion of the proposed
Mason Lake site for a new
school facility. The committee
debated whether or not the
chosen site contributed to the
failure of the bond issue
defeated last May. The
committee moved to seek further
opinions on the subject of school
location and report back at the
next meeting.
Residents of the school
district are welcome to contact
any member of the committee to
discuss the school facility. The
public is also invited to attend
the committee meetings which
will be on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of the month, 7:30
p.m., at the Grapeview School.
Following formation of the
advisory committee, the school
board recessed and moved to the
library for its regular business
meeting, while the committee
continued their discussion in a
classroom.
Doug Sayan reported to the
board on a meeting he attended
in Yakima last month as a
representative of the board.
Subject of the meeting,
GIRLS' SOFTBALL GROUP
SETS MEETING, SIGN-UPS
North Mason's Girls' Softball
Association will meet Tuesday,
March 7, 7:30 p.m., in the youth
center behind the Belfair
Community Baptist Church.
Team oranization and player
fees will be discussed.
Sigu-ups for the girls' softball
teams will be next Thursday and
Friday, March 9 and 10, from 10
a.m. to 8 p.m. in the home of
Mrs. Dan Staley in Belfair.
For more information call
275.6336 or 275-6290.
At its February meeting the
Grapeview School Board
officially created a citizens'
advisory committee to help
assess the school district's needs
for future facilities.
As part of its work the
committee will examine
projected enrollments and
sponsored by the Washington
State School Directors'
Association, was contract
negotiations and collective
bargaining for school boards.
Sayan described to the board
some of the problems that larger
districts have faced in this area.
He proposed that he meet with
the Grapeview faculty to discuss
their goals and needs to insure
"open communications" between
the board and faculty.
Grapeview's faculty has
doubled, from three full-time to
six full-time members in the last
four years.
Superintendent Zehe
reported to the board that there
is an opening for a part-time
teacher's aide. The job will be
for three hours per day, from
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.,
primarily supervising on the
playground and assisthg in the
lower grade classrooms.
Grape vie w board creates advisory
committee to study school aonnes
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