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Page 38 — Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, May 9, 2024 Allyn: No natural predators to sea lions in North Bay continued from page 37 migrating orcas. The killer whales, who are sea lion predators, don't fre— quent north (Jase inlet, Merrill said. The sea lions have destroyed all six of the powe and water pedestals that supply vessels with utilities at the Allyn dock, Merrill told the Her» old in an email. “None of them are in workng or— der." he said. .{eplacements will cost more than $28,000, according to Merrill. “Once an effective plan can be im~ plemented to prevent future damage, replacement of the pedestals will be on the horizon. With no consistent natural predators, the sea lions just linger in the North Bay until the or- czr ’s return to push them to other ar— eas,” Merrill said. One solution might be to protect the utilities with cages and barri- ers and do nothing about the marine mammals, he said. “Keep investigating,” Scott said to Merrill at the meeting. SweetWater Creek clean up report Two full truckloads of mate- rial were removed from Sweetwa— ter Creek in an Earth Day clean- up April 20, Merrill said at the meeting. Merrill said there were still is— sues with debris on the proper- ty and those issues needed to be “wrapped up” before the end of the summer on the port’s and Hood Ca- nal Salmon Enhancement Group’s .4» er The Port of Allyn boat launch} Hera/d photo by June William properties to bring them into Recre- ation and Conservation Office com» pliance, he said. “It’s my recommendation to, not go after funding this grant cycle at Sweetwater Creek with the Salmon Enhancement Group,” Merrill said. “As getting the project into RCO compliance is the current directive from the commission, I will only recommend processes that achieve this goal at this time,” he said. Merrill said he and a Depart- ment of Natural Resources employ- ee will go to the property later in the month. to cut hazardous trees within the proposed t ‘ail route. Belfair resident Ken VanBuskirk advised the commissioners to “for— get about” constructing new trails and use the old road bed on the property during public comments. Commissioners thanked Trash- Mashl, HCSEG, Jesfield Construc- tion, individual members of those groups, VanBuskirk and Merrill for their help with the cleanup. 360 1131W. Kamilche Lane é) Licensed and Bonded BB .1... S NI R DISCOUNT ROOFD|*168N8