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The Collier Building, built in 1946, was one of the first
the mixed-use Alder Street neighborhood.
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
non-residential buildings in
'Hodgepodge' of zoning still in debate at city
By NATALIE JOHNSON 'El could not track that Alder never really worked
as a residential street was be-
As it turns out, Shelton hasthe number of cause until the 1970s, when a by-
been struggling for more than 50 pass was built, Alder Street was
years to find an adequate zoning land use changes Olympic Highway, Goins said.
for Alder Street. over time,u "There's been these influxes
At the second public hearing of different uses starting with
held to discuss a text amend- the Collier Building and the high
ment to zoning along Alder which signaled the beginning of school, going back 50 years," he
Street in Shelton, Communitymixed use along Alder. said. "It's more desirous to have
and Economic Development Di-"In 1946 the Collier Building this as non-residential use."
rector Steve Goins elaborated was built as an inpatient clinic," While some residents of the
on the history of Alder Street as he said. community oppose more mixed
a "hodgepodge of different zon- In 1978, the use of the build- use, an equal number seemingly
ings," as he called it. ing was changed to professional support the text amendment, but
"I could not track the number office, following a trend in the all want any future businesses to
of land use changes over time," area to move toward office space, comply with historic features of
he said. The construction of the court- the neighborhood.
Goins' historical review of the house in 1929 also influenced Throughout the discussion
neighborhood is part of the city's the growth of businesses, rather over the zoning amendment,
efforts to approve a text amend- than residences, along Alder, parking has been a stumbling
ment to the mixed use zoningGoins said. block for the city. Because Alder
along Alder Street to encourage Several other former homes,was once a primarily residen-
economic development, including 615 Alder, 320 Alder, tial street, and is made up of old
In a short presentation, Goins 628 Alder and 620 Alder followed houses, there is no parking on
singled out several buildings, the trend and converted to office Alder and only some access from
including some historic homes, space in the 1970s. alleys and side-streets.
that had shii~ed from one use to The Irene S. Reed High School "We have to have a way to ad-
another throughout the course of also contributed to the mixed na- dress the parking issue," Mayor
their lives, ture of the neighborhood until John Tarrant said. "If we create
"Prior to 1970 we don't have a it was demolished. The Shelton a larger footprint, we create a
lot of records," he said. Timberland Library now stands larger traffic problem."
Goins started with the Collier in its place. The commission made no deci-
Building, at 428 W. Birch Street, But the most important reason sion on the zoning amendment.
Seattle port commissioner comes back home
to speak about economic development
By NATALIE JOHNSON
Growing up in Hoodsport
made a profound impact on Bill
Bryant's life.
"Hoodsport totally shaped my
perspective on the world," he
said.
Bryant, the president
of the Port of Seattle com-
mission, spends much of
his time advocating for
expansion of transporta-
tion in Seattle to encour-
age economic growth and
the cleanup of his beloved
Puget Sound, especially in
his native Hoodsport.
Bryant spoke twice in Shel-
ton this past Thursday about
the Port of Seattle's role in eco-
nomic development throughout
the state of Washington, includ-
ing right here in Shelton.
"Seattle is Shelton's city, it's
Yakima's city, it's Alaska's city,
it's Idaho's city," he said. "The
Port of Seattle affects jobs as
far away as Moses Lake."
Specifically, Bryant spoke to
the Skookum Rotary Thursday
about how he feels that Seattle
needs to improve its infrastruc-
ture and transportation to re-
main a viable shipping port and
to keep Western Washington
economically viable.
"[Cargo] goes to whatever
West Coast ports can move it
most efficiently," he said. "Se-
attle and Tacoma are in a real
dogfight with Vancouver and
Prince Rupert in British Colum-
bia over who can move more ef-
ficiently between Asia and the
Midwest."
Seventy percent of cargo
shipped through Seattle and Ta-
coma doesn't stay in the Pacific
Northwest, which means that it
could be shipped into any West
Coast port, Bryant said.
Bryant
"Right now the ports of the
Puget Sound, and our ability to
keep tens of thousands of jobs
in Washington State will de-
pend upon being able to move
cargo from Seattle and Tacoma
to Chicago and St. Louis more
efficiently than [from] British
Columbia," he said.
Bryant said that while
right now Tacoma and
Seattle's ports are up to
the task of receiving all
the cargo Asia can send,
road and rail systems from
those ports to the city and
beyond are out-of-date.
