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By NATALIE JOHNSON Since last year, Mason County has made great strides in creating it's own clean water program, and this week held it's second set of public meetings to discuss the program. While most at the meeting could agree that having county-wide pro- grams to address stormwater man- agement and water quality would be a benefit, many were concerned by the $5.3 million price tag, with $4.1 mil- lion currently unfunded. "It's more costly to fix things after the fact," said Loretta Swanson, the county's stormwater program man- ager. "The longer we wait the more expensive this will get." At some point in the future, Ma- son County may hit a population that will require the county to qualify for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Without many of the programs within the clean water program, the county will not qualify for that permit. While the county doesn't need to get the permit now, it's better to plan ahead, Swanson said. "We're not in that pot this time but we're working towards that," she said. During the meeting Swanson out- lined individual components of the A series of free concerts benefiting Elizabeth Shoe- maker as she prepares to at- tend the Lilienfeld Summer Academy in Vienna, Austria, are set to take place. One of the concerts is here in Shelton at 3 p.m. on June 12 at St. David's Episcopal Church in Shelton. The youngest of seven children, Elizabeth was given her first violin at age two. She began playing violin at age three in the Olympia Su- zuki program under the tute- lage of Katherine Kholakian. At age six, she went to Helen DePastel Pagels, following in her sibling's footsteps who also studied with Helen. She has studied violin with Helen DePastel Pagels for the last nine years. Elizabeth also studies piano with Mary Jane Clarke. For four years she studied harp with Emily Hageman. Elizabeth served as con- certmistress of the CAYSA junior symphony from 2009 to 2010. The Shoemaker family formed a nine-piece ensemble including piano, string bass, two cellos, four Journal pholo by Natalie ]oh, ,~{,1, Loretta Swanson, Mason County's stormwater program manager, led the Clean Wa- ter Program meeting at the Mason County Public Works Building on Tuesday. current draft of the clean water pro- gram and how much each would cost annually. They include: Public education and outreach, with a funding gap of $160,000, development regulations Elizabeth Shoemaker performs at an event• with a gap of $310,000, technical as- sistance with a gap of $400,000, wa- ter quality monitoring with a gap of $380,000, on-site septic system opera- tion and maintenance with a gap of $200,000, public works operation and maintenance with a gap of $285,000, stormwater construction with a gap of $1,358,000, program manage- ment and coordination with a gap of $560,000 and program overhead with a gap of $500,000. This program is based off of storm- water and cleanwater programs in other jurisdictions, Swanson said. "Rather than recreate the wheel ... we used what have we already got on the books," she said. Swanson said the county is cur- .rently evaluating funding options for these programs. All of the options they are considering are fees or taxes, she said. "We are mindful of the times we're in - we're not putting this out light- ly," she said. The county's Stormwater Task Force (SWTF) plans to make a recom- mendation to the county commission on the clean water program by Janu- ary 2012. The third meeting will be today at 5:30 at the Theler Community Center in Belfair. Courtesy photo SUMMER 11~ RICIISIA BASKETS 10' ANNUAL -~ BASKETS rhe c gift. Gorgeous blooming 10" plastic baskets. • 10" spring mix hanging baskets • Beautifully blooming Your Choice 1 12" klketi ..... 29.99 Lilly Miller SUPER SWEET LIME CONDITIONER 4" ZONAL 40 lb. 7103906 TURF BUILDER WEED & FEED Control. 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