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Wastewate:.-tab about $19 million
(Continued from page 1.)
[IS LETTER was written
t a local partnership called the
'1 Consortium consisting
Q Skokomish Tribe, Mason
( and PUD 1. A meeting to
d the project was held Tues-
d at the Skokomish Tribal Cen-
ter. Among the two dozen people
e were Jack Janda
1, Denese LaClair of the
Tribal Council and the
Mason County commission-
rn: Ross Gallagher, Lynda Ring-
rickson and Tim Sheldon.
They listened to reports from
consultants who have been study-
ing ways to improve wastewater
management in three areas along
Highway 101: the Skokomish Res-
ervation, the Potlatch area and
Hoodsport.
Mike Sharar of Art O'Neal &
Associates, a consultant that has
been working with the tribe, made
the point that the project may cost
less if the Skoks, the county and
the PUD continue working on a
comprehensive solution to the
problem of human waste leak-
ing out of septic systems and into
Hood Canal.
Chamber asks help
00ith beautification
The Beautifications Commit-
of the Shelton-Mason County
of Commerce is asking
t contributions to program
its
flowers and Christmas
in the community.
;, are proud of our commu-
Y and this is a way to help im-
Pa how it looks to our citizens
Executive Director
said.
t the past, the business com-
ity has taken the responsibil-
)st of the costs associated
with the installation and upkeep
of the 120 flower baskets and 55
large Christmas decorations. "Like
home ownership, there is tremen-
dous cost associated with beauti-
fying our community and because
this is such a large and important
communitywide project, the cham-
ber is asking for everyone's help,"
Taylor said.
Contributions can be made at
the chamber in the 1912 Building
on Railroad Avenue. For more in-
formation, call 426-2021.
The consultants estimate that
a Skokomish-to-Hoodsport waste-
water treatment system would
cost about $3.2 million to design
and about $16.7 million to build.
As it now stands the partners
have about $7 million in hand.
"IF YOUR FRIENDS can get
together and have a bake sale for
$13 million we are made in the
shade, but short of that we've got a
problem," Sharar told the group.
He is of the opinion that the
partners will have a better chance
of getting additional funds for
construction if they have a com-
prehensive design in place. In his
view the letter from the EPA is
a key development because it in-
dicates the Bush Administration
will change one of the strings at-
tached to a $667,800 grant to the
tribe. As it now stands, the Skoks
must spend it on construction, but
congressional action in the fall
would allow it to be spent on de-
sign instead.
Sharar told the gathering that
tribal officials have been feeling
the "hot breath" of Congressman
Norm Dicks on the their necks,
it being the case that the Demo-
cratic lawmaker from Belfair
wants the Skoks to do something
with the 2003 grant. Since then
the project has attracted a second
State and Tribal Assistance Grant
00eatbelt push a national first
from page 1.)
driving and speeding, for
Porter said. "It makes
to our law-enforce-
to a time and place
they will do the most good."
2005 through 2006, 85 per-
tickets in Washing-
written during the day.
new project is being funded
Washington Traffic Safety
and a grant from the
Highway Traffic Safety
ties as well as officials from other in 1986, at a time when only 35
states will be watching the devel- percent of motorists buckled up.
opments here. The federal agency The state's primary seatbelt law
will be doing research based on the became effective in June 2002, giv-
program in Washington to deter- ing law enforcement the authority
mine whether it raises seatbelt use to pull over unbuckled motorists.
at night. An observational survey At that time the state's seatbelt
of daytime and nighttime seatbelt use rate hovered between 79 per-
use will precede and follow the cent and 82 percent. The Click it or
project, and interviews of unbuck- Ticket campaign was adopted later
led motorists will be conducted, that year, with the compliance rate
THE WASHINGTON Legisla- now between 94 and 96 percent.
Seatbelts are used by 81 percent
1. Federal authori- ture passed its first seatbelt law of drivers and passengers in the
U.S. At last report, Washington
had the highest seatbelt use ever
cleanup in the works recorded in the world: 96.3 percent.