"In the '50s, '60s and '70s we
built the (road and rail) sys-
tem that we know now and we
built for 30 years out, but it's 30
years out, and now we're at ca-
pacity," he said.
"Just as people did 20 years
ago, we've got to be building for
30 years out if we want to keep
jobs here."
Bryant said that 100,000
jobs in Seattle and 195,000 jobs
statewide rely on the Port of Se-
attle, partly because in Wash-
ington, unlike other states,
ports are not just seaports or
airports, but districts created to
foster economic development.
"The port has an impact be-
yond King County, it really has
an effect throughout the state,"
he said.
Bryant's work with the Puget
Sound Partnership to clean up
the Puget Sound also has im-
pacts well beyond Seattle.
"It really sickens me to think
about what's happening in
Hoodsport," he said. "I'm work-
ing very closely with the Puget
Sound Partnership ... to make
sure we clean this up in the next
decade because I think if we let
it get too far, we'll get to a point
of no return."
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SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION BULLETIN - PAGE 1 OF 2
VERY HIGH RISK LEVEL 3 NOTIFICATION OF RESIDENCE
Date: May 16, 2011
Prepared by: Detective
William Adam
Bulletin#: 11-20
The Mason County Sheriff's Office is releasing the following information pursuant to RCW 4.24.5.$0 and the Washington State Supreme
Court decision in ~ which authorizes law enforcement a~neies to inform the public of a sex offenders release when: in the
diserdion of the agent.T, the r ele, ase of infbrmation will enhance public safety and protection.
The individual who appears on this notification hits been convicted of a sex offense Ihat requires registration with the Sheriff's Office in
the county of their residence, Further, their previous eriralnal history places thtnn in a classification level which reflecLs the potential to re-
oflbnd. This sex oflhlder has served the sentelm¢ imposed on him by the courts and has advised the Mason County SheritFs Office that he
will be living in the location helow, liE IS NOT WANTED BY THE POLICE AT THIS TIME. THIS NOTIFICATION IS NOT
INTENDED TO INCHEASE FEAII, RATHER, IT IS OUR BELIEF THAT AN INFORMED PUBLIC IS A SAFER PUBLIC.
The Mason County Sheriffs Office has no legal authority to direr where a sex offender may or may not live. Unless court ordered
restrictions exist, this offender is constitutionally free to live wherever he chooses,
Sex offenders have al~ys lived in our communities, but it wasn't until passage of the Community Protection Ad of ] 9gO (which
mandatessexoff~nderz~'gistration) that law enlbrcement even knew where fl~y were living. In many eases, law enforcement is now able to
share that information with you, Citirzn abuse of this infotrnation to threaten, intimidate or harass registered sex offenders will not be
tolerated. Further, such abuse could potentially end law enforcement's ability to do community notifications. We believe the cmly person
who wins if community nntifieation ends is the sex offender, since sex offenders derive their power through secrecy.
If yon have amy informsflam i~fst'dimg ear~nt erlmlmnl I~tlvltv el" thii or any other offender, nles~e catl 911.
For other sex offender information, - '~ "o . w ,u.~'.
JAMES HENRY CHRISTY
WHITE MALE - DOB: 10/16/58 - 6'00n - 188 LBS.
BROWN HAIR & BROWN EYES
James CHRISTY has recently moved to a fixed residence and is
required to register as a sex offender due to numerous sex crime
convictions. His most current conviction that he is just being released
t~om is due to pleading guilty to Felony Indecent Exposure on
05/03/2010, Kitsap County Superior Court cause #10-1-00367-1.
This is due to CHRISTY at age 51 exposing himself to a 52 year old
common area of an apartment complex. Other sex crimes
as tbllows: CHRISTY pied guilty to two counts of Indecent
Liberties With Forcible Compulsion on 11/12/93, Mason County.
Superior Court cause #93-1-00098-7. This conviction stems from
when CHRISTY was 38 years old, he was baby-sitting a friend of a
relative's children. While he was alone with the two little girls, ages 5
& 6, he began the sexual abuse by grooming the little girls through
playing sexually oriented games. Eventually. the sexual molestation
escalated to rape. During the investigation of these sexual assaults,
CHRISTY solely placed all responsibility for the oflbnses upon the
little girls. According to Department of Corrections file material.
