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What do you think about Adage's decision to leave Mason County? , iiiiiiiii:,,,  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. 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