This use rate was determined by
page 2.) age. Commissioner Tim Sheldon a statewide observational survey
s.d are constructing residen- thanked her for her comments, done in June of last year. Conduct-
evelopments in areas where explaining how a very flexible ed statewide in 19 counties, the
e Systems wont naturally be program exists to help people im- survey involved ]05,720 vehicle
looking at that. All you're drain prove fields, their older septic tanks and drivers and passengers.
function. '/ou guys are not
at is the dollar sign, she Diane Cooper of Taylor Shell-
the commissioners. "Hobby fish also spoke at the meeting,
agriculture have been asking commissioners to support
" the option which includes more
ALSO pointed out how of Chapman Cove. This cove is in
Older homes have septic sys- "imminent danger" right now and
that are failing due to their should be included, she said.
may get another day
: ((otinued from page 2.) pared to 1,208 in 2006. Cain also
of that weekend should
for the harvest of clams and
public beaches just north
on the other side of the
line.
described the shrimp fish-
t, la I ! .= "pretty crazy" and has gath-
11data indicating there were
'bOats, more shrimp pots and
shrimpers during the first
blays of the season: May 7, 9
] ] lt daily average of boats count-
fill " been 1,357 this year, as corn-
reports that for the first two days
there were decreases in the pounds
per pot, the pounds per boat and
the overall catch as compared to
the 2006 shrimping season.
LAST YEAR'S fishery produced
a recreational harvest of 72,571
pounds, which was 2,429 below the
limit and a decrease of 1.3 percent
from the 2005 catch.
This year's limit is 10,000
pounds more than the limits which
have been set since 2004.
Presents the 7th
Annual
Where : The Pavilion at Sentry Park
Time : Noon to 7:00 p.m.
Address:
190 W. Sentry Drive
Shelton, WA 98584
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY :
HERITAGEBANK
"Working to connect your community with your businessesF
of $4.3 million as well as $1 mil-
lion from the state's Centennial
Clean Water Fund and $1.05 mil-
lion from the state parks system,
which wants to improve wastewa-
ter management at Potlatch State
Park. The Puget Sound Action
Team has contributed $525,320.
Estimates of the cost of the
project are broken down into three
components: about $9.9 million
tbr Hoodsport, about $6.5 million
for the Skokomish Reservation
and $3.4 million for the Potlatch
area. "These are planning-level
estimates, all kinds of caveats
and sticky tape on those," Sharar
said.
Dragsters want
better surfacing
(Continued from page 1.)
ing all expenses and with no tax-
payer money involved.
LAST SEPTEMBER, Austin
proposed construction of a motor-
sports park at Sanderson Field, as
well as a museum and diner.
That idea remains alive, as far
as Redman is concerned. "We have
an opportunity here to create hun-
dreds of jobs," he said, acknowl-
edging he is feeling frustrated by
the port. "What is the hang-up?
That is the question."
In October, the port's attorney,
Charles "Skip" Houser, reported
construction and operation of a
drag strip at Sanderson Field
would be outside the port's statu-
tory powers and authority.
Houser and George Fox, the
port's auditor, wrote a memo to
the port commissioners about op-
erating, constructing or leasing
port facilities for a racetrack.
"THE OPERATION of a race-
track is not an express or implied
power under the statutes creating
ports, unless the port operated the
facility as a public recreational fa-
cility open to all qualified groups,
and the power to construct, main-
tain or operate the facility was im-
plied in the port's general grant of
authority to operate certain types
of facilities in (state law)," the
memo said.
"We believe the port potentially
would have a difficult time sus-
taining this position if challenged
in court," the memo authors add-
ed. They also concluded the sale
of port property to a group for the
purpose of operating a racetrack
facility would not be allowed be-
cause of deed restrictions in the
title the port holds for Sanderson
Field.
The lease of land or other port
facilities to a group fbr operating
a racetrack might be allowed if"
the track were considered to be a
"public park and recreation" facil-
ity and if the use were temporary
or served another legitimate port
function, Houser and Fox noted.
A lease might also be allowed
if the port received lair market
value for the lease rate, provided
the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion accepts the port's arguments,
they added.
Redman said Austin was ask-
ing to lease, not buy, port property
for the project. "We never asked to
buy it. We never wanted to buy it,"
he added.
Kamihhe %lley Market
ooeo NOWOPEN!
Thurs.- Located a Little Creek Casino
Sun. behind the Kamilche Trading Post
Fresh produce,
fruit
and more
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APY*
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Thursday, May 17, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 7
Wastewate:.-tab about $19 million
(Continued from page 1.)
[IS LETTER was written
t a local partnership called the
'1 Consortium consisting
Q Skokomish Tribe, Mason
( and PUD 1. A meeting to
d the project was held Tues-
d at the Skokomish Tribal Cen-
ter. Among the two dozen people
e were Jack Janda
1, Denese LaClair of the
Tribal Council and the
Mason County commission-
rn: Ross Gallagher, Lynda Ring-
rickson and Tim Sheldon.
They listened to reports from
consultants who have been study-
ing ways to improve wastewater
management in three areas along
Highway 101: the Skokomish Res-
ervation, the Potlatch area and
Hoodsport.
Mike Sharar of Art O'Neal &
Associates, a consultant that has
been working with the tribe, made
the point that the project may cost
less if the Skoks, the county and
the PUD continue working on a
comprehensive solution to the
problem of human waste leak-
ing out of septic systems and into
Hood Canal.
