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What do you think about Adage's decision to leave
Mason County?
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Shawn Bird
"I'm elated. I've been wor-
ried about the prospect of
pollutants being in the at-
mosphere since it was an-
nounced."
Brad Turner
"I think it's a great thing for
the county. The pollutants
would be bad for the air but
also for shellfish."
Marqo Bradwell
"I was s'unned. I hate to see
the jobs not come into town
but I had not made up my
mind about the disadvan-
tages."
Donna Williamson
"I am ambiguous. I believe it
was going to bring jobs to Shel-
ton but I'm concerned about
the health issues."
High Low Precip
Fahrenheit (In.)
March 9 54 39 1.92
March 10 51 37 .57
March 11 48 33 .17
March 12 48 39 .54
March 13 51 39 .52
March 14 52 42 .90
March 15 51 42 .86
Measurements are recorded for the National
Weather Service at Sanderson Field.
According to the weather service, there is a
flood warning in effect for the Shelton area.
Thursday should be mostly cloudy with a high
near 50 and a light south wind. The low Thursday
night should be 39.
Showers are predicted for Friday along with
a high near 50. Friday night should bring more
showers and a low near 35.
Saturday should bring a 30 percent chance of
showers and partly sunny skies. The low Satru-
day night should be 34 degrees.
Partly sunny skies" should continue through
Sunday and the beginning of next week, bringing
a welcome break from the rain for area residents.
Letters Way
Continued from page A-1
While we can all cite
examples of government
waste that does not mean all
government operations are
inefficient. Shelton's Public
Works Department is com-
prised of diligent, dedicated,
and cost-conscious employ-
ees. If you witness waste-
ful practices in the field, I
would like to hear about it
(432-5136). I would also ap-
preciate the opportunity to
respond and provide insights
regarding maintenance and
construction activities, and
perhaps avoid misunder-
standings. FYI, this summer
the city anticipates complet-
ing a pavement overlay of a
small portion of King Street
from 13th to E Street, sub-
ject to funding.
Steve Goins,
Public Works Director
Half the
residents
evacuated
to Alpine
Editor, the Journal
Last week's article about
the fire at Fir Lane Health
and Rehabilitation errone-
ously reported that all Fir
Lane residents were evacu-
ated to Shelton Health and
Rehabilitation Center. In
fact, over half of the Fir
Lane residents were evacu-
ated to Alpine Way. Extra
Alpine Way staff came in
to work on their day off to
assist. It is with great pride
that I report that Fir Lane
staff and Alpine Way staff
worked hard to assist the Fir
Lane residents so that they
were able to stay safe, warm,
clean and secure. Our Al-
pine Way kitchen staff went
into high gear and provided
lunch. The firefighters were
very complimentary about
how well everyone worked
together, how seamlessly
the Fir Lane residents were
welcomed, and how smooth-
ly everything went. I am
grateful that we were able
to help and I want our fine
. staff to get credit for their
hard work and generous
spirit. We join Fir Lane in
thanking their staff, fire and
emergency workers, Shelton
Health staff, and all of the
other people, including Al-
pine Way staff, who worked
together so well.
Beth Johnston
Administrator
Alpine Way Retirement
Apartments
Must pass
replacement
levy
Editor, the Journal
At the February meeting
of the Hood Canal Improve-
ment Club our quest speaker
was Fire Chief Clint Volk of
District 6, Union.
The fact that the replace-
ment leT failed and we are
now using up our emergency
fund to run year 2011 is
very serious and ff we don't
pass the replacement levy in
April we will have nothing
for the year 2012.
How can we not afford the
$7.29 per month based on
a home value of $250,000?
This gives us emergency
medical services 24/7. Note
this is the same levy ac-
cepted in 2004, nut a new
higher levy. 100 percent of
the levy fund is used for our
protection.
Being in my seventies
and having our wonderful
District 6 EMS staff that
can get to most of us in less
than seven minutes is very
comforting.
Please do your part and
pass this replacement levy.
