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By KEVIN SPRADLIN
kevin@masonzounty.com
Evergreen Elementary
School is slated to get a new
roof-- and it could cost about
$50,000 less than expected.
Shelton School District
boaid members approved
during their public meeting
on May 8 to award the con-
tract to Western Washington
Construction, located in Ho-
quiam.
The company's base bid of
$238,420 was the lowest of
four qualified bids received
by director of facilities Bob
Woods.
None of the bids came
from a Mason County firm.
The other base bids ranged
from $239,930 to $334,949.
In addition, Western
Washington Construction of-
fered a 10-~ear "insurance"
plan for $6,900. The other
companies offered Similar
warranties ranging in price
between $5,400 to $20,000.
Woods told board mem-
bers he did his homework
and that several school dis-
tricts near Shelton had used
Western Washington Con-
struction ih the past.
The company, Woods said.
came with "sparkling recom-
mendations."
The goal is for the new roof
to last 30 years. Board mem-
ber Sue McCausland, how-
ever, said she'd heard that
before.
"I want to know there's go-
ing to be somebody covering
this if somebody moves south
for the winter.".McCausland
said. "Are we going to get
surprised here?"
McCausland and her fel-
low board members have rea-
son to be concerned. She said
the board was taken aback
when the cost of the new en-
trance to Shelton High School
came in at about $80.000
up from the original estimate
of $35,000.
The roof at Evergreen El-
ementary also is on district
officials' minds. Ideally, the
roof wouldn't need ~o be re-
placed already. The roof was
installed only eight years
ago.
Woods said the previous
contractor "undernailed" the
nails on the existing roof
when the school was con-
structed.
"Well, it took almost seven
and a half years for those to
start popping through the
shingles."
Unfortunately for the
school district, Woods said,
the shingles weren't guaran-
teed for 30 years. The state
of Washingxon has a six-year
limitation on workmanship,
Woods said.
"That's why we're trying
to up the ante on this one."
Woods said.
The 10-year insurance
plan doesn't have a dollar
limit. And the district has
resolved to hire a roofing in-
spector "to do spot checks so
many times a week -- some-
thing that wasn't done last
time," Woods said.
The inspector comes at a
cost not to exceed $15,000,
Woods said. T]
money well-sp
Causland said
wanted to avo
tional surprises
Woods said
originally budl
$350.000 for
merit project.
The 'inspect(
tor the Wester~
Construction c]
out the process.
There is. h¢
for the project
late. Western
Construction
district a price
square foot of
pairs repai]
roof.
Woods said
anticipate muc[
necessary repa~
know what the
derneath" until
roof is removed.
Work is sche
as soon as July
the goal is ~o hs
completed by A
the 2012-13 scho
[at might be
rot, as Mc-
the board
~d any addi-
the board
eted up to
roof replace-
r will moni-
• Washington
'ew through-
wever, room
cost to esca-
Washington
quoted the
of $1.82 per
~ood deck re-
under the
hile he didn't
in the way of
rs. "we don't
[amage is un-
the existing
Luled ~o begin
1. Woods said
ve the project
ag. 20 hefore
)l year begins,
Hospital walking trail promotes residents' health
By NATALIE JOHNSON
natalie@ma.~onco~ n~y.com
In an effort to promote overall health
and wellness, Mason General Hospital
and Family of Clinics (MGH & FC) of-
ficially opened its new public walking
trail last Friday morning.
Nancy Trucksess, Public Hospital
District 1 board chair, welcomed hospi-
tal staffand members of the community
to take advantage of the new trail.
"What a great,excuse to get out in the
sunshine and enjoy this beautiful morn-
ing," she said.
MGH staff members participated in
a contest to name the trail in which the
board received 50 submissions. The win-
ning submission was the "Get out and
go" walking trail.
The walking trail is just a small part
of the hospital's $33 million dollar ex-
pansion project, which includes a new
surgical wing, emergency department
Journa photo Dy ~atalle Jonnson
Public Hospital District 1
board members Nancy
Trucksess, Don Wilson and
Scott Hilburn unveil the name
of Mason General Hospital and
Family of Clinics' new trail.
"As we talk about health and well-
ness that's the thing that grabs the pas-
sion of our providers," said hospital CEO
Bob Appel.
The half-mile long trail runs through
the hospital grounds from the Wellness
and upgraded patient rooms, among Garden on the west side of the facility
other changes, south along Sherwood lane, turning east
With the expansion of the facility, at G Street, then up North 13th Street
hospital staff and board members hope to Mountain View Drive where it comes
to improve access to quality medical back to the garden.
care in the Shelton area, but also to pro- The path is completely paved with
mote things like exercise, asphalt where it is not connected with
existing sidewalk.
MGH Dietician Candy
the first staff member to
walking path as part of th~
"Originally what I had
a sidewalk on ~the west) si
pital." she said. "They teo~
expanded it."
Mattson said she could]
with the result.
"I love it because it's wi,
three people m walk and
she said.
About 200 first- and
students and their teacher
tain View Elementary bro]
on Friday and were rew~
healthy snack of carrots t(
class with them.
Mattson said it is imp
courage exercise and creat
"The four largest chroni
all related to too much fooi
exercise." she said. "I can'~
you -- [exercise] is huge."
Hospital board membert
couraged all members of t[
to use the trail.
'%Ve hope it will encore
m get ou~ and walk a little
minutes during your lunch
sess said. '%Ve hope it sees
Mattson was
dvocate for a
remodel.
tsked for was
~e of the hos-
the idea and
L't be happier
te enough for
meanders,"
second-grade
from Moun-
m in the trail
~rded with a
take back to
)rtant to en-
good habits.
diseases are
and too little
begin to tell
and staffen-
e community
age everyone
even if it's 15
~reak." Truck-
lot of use."
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