Chamber asks help
00ith beautification
The Beautifications Commit-
of the Shelton-Mason County
of Commerce is asking
t contributions to program
its
flowers and Christmas
in the community.
;, are proud of our commu-
Y and this is a way to help im-
Pa how it looks to our citizens
Executive Director
said.
t the past, the business com-
ity has taken the responsibil-
)st of the costs associated
with the installation and upkeep
of the 120 flower baskets and 55
large Christmas decorations. "Like
home ownership, there is tremen-
dous cost associated with beauti-
fying our community and because
this is such a large and important
communitywide project, the cham-
ber is asking for everyone's help,"
Taylor said.
Contributions can be made at
the chamber in the 1912 Building
on Railroad Avenue. For more in-
formation, call 426-2021.
The consultants estimate that
a Skokomish-to-Hoodsport waste-
water treatment system would
cost about $3.2 million to design
and about $16.7 million to build.
As it now stands the partners
have about $7 million in hand.
"IF YOUR FRIENDS can get
together and have a bake sale for
$13 million we are made in the
shade, but short of that we've got a
problem," Sharar told the group.
He is of the opinion that the
partners will have a better chance
of getting additional funds for
construction if they have a com-
prehensive design in place. In his
view the letter from the EPA is
a key development because it in-
dicates the Bush Administration
will change one of the strings at-
tached to a $667,800 grant to the
tribe. As it now stands, the Skoks
must spend it on construction, but
congressional action in the fall
would allow it to be spent on de-
sign instead.
Sharar told the gathering that
tribal officials have been feeling
the "hot breath" of Congressman
Norm Dicks on the their necks,
it being the case that the Demo-
cratic lawmaker from Belfair
wants the Skoks to do something
with the 2003 grant. Since then
the project has attracted a second
State and Tribal Assistance Grant
00eatbelt push a national first
from page 1.)
driving and speeding, for
Porter said. "It makes
to our law-enforce-
to a time and place
they will do the most good."
2005 through 2006, 85 per-
tickets in Washing-
written during the day.
new project is being funded
Washington Traffic Safety
and a grant from the
Highway Traffic Safety
ties as well as officials from other in 1986, at a time when only 35
states will be watching the devel- percent of motorists buckled up.
opments here. The federal agency The state's primary seatbelt law
will be doing research based on the became effective in June 2002, giv-
program in Washington to deter- ing law enforcement the authority
mine whether it raises seatbelt use to pull over unbuckled motorists.
at night. An observational survey At that time the state's seatbelt
of daytime and nighttime seatbelt use rate hovered between 79 per-
use will precede and follow the cent and 82 percent. The Click it or
project, and interviews of unbuck- Ticket campaign was adopted later
led motorists will be conducted, that year, with the compliance rate
THE WASHINGTON Legisla- now between 94 and 96 percent.
Seatbelts are used by 81 percent
1. Federal authori- ture passed its first seatbelt law of drivers and passengers in the
U.S. At last report, Washington
had the highest seatbelt use ever
cleanup in the works recorded in the world: 96.3 percent.
This use rate was determined by
page 2.) age. Commissioner Tim Sheldon a statewide observational survey
s.d are constructing residen- thanked her for her comments, done in June of last year. Conduct-
evelopments in areas where explaining how a very flexible ed statewide in 19 counties, the
e Systems wont naturally be program exists to help people im- survey involved ]05,720 vehicle
looking at that. All you're drain prove fields, their older septic tanks and drivers and passengers.
function. '/ou guys are not
at is the dollar sign, she Diane Cooper of Taylor Shell-
the commissioners. "Hobby fish also spoke at the meeting,
agriculture have been asking commissioners to support
" the option which includes more
ALSO pointed out how of Chapman Cove. This cove is in
Older homes have septic sys- "imminent danger" right now and
that are failing due to their should be included, she said.
may get another day
: ((otinued from page 2.) pared to 1,208 in 2006. Cain also
of that weekend should
for the harvest of clams and
public beaches just north
on the other side of the
line.
described the shrimp fish-
t, la I ! .= "pretty crazy" and has gath-
11data indicating there were
'bOats, more shrimp pots and
shrimpers during the first
blays of the season: May 7, 9
] ] lt daily average of boats count-
fill " been 1,357 this year, as corn-
reports that for the first two days
there were decreases in the pounds
per pot, the pounds per boat and
the overall catch as compared to
the 2006 shrimping season.
LAST YEAR'S fishery produced
a recreational harvest of 72,571
pounds, which was 2,429 below the
limit and a decrease of 1.3 percent
from the 2005 catch.
