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By Kirk Boxleitner kbox/eitner@mason.countycom The Port of Allyn continues to work on the con- struction of a well for the port’s water system, which port commissioners deemed their highest priority in the 2022 update to the port’s harbor updates. ’ Commissioners approved the update April 4. That same meeting saw port Executive Direc- tor Lary Coppola report that the port received $400,000 in the state’s capital budget, which Gov. Jay Inslee signed March 31. " “I sent a letter to the Mason County commis- sioners reducing our CEDS (Comprehensive Eco- nomic Development Strategy) request for this proj— ect from $500,000 to $100,000,” Coppola said. Coppola said federal money is available from bailout money the state is to receive, which will be disbursed by the county through the CEDS process. “That should make up the difference between what we got from the state, and being able to com- plete this project,” Coppola said. “We also have ap- proval from the state for the booster pump.” Coppola encouraged port customers to check their vouchers for some invoices for that system design, which he explained is why the water fund vouchers are higher than normal. “We thought we had «another Waterline break here at the park, but that turned out not to be the case,” Coppola said. “A troubleshooter from Ever- green Rural Water came out here twice with a leak detector, and he and (port staffer Don O’Keefe) went all over the park, but couldn’t find a leak anywhere.” ' According to Coppola, the determination was that it’s excessive groundwater “with all the rain we’ve had.” Coppola said O’Keefe had planned to install a drain behind the" building where the wa- ter comes to -the surface, then tie it to the main drainage. “But:now that the-groundwater has receded, he wants/to monitor it going forward for a while, rath- er than do that,” CoppOla said. Other projects due for consideration during the 2022-26 period, ranked in order: I Complete the Sargent Oyster House restora- ti‘ohproje’ct. ' ‘ “ ' Thursday, April 14, 2022 i Shelton-Mason County Journal Page A-39 Port of Allyn makes new wellNo. 1 priority in 2022 \ The Oyster House in February. Herald file photo by Gordon Weeks I Develop a commercial and/or light industrial park. ‘ , I Develop a commercial indoor shooting range. I Install electric vehicle charging stations at the Allyn Waterfront Park. I Build a competitive-level skateboard park in Belfair. I Develop Sweetwater Park invconjunction with the Salmon Center. I Develop a destination soccer and baseball combination sports complex. I Construct a restaurant/lounge building at the North Shore Marina to be leased. . I Repaint the murals on the state Route 3 over- pass on the north side of Belfair. I Create a veterans and/or first responders me- morial at Kayak Park. I Establish a co-working facility. I Possible repair and update to the Lynch Cove swimming pool. Except for the Oyster House, the port has re- ported that several of its 2018-21 plans are com- plete, notably the transient moorage facility, which brought power and water to the dock at the end of the Allyn pier, anddncluded a complete rebuilding of the floating dock. Port oflicials have described the facility as “an unqualified success,” and the definition of econom- ic development, given how many visiting boaters the port now hosts. ' The staging area for the Allyn boat launch, which included the acquisition and clearing of property adjoining the Allyn Waterfront Park, has also been completed. Sewer: Commissioners vote 2-1 to put project to bid continued from page A-38 come to the board and talk about rates and how they’re structured so I do be- lieve, and I’m going to be working with staff, to present that information to the board in the future.” Public comments swayed more against the project. Kim Savage, who said she works for a civil engineering firm working for both public and pri- vate entities, said Mason County is not the only jurisdiction within the area that does capital improvement proj: ects from a design and construction standpoint. “This is not an unusual process. It’s a very standard, normal process for a county or jurisdiction to go through to install, design, plan for infrastructure that they see as being able to serve the betterment of their community, par- ticularly within a UGA,” Savage said. “By building those trunk lines and main lines for future development to be able to tie into is common practice. The future developers then go through and design and build the laterals that tie into those and side sewer connec— tions. That is all common practice and I support the county in this effort and I think it’s a good step in the right direction.” Jeff Carey said he’s OK with Bel- fair developing the sewer and extend- ing it, but he’s concerned with how it’s financed. He said in his research, he didn‘t find any entity that approached financing the sewer as Mason County is doing. “The financing has been done differ- ently throughout the years in Mason County and other sewer entities so I’d like to see the county go back to that approach, because otherwise, it gives the appearance that there’s something not on the up and up,” Carey said,..“If all the other counties and agencies I Editors note." Mary’s Memoirs will return next week. Request for Proposals Mason County is soliciting proposals for labor/employment services from qualified consultants / firms / individuals beginning on or before June 1, 2022. Services performed by the selected. 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