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By NATAIAE JOHNSON
In a unanimous vote Monday, the
Shelton City Commission voted to
approve a text amendment to the
zoning along Alder Street.
The amendment to the zoning,
which is professional office/mixed
use, was revised several times dur-
ing the approval process is designed
to encourage business and grown,
rather than residences, along the
busy arterial, which was once the
main highway through Shelton.
Community and Economic Devel-
opment Director Steve Goins said
that one of the most recent changes
was "to reduce or eliminate opportu-
nities for retail.., those options were
taken off the table."
In the past two months, the city
has held two public meetings, dis-
cussed the topic several times, heard
public testimony, and received 19
letters and e-mails on the topic.
While the city staff and commis-
sion said that they received and
considered all of this input, they
still recommended that the zoning
amendment be approved.
Mayor John Tarrant commended
city staff for drafting a document
that he said addressed business con-
cerns as well as those of the nearby
historic district.
Journal file photo
Community and economic development director Steve Goins briefed the city on the proposed text amendment to
the zonin alonsf Alder Steer Monday when the eommialion voted to approve the ordinance.
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By NATALIE JOHNSON
The new Mason County
PUD 3 facility on Johns
Prairie will now include a
small solar array on one
of its buildings. The PUD
commission approved
the project Tuesday after
deliberating for several
weeks on the project.
The project was first
proposed by Adolphson
and Peterson Construction,
the parent company of
Rushforth Construction,
the contractor in charge
of building the new PUD
complex. The small solar
project will only provide
power tothe PUD's buildings,
but will count toward the
district's renewable energy
requirements.
"They're just going over
the contract one final time
and then they'll sign it,"
said PUD spokesman Joel
Myer.
Myer said that the project
would now become part of
the overall construction
project.
"They felt that it was
going to be a good project
not only for the PUD but
for the community," Myer
said of the commissioners'
response to proposal.
The project should
have an ann~al output of
225-kilowatt hours and give
the PUD an estimated 400
renewable energy credits
(RECS). While these are
comparably low numbers,
the PUD is excited to be
building a renewable energy
project in the county, Myer
said.
The commission is commissioner [Linda] Gott
also excited about the was really interested in
opportunity to use the solar was not only are we going
project to educate their to have a project that will
customers about solar power benefit our energy mandate,
and renewable energy, Myer but it can also serve as an
said. educational tool for the
"One of the things that community," he said.
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