This year's limit is 10,000
pounds more than the limits which
have been set since 2004.
Presents the 7th
Annual
Where : The Pavilion at Sentry Park
Time : Noon to 7:00 p.m.
Address:
190 W. Sentry Drive
Shelton, WA 98584
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY :
HERITAGEBANK
"Working to connect your community with your businessesF
of $4.3 million as well as $1 mil-
lion from the state's Centennial
Clean Water Fund and $1.05 mil-
lion from the state parks system,
which wants to improve wastewa-
ter management at Potlatch State
Park. The Puget Sound Action
Team has contributed $525,320.
Estimates of the cost of the
project are broken down into three
components: about $9.9 million
tbr Hoodsport, about $6.5 million
for the Skokomish Reservation
and $3.4 million for the Potlatch
area. "These are planning-level
estimates, all kinds of caveats
and sticky tape on those," Sharar
said.
Dragsters want
better surfacing
(Continued from page 1.)
ing all expenses and with no tax-
payer money involved.
LAST SEPTEMBER, Austin
proposed construction of a motor-
sports park at Sanderson Field, as
well as a museum and diner.
That idea remains alive, as far
as Redman is concerned. "We have
an opportunity here to create hun-
dreds of jobs," he said, acknowl-
edging he is feeling frustrated by
the port. "What is the hang-up?
That is the question."
In October, the port's attorney,
Charles "Skip" Houser, reported
construction and operation of a
drag strip at Sanderson Field
would be outside the port's statu-
tory powers and authority.
Houser and George Fox, the
port's auditor, wrote a memo to
the port commissioners about op-
erating, constructing or leasing
port facilities for a racetrack.
"THE OPERATION of a race-
track is not an express or implied
power under the statutes creating
ports, unless the port operated the
facility as a public recreational fa-
cility open to all qualified groups,
and the power to construct, main-
tain or operate the facility was im-
plied in the port's general grant of
authority to operate certain types
of facilities in (state law)," the
memo said.
"We believe the port potentially
would have a difficult time sus-
taining this position if challenged
in court," the memo authors add-
ed. They also concluded the sale
of port property to a group for the
purpose of operating a racetrack
facility would not be allowed be-
cause of deed restrictions in the
title the port holds for Sanderson
Field.
The lease of land or other port
facilities to a group fbr operating
a racetrack might be allowed if"
the track were considered to be a
"public park and recreation" facil-
ity and if the use were temporary
or served another legitimate port
function, Houser and Fox noted.
A lease might also be allowed
if the port received lair market
value for the lease rate, provided
the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion accepts the port's arguments,
they added.
Redman said Austin was ask-
ing to lease, not buy, port property
for the project. "We never asked to
buy it. We never wanted to buy it,"
he added.
Kamihhe %lley Market
ooeo NOWOPEN!
Thurs.- Located a Little Creek Casino
Sun. behind the Kamilche Trading Post
Fresh produce,
fruit
and more
The All Access Checking package gives you the freedom and flexibility to quickly and easily
access your money anytime day or night. With a monthly direct deposit you get all these
great benefits FREE:
• Online Banking
• Bill Pay & Presentment
• Online Statements
• Online Check Images
With All Access Checking you qualify for All Access Savings.
Earn more as you save with competitive tiered interest rates.
More freedom to saveit's all about you!
Start saving today with All Access Savings.
* ATM Transactions
* Overdraft Protection
• High Yield All Access Savings
• Dime-A-Time Rewards*
APY*
$10,000 and above
*Annual Percentage Yield (APY) effective as of 51112007 and is subject to change without notice.
APY and minimum balances are as follows on the All Access Savings:
$ I 0,000+ 3.50% APY $ 1,000-$4,999 2.00% APY
$5,000-$9,999 2.50% APY $0-$999 .50% APY
00HERITAGEBANK.
the qua//ty bank
*Dime-A-Time rewards: Earn $. I0 for every credit transaction (signature, non-pin based) using your All Access
Checking VISA ® CheckCard.
All Access Checking and Savings require a minimum $100 opening balance, direct deposit, online banking and onl{ne statements. A monthly service
charge of $10.00 will be applied if there is no monthly direct deposit. Heritage Bank ATM transaction fees waived, Write up to 5 checks per monthly
statement cycle at no cost, $.50 each thereafter, Free overdraft transfers from All Access Savings to All Access Checking to cover checks or debits
posted to your account. All Access Checking account is required to open All Access Savings account.
Shelton (360) 426-4431 • www.HeritageBankWA.com ,
.bFDIC 14 Convenient Locations in Mason, Thurston, Pierce and South King Counties
i ,ill ,i , i i
Thursday, May 17, 2007 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page 7