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heiped get the project to this
poiIit and preserved the pmces
of Allyn history. Scott espe-
cially commended North Bay
Historical Society member
Bonnie Knight for her efforts
to secure permits needed for
the over-water structure.
permanent location over the
water along the sound.
During Monday's update,
Murray noted that Gov.
Inslee still has to sign the
budget into law, but the gov-
ernor can only veto entire sec-
tions at this point. She said it
would be unlikely for him to
do so for the section concern-
ing the oyster house.
well for proj
last structure of its kind
still standing in the Puget
Sound area. It was there that
workers cleaned, sorted and
shucked oysters, and local
organizations are working to
not only restore the facility,
but also turn it into an inter-
active exhibit with live crus-
taceans. But before anything
else, crews need to stabilize
the building's foundations and
prepare it to be moved to its
Art Anderson Associates pre-
sented last year to the board,
the total cost of the restora-
tion would be about $712,000.
That leaves $334. O00 in es-
timated costs in the future.
Justin said the organiza-
tion was glad to hit the high-
water mark for the budget re-
quest, meaning it secured the
full amount requested for both
the port and historical society.
Port commissioners shared
Standing in front of sketches of the old "building, North Mason resident Cat Ross in
November discusses plans for the Pirates and Pearls fundraiser to support the preservation
of the Sargent Oyster House in Allyn. Port commissioner Judy Scott said Monday that the
event raised more than $3,000. Herald file photo by Dana Kampa
Trevor Justin of Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental
Affairs, a lobbying group, shares an update Tuesday in
Allyn on the $378,000 the state recentlY allocated for the
Sargent Oyster House .restoration, Herald photo by Dana
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concerns last month when
they learned the House and
Senate did not include fund-
ing for both organizations in
their respective proposed bud-
gets. But, lawmakers reached.
an agreement before submit-
ting the final version to the
governor's office and adjourn-
ing April 28.
,Justin said all of Mason
County's state elected offi-
cials, including Rep. Drew
MacEwen Ead Sen. Tim Shel-
don, were helpful in prioritiz-
ing the restoration, but Rep.
Dan Griffey especially took
the project to heart.
"He was a huge champion
for you guys and the commu-
nity," Justin said.
"It was a fun project to
work on." Justin said. "It has
a small community feel, and
it's a good building that has a
lot of support in the commu-
nity and with the historical
society. You guys helped us be
successful."
As Honeywell looks to next
year, Justin said it will be
more difficult to seek funding
in the second half of the bud-
get biennium. But he said the
staff looks forward to work-
ing with the port during the
downtime to figure out what
needs to happen next to main-
tain the project'smomentum.
Port commissioners
touched on how they will pro-
vide the matching funds for an
previously allocated Washing-
ton State Historical Society's
Heritages Capital Projects
grant. They would not be able
to use the State funding to cov-
er the port's grant match.
Port executive director
Lary Coppola recommended
the port use what on-hand
cash is available, then look
to its Industrial Development
District (IDD) fund. Through
the IDD, the port can collect
tax revenue for specific proj-
ects.
The port next meets at 6
p.m. June 3 at 18560 E. state
Route 3, Allyn.
commissioners weigh 1 gal
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with payoff
the underside of the dock and said the entire struc-
ture needs to be replaced, not just the damaged
southern section, the port is considering how to pro-
ceed.
Coppola said the port reached a dead end in
communicating with the insurance company and
had reached out to its legal representation, Foster
Pepper, to decide how to proceed. He said the port
scheduled'a diver of its own to inspect the dock on
and commissioners decided to wait for that
report before taking further legal action. Coppola
advised the board that if it sued Enduris and lost,
the cost could be as much as fixing the dock.
"They feel this is a bogus denial at best, but un-
less Enduris is wilting to negotiate, we may be stuck
with the cost of the entire repair until the matt-er is
settled -- perhaps in court," Coppola said. "This hapr
pened in January, and Enduris has delayed dealing
with it, so I have asked the attorney to include lost
moorage revenue as part of our claim since we are
losing most of boating season This may become a-
negotiating point if we canget Enduris to the table."
Until that portion of the dock is fixed, it remains
closed. The board said it would consider holding a
special meeting this month, depending on the re-
sults of the diver's inspection.
The Port of Allyn's North Shore dock was damaged in January, and a portion ofit remains closed
until it can be repaired. Herald file photo by Dana Kampa
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