These men and women, who
are our heroes, need and de-
serve our support.
Patricia Orr
Union
Think about
others
Editor, the Journal
People need to volunteer
at places like the soup kitch-
en because have you eaten
a really big meal and eat all
the food? Well, just think
there are people out there
who can't even feed them-
selves properly.
People should not just
think about themselves but
the people around them also.
Bella Wilson
Age 9
Adage
Continued from page A-1
property on Johns Prairie last August, and
securing a conditional approval of its notice
of construction from the Olympic Regional
Clean Air Agency (ORCAA) in December.
Adage representatives said that the de-
cision to abandon their proposed project in
Mason County was several months in the
making. For port employees the announce-
ment came as a shock, Dobson said.
"For me, it's been very sudden," he said.
Dobson said that he had yet to receive
formal written notification of Adage's in-
tention to leave Mason County, but had
several conversations with Adage represen-
tatives on the subject.
Although Adage will cease develop-
ment of its project, the company will still
be bound by the terms of its option to lease
with the port, he said.
"We protected ourselves quite well," he
said.
Dobson said that if Adage chooses to pay
the balance of its two-year lease option up
front, it would owe $18,000.
Representatives from the Concerned
Citizens of Mason County (CCMC), an an-
ti-biomass group said the organization is
pleased with Adage's decision to leave.
"Concerned Citizens is very pleased that
the environment and the neighborhoods
surrounding the site are now protected,"
said CCMC president Fran Prescott.
"We are encouraged that the process has
worked."
Groups like CCMC and other anti-bio-
mass groups in the area were concerned
• not only for the health of people through-
out Mason County but also the Hiawatha
Park neighborhood and the MCRA (Mason
County Recreational Area), a group of base-
ball and soccer fields used by area youth,
both located near the proposed .Adage site.
The Shelton High School is also close to the
formerly proposed Adage site.
"It's a beautiful day in the neighbor-
hood," said Hiawatha Park resident and
CMCC member Beth McBain. "We couldn't
be happier to learn that our neighborhood
is safe from this encroachment."
During the Port of Shelton commission
meeting on Thursday, commissioner Jack
Miles addressed members of anti-biomass
groups who were heavily involved in the is-
sue.
"I'm not convinced it's just about the
economy," he said. "I applaud your efforts
... to become knowledgeable about what de-
struction this would have done to our com-
munity."
Adage's decision to leave Mason County
also comes on the heels of a strongly word-
ed letter from Peter Goldmark, Washington
State Commissioner of Public Lands to the
Mason County commissioners, which ques-
tioned several aspects of Adage's plan.
First, Goldmark questioned whether Ad-
age could reasonably supply its boiler with
enough dry woody biomass.
"There is reason to question whether
this volume can be environmentally and ec-
onomically sustained within feasible haul-
ing distance from the proposed Adage facil-
ity," he wrote.
Goldmark also questioned whether the
project would be the most efficient use of
the resource and mentioned that the plant
is designed to achieve 27 percent efficiency.
"With a pressing need to identify alter-
natives to fossil fuel, inefficiency in utiliz-
-ing a feedstock that could be more efficient-
ly put to use in the production of renewable
biofuels or combined heat and power is, in
my view, problematic," he wrote.
Goldmark recently proposed legislation,
which would create a Washington State
Department of Natural Resources pilot
program that would create aviation biofuel
from wood waste. In the letter to the Ma-
son County Commissioners, Goldmark said
that this might be a more efficient use of
wood waste as a natural resource than a
biomass burning plant.
While Goldmark's remarks are interest-
ing, DePonty reiterated that Adage's mo-
tives for leaving Mason County were purely
economic.
"We were surprised that the commis-
sioner would have those concerns when
multiple outlets have shown that there is
... ample supply," he said.
After concerned comments from the pub-
lic during Tuesday's Port of Shelton com-
mission meeting, commissioner'Tom Wal-
litner said that he did not believe another
proposed biomass facility would take Ad-
age's place.
"If Adage can't put together that biomass
plant, no one can," he said.
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