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By ARLA SHEPHARD
Planners for the Be[fair sewer
project urged businesses to pro-
vide them with water usage data
and asked Be[fair citizens wheth-
er they had an interest in par-
ticipating in a county-sponsored
side sewer hookup program, at.
this week's county commissioners
meeting in North Mason.
Construction on the the sewer
conveyance lines is 95 percent
complete, while construction for
the wastewater facility and the
pump stations are 70 and 90 per-
cent complete, respectively.
"Those are good numbers for
all of us to be seeing," said project
spokesperson Erin Taylor.
If all continues according to
plan, residents and businesses
in Phase One of the sewer proj-
ect, in the main core of downtown
Belfair, will have completed con-
struction on their own side sewers
to the main line this summer, to
be ready to hook into the new sys-
tem this winter.
Costs for residents to connect
will be $3,000, not including the
cost to construct a side sewer (any-
where between $3,000 and $8,000,
depending on whether one hires
a contractor, pays the county to
Photo courtesy of 8elfair Wastewater & Water Reclamation Facilities
Construction crews lay the last of the pipe connecting
the wastewater reclamation facility to pump station 3 in
Belfair, this month
do the work or does the job them- taurant in Be[fair has six ERUs,
selves) or the monthly rate of $96 planners said, the business owner
once they're hooked in. would pay $18,000 to connect and
Businesses will need to pay $576 a month in sewage bills.
more based on their number of According to the data they've
Equivalent Residential Units collected so far, planners estimate
(ERUs), or the amount of water or that the highest usage in Be[fair
sewage they use comparable to a is a business that uses 45 ERUs,
residential single-family home. which translates to a monthly bill
For example, if Jimmy D's Res- of $4,320.
For businesses, ERUs are typi-
cally calculated based on water us-
age data, but sewer project plan-
ners said they could not get those
figures from the Be[fair Water
District.
"They were unable to provide it
in a timely enough matter [for us]
to use for this meeting," said con-
struction manager Tom Moore.
Instead, the planners used
rough estimates and industry
standards to approximate how
much water or sewage a business-
es used and asked business own-
ers to step up and provide records
of their own water usage.
"If we don't get better water
data, this is what we'll have to do,"
said Emmett Dobey, director of
the county's wastewater facilities.
Planners also encouraged resi-
dents to express whether they had
an interest in allowing the county
to do their side sewer work, which
could bring down those construc-
tion costs overall.
Audience members commented
that the project adversely affects
older, poorer residents in Phase
Two of the project, who live in
more remote areas of Be[fair.
"Phase Two has a generational
gap here of our older people. They
can't afford this kind of stuff,"
said Danielle Skeeters-Lindsey, a
resident of Allyn. "What if this is
a person that's 90 years old and
doesn't have 30 years to pay offthe
$30,000 it's going to cost them to
hook into the sewer system?"
Dobey corrected Skeeters-Lind-
sey on the connection costs and
assured her that project planners
were willing to work with resi-
dents to help them obtain federal
and state grants and loans.
"We recognize that there are
problems, we know that," he said.
"V~e've tried to make accomoda-
tions through grants, loans ... we
know this is an economically de-
pressed area."
The project planners will know
by April 15 whether they've re-
ceived a federal community devel-
opment block grant to assist low-
income property owners with side
sewer connections.
"It's not easy, and it's been a
long road to get to where we are,"
said Commissioner Tim Sheldon.
For more information on
the Be[fair sewer project, visit
masoncountywastewater.
corn, and e-mail info@
masoncountywastewator:com or
call 801-2482 to express interest
in participating the county side
sewer hookup program.
ouse in
ason
screen,ng
By KEVAN MOORE other restricted items ininside. According to the U.S. Mar- The weapons screening pro- said Mason County Sheriff, items which may be lawful
Two screening officers willcon- shals, there were 500 threats gram is the first in a series of Casey Salisbury. "Until now to possess but nevertheless
After years of discussion duct the weapons screening to federal judges and prosecu- initiatives criminal justice of- the money has just not been pose an unacceptable security
among Mason County's crimi- using a state of the art, walk- tors in 2003, and that number ficials want to implement to available. We hope to add ad- risk with a courthouse loca-
nal justice officials and Mason through metal detector along rose to 1~278 in 2008, with an- bring the security of the Ma- ditional security measures as tion are also prohibited. Some
County Commissioners, addi- with an x-my machine capable other increase in 2009. son County Courthouse in line time passes and funding be- examples of other prohibited
tional security measures will of scanning backpacks, pack- "By reviewing the incident with the Washington State comes available." items include sharp instru-
be installed and implemented ages, purses and briefcases, reports submitted in our state, CourthousePublicSafety The new weapons screening ments such as knives, box cut-
at the Mason County Court- The screening measures are it becomes apparent that the Standards. procedures will create some ters, utility knives, knitting
house in the next few days. similar to those used in air- numbers of threats received Mason County commission- small delays in entering the needles; clubs, martial arts
The program will be admin- ports around the natiorL Ac- by Washington judges also al> ers are also engaged in plan- courthouse especially at peak weapons and sling shots; tools
istered by the Mason County cess to the courthouse will be pears to be on the rise," noted ning with department direc- times. Visitors to the court- such as hammers screwdriv-
Sheriff's Office after commis- restricted to the one entrance. Mason County Sheriff's Office tots to assess county campus house are advised to allow ers or chains; chemicals such
sioners approved a $108,000 The increased security is Chief Deputy Dean Byvd. safety and implement addi- extra time for the screening as mace, popper spray, tear
supplemental budget earlier being implemented because of Local ~ are concerned tional staff and public safety process. They can help them- gas or flammable liquids; and
this year. concerns aboutincidentsofvio- that with so many facing eco- policies, selves considerably by leaving miscellaneous items such as
The additional security fence in and adjacent to courts nomic struggles and verylittle "It has been a goal for a weapons and other question- Skateboards, baseballbats, etc.
measures will include a weal> throughout the nation. In this relief in sight, judges, clerks, very long time to provide safe, able items at home or secured "We expect to be able
ons screening station at the state alone, 109 incidents were attorneys and others associ- effective and efficient weapons .in their vehicle, to implement the new
Fourth Street entrance to the reported by various courts to ated with the court may easily screening to prevent, detect, Firearms and other Weal>weapons screening mea-
courthouse to screen people the Washington Courts Court become targets of fix~ation, and deter the introduction of ons are prohibited from the sures on or about April 1,"
from bringing weapons and Security Committee in 2009. Byrd added, weapons to the courthouse," courthouse by law. OtherByrd noted.
In honor of Doctor's Day - March 30
Artist's rendering of the
new Mason General
Hospital Main Entrance
when construction is
completed. The Hospital
has more than 100
physicians in 19 specialties.
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