CHRISTY also admitted three more sexual assaults as follows:
STORE & DELl SPECIALS -- MAY 19- 25
CHRISTY admitted to exposing himself to a 14 year old girl that was unknown to him; andthat he approached two
other girls unknown to him, ages 10 & 12, and offered to expose himself to them. CHRISTY lhrther admitted that he
provided alcoholic beverages to a 14 or 15 year old girl wbem the girl became intoxicated and CHRISTY stated that
he "had his way with her'. In all, CHRISTY personally estimates that he has had "20 or so victims" including 15
teenage girls, 4 girls under the age of 7, and one 10 year old boy.
Potential victims for CHRISTY include children and vulnerable adults. CHRISTY personally lists his victim age
range as 5 years old to 17 years old. CHRISTY also has a lengthy criminal conviction history which includes
Possession of Marijuana, Minor In Possession, DWI, Malicious Mischief 3~ Degree, DWLS, Disorderly Conduct,
Criminal Trespass, Simple Assault, Theft/Larceny and Indecent Exposure (Public Indecency).
WARNING: In the past, C~$TY had informed a ~ of Corre¢~bns staff" psychologist that he will kill
anyone in the ~mmouity ~ att3ah~ to~ being a sex offender. All Law Enforcement Office~
should be ~ ~ ~ s~'iousl~. The ~ent of Con'¢ctions psychologist describes
CHRISTY as ea angry sex offender who is ~b¢~ a sex o~. Due to these fact,.ns he ts considered
a VERY HIGH PJSK,
(NOTE: CHRISTY is no longer on Demrtment of Corrections Suoervision and his only requirement is his duty to
~¢ e_a_qff_m.~_J
CHRISTY is assessed by the Mason County Sheriff's Office as a ~, due to his assessment by
the WA State Department of Corrections as an '*EXTREMELY HIGH RISK TO RE-OFFEND". This is the
HIGHEST LEVEL given to a Sex Offender, meaning that the subject Ls at a VERY HIGH RISK to re-offend.
CHRISTY has ~iven his residence within Mason County as:
Within the 100 BI0 o SE hley Road,
Page A-6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, May 19, 2011
YARD SALE - 1003 W. Railroad
Av ., gholt0n. Friday and gatur-
day, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Numerous
household items, tools, fishing
gear, furniture and more. F5/19
MOVING SALE. Power tools,
tools of all sorts, washer, dryer,
refrigerator, couch, plush rocking
chair, 3/4 bed, etc. 1342 Puget
St., Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m.-
4 p.m. G5/19
$50 REWARD. Zena, a shy
13-year-old, long-haired, black
cat. Missing since Friday, May
13th, in Phillips Road area. I am
heartbroken. Debra, 360-426-
7606. P5/19
We
have
fishing
supplies!
Skokomish Indian Tribal
Enterprises (S.I.T.E.)
Special
12 pk. 12 oz. cans
Buseh&
Buseh
18 pk. * 12 oz. cam
MAKE HOMEMADE wine. I have FOR SALE - Collections, all or
0quipmont. 360-432,1723. P5/19 part. L0nosbsrosr baskat , Holly
Hobble, salt and peppers. 360-.
LOST DOG: Medium size, black 898-4538. P5/19
Lab mix. Male, white spots on
chest. Hearts, spades & dia- HOUSEKEEPERS WANTED.
monds on collar. Orange rabies Thursdays and Fridays. Apply in
tag. Missing 5/13, Old Olympic person, Blue Heron Resort, 6520
Hwy., Blooomfield Rd. area. 360- E. St. Rt. 106, Union. No phone
426-0957. D5/19 calls please. B5/19-6/2
HELP WANTED - Local 252 -
Vote for change. Richard Hicker-
son. H5/19-26
MULTI-FAMILY YARD sale.
Clothes, tools, furniture, toys. Fri-
day-Saturday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 2015
Adams Street, Shelton. $5/19
RELAY FOR Life fundraisen "AI-
li's Amigas", Saturday, May 21, 9
a.m.-3 p.m. at the Hackney Fam-
ily Dentistry building, 1051 SE
St. Rt. 3, Shelton. R5/19
19390 North U.S. Hwy. I01
Skokomish Nation, WA 98584
At the intersection of Hwy. I01 & Hwy. 106
minutes north of Shelton on the Skokomish Indian Reservation
Located next to the Lucky Dog Casino * 427-9099
+Winxton
Bud &
$
18 pk. 12 oz.
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