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Page A-8 Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, March 10,
COMMISSIONER BRIEFS
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Commissioners sign
SR3 Freight Corridor
funding letter
County commissioners signed a let-
ter to the legislative transportation
committees regarding the state Route 3
Freight Corridor.
According to the information packet,
the letter is addressed to Sen. Marko
Lias, chair of the Senate Transpor-
tation Committee, Sen. Curtis King,
ranking member of the Senate Trans-
portation Committee, Rep. Jake Fey,
chair of the House Transportation Com-
mittee and Rep. Andrew Barkis, rank-
ing member of the House Transporta-.
tion Committee.
The letter supports an additional $12
million for the state Route 3 Freight
Corridor project in the supple-
mental transportation budget. The in-
crease proposed in the budget will sup-
port the project by safeguarding against
inflation, supply chain and right-of-way
acquisition disruptions; ensuring the
project scope is not shortened; provid-
ing multimodal safety improvements at
the southern terminus to provide Safe
Routes to School in the area of North
Mason School District’s campus; and
construct intersections at Log Yard
Road and Romance Hill Road to pro-
vide access for emergency and utility
services.
“We recognize the importance of col-
laborative, long-range planning for in-
frastructure such as the Freight Corri-
dor and other vital utilities such as wa-
ter, sewer, and power in order to meet
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the needs of our‘community into the
future,” the letter states. “As session
draws to a close, we also hope efforts
will be made to preserve access to proj-
ect funding through the State’s Public
Works Assistance Account which is a
critical lifeline for local governments.
Please continue to count Mason Coun-
ty as partner in your efforts to bring
needed funding to transportation in our
state and region.”
According to the Department of
Transportation, the SR3 freight corri-
dor is in the preconstruction phase of
the project with construction planned
for spring to winter Funding
for the project is $66.9 million.
County seeks Board
of Equalization
members
Mason County commissioners are
seeking applicants to fill a regular board
member position and two alternate po-
sitions on the Mason County Board of
Equalization.
According to a news release, the
three-year terms end May 31. The
board of equalization is a three-member
board appointed by Mason County com-
missioners. The board’s responsibility
is to ensure all property valuations are
at 100% of market value so equitable
tax assessment is established.
Taxpayers can appeal their assess-
ments, which includes assessments of
real and personal property, forest land,
timber, and open space. Depending on
the number of appeals heard each year,
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week throughout the year and members
are paid a per diem, which is $100 per
day when in session.
The appointed applicant must at-
tend training provided by the state De-
partment of Revenue within a year of
appointment or reappointment.
Interested residents can obtain an
application at the county commissioners
office or at masoncountywagov.
Seven appointed to
transportation panel
Mason County commissioners ap-
proved the appointments of seven peo—
ple to the Transportation Improvement
Program Citizens Advisory Panel at
the March 1 commissioner’s meeting.
According to the information pack-
et, Jeff Carey, Mark Carlson, Jack
Johnson, Tim Lincoln, Don Pogreba
and Phil Wolff were reappointed for
a six-month term. Amy Asher, who is
the general manager for Mason Tran-
sit Authority, was appointed to a two-
year term.
County looking for
Solid Waste Advisory
Committee members
The county is looking for applicants
to serve on the Mason County Solid
Waste Advisory Committee.
According to a news release, the
committee reviews and makes recom-
mendations to county commissioners
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regarding solid and special waste
management in the county, which in-
cludes disposal rates, disposal options,
waste reduction, recycling, house-
hold hazardous waste and composting
program.
The committee consists of nine
members appointed for three-year
terms. Members meet monthly. To ap-
ply, contact the Mason County com-
missioner’s office at 427-9670, ext. 419
or go to masoncountywagov.
Volunteers
needed for TIP-CAP .
Mason County is looking for volun-
teers to serve on the Transportation
Improvement Program Citizens Advi-
sory Panel.
According to a news release, the
TIP-CAP will review and analyze Ma-
son County’ 8 transportation needs and’
present proposed transportation im-
provement plan to Mason County com-
missioners. County commissioners
will use a transportation improvement
plan developed by the TIP-CAP to plan
road construction and other transpor-
tation projects for the next six years.
The commitment is a two or three—
year membership period and atten-
dance at one evening meeting every
month lasting about two hours.
Interested persons can apply with
an application from the Mason County
commissioner’s office at 411 North 5th ’
Street, Shelton, or on the county web-
site masoncountywagov.
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