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READERS' JOURNAL:
More public
Editor, the Journal:
The pending interlocal
agreement between Mason
County and the City of Shel-
ton allows for the expansion
of city development require-
ments into those portions of
the urban growth area that
are within the jurisdiction
of the county. It is the Shel-
ton-Mason County Cham-
ber of Commerce Board of
Trustees' recommendation
that additional forums be
provided where public con-
cerns may be presented and
subsequently addressed pri-
or to the upcoming vote by
the county commissioners.
In our opinion, while this
may be a great idea, the
agreement itself has serious
flaws as presently worded.
Some sections are in need
of clarification, others in
need of further definition,
and this issue of whether,
in light of current economic
conditions in our county, it
makes sense to implement
such an agreement needs
public debate.
This is a time when we
need to encourage coopera-
tive efforts to attract and
retain businesses to expand
employment opportunities
locally, not rush to adopt
ordinances which may dis-
courage such potential
growth and drive existing
employers elsewhere.
Dick Taylor
Shelton-Mason County
Chamber of Commerce
Voter support
Editor, the Journal:
The 2009 elections for
Mason County fire commis-
sioners will be very impor-
tant for Mason County Fire
District 18. Frank Phillips
will be a candidate for com-
missioner for a second term
of six (6) years, Position 2.
He, in my opinion, has
done a magnificent job work-
ing for Fire District 18 and
the citizens of the district.
As a former firefighter/
EMT, fire chief and commis-
sioner of Fire District 18, I
have seen his concerns and
work for the district. I truly
believe that Frank is the
most qualified person for
the position and I encourage
the citizens of Fire District
18, Lake Cushman, to re-
elect him this November for
commissioner, Position 2.
Bill Weed
Hoodsport
Project engineer Troy Saghafi, project manager
Mike Ollivant, Bill Dodge of Rodarte Construc-
tion, Inc. and City Commissioner Dawn Pan-
nell took part in a Kneeland Park pump station
groundbreaking this past Friday. Officials say
the new facility is a crucial part of efforts to im-
prove the city's 30-year-old sewer system.
Pump station
contract off
by 99 cents
By KEVAN MOORE station to send city waste-
City officials celebrated water for treatment. The
a Kneeland Park pump sta- project will include the con-
tion groundbreaking this struction of a 4.5-gallon-per-
past Friday and came back day submersible pump sta-
Senior shooter charged to work on Monday to slight- tion and electrical building,
ly amend the construction installation of a new grinder
with 2nd-degree assault contract- by a whopping at the main treatment plant
99 cents, and hundreds of feet of pipe-
Trial date set
in August
By MARY DUNCAN
An 85-year-old man who
is accused of shooting a rifle
at the head of a man doing
work on his property in Ta-
huya appeared for arraign-
ment last week in Mason
County Superior Court
Oliver E. Brooks, of 201
NE Collins Lake Drive, en-
tered a not-guilty plea to a
charge of assault in the sec-
ond degree with a firearm
enhancement. He is sched-
uled for trial during the jury
term beginning August 11.
Brooks was arrested after
an incident reported April
23 when two men came to
his residence to complete a
landscaping job. When one
of the men approached him
about paying the balance on
the work done, Brooks al-
legedly went into his trailer
and came back out with a
rifle, which he pointed at the
man's forehead and fired,
but the rifle jammed. He
then reportedly reloaded
and fired, with the bullet
coming within inches of the
man's head on the second
try.
A typo in the original
award to Rodarte Con-
struction out of Gig Harbor
had double zeros after the
decimal instead of the ac-
tual 99 cents that the firm
had bid to do the work.
As such, city commission-
ers amended the award on
Monday from $2,067,574.00
to $2,067,574.99.
Previously, due to a sepa-
rate printing error, the com-
missioners were unable to
sign the actual contract be-
cause a document with only
the odd-numbered: pages
was put befor them.
The new tation will as-
sist the Front Street pump
lines. Some of that line work
will also include crossings
underneath First and Park
streets in order to avoid
traffic delays. Restoration
work will involve improve-
ments to Kneeland Park,
including a walking trail,
landscaping and an asphalt
basketball court.
City Engineer Mike Mi-
chael said that after work
on the new pump station
gets under way next month
that it should be operational
this coming fall and all of
the associated work should
be fully complete by next
spring.
Deer Creek Store thief gets 60 days
He was intoxicated
at the time of the crime
By MARY DUNCAN
A 21-year-old man who
broke into the Deer Creek
Store and took beer and
cigarettes was sentenced
on Monday, June 22, in Ma-
son County Superior Court.
Joshua James Kilts, of
52 Moonrise Lane, Union,
pled guilty to burglary in
the second degree and then
was sentenced to 60 days.
He pled guilty to break-
ing into the store with a co-
defendant.
His court-appointed at-
torney, James Foley, said
his client was involved with
alcohol. "He was working
hard and in the last year
he had some troubles with
a girlfriend and did some
stupid things involving al-
cohol. I think his bell's been
rung," he commented. "He
understands he has a felo-
ny on his record."
"This has really been a
wake-up call for me," Kilts
said. "I'm looking forward
to getting into treatment."
Judge Toni Sheldon told
him, "This was an extreme-
ly bad idea. You wanted
to buy some beer and the
plan didn't work out so you
broke into the Deer Creek
Store. It really looks like
you're in a downhill slide,"
she said, referring to his
prior convictions for minor
in possession of alcohol and
driving under the influ-
ence.
"It's very critical for you
to get into a treatment pro-
gram. If you fall back into
using you will be back in
court again," the judge
added.
She ordered him to pay
$1,613.50 in court costs
and fees. Kilts will share
the restitution of $398.96
for damage to the front
door of the business, two
12-packs of beer and six
packages of cigarettes with
his codefendant, 20-year-
old Benjamin R. Tweed, of
303 East Boardwalk, Shel-
ton. Tweed received a sen-
tence of 45 days for second-
degree burglary. This of-
fense does not have any
community custody.
Man dies of alcohol overdose
By MARY DUNCAN
The Mason County Cor-
oner is investigating the
death of a 27-year-old Shel-
ton man who died Tuesday
afternoon from alcohol in-
toxication.
Coroner Wes Stockwell
said that Raul Garfia-Marti-
nez was transported to Ma-
son General Hospital early
Tuesday morning after he
was found unconscious and
unresponsive by his friends.
Stockwell said that
Garfia-Martinez had been
drinking tequila and that
toxicology tests revealed al-
cohol levels that can cause
death. "Garfia-Martinez
never regained conscious-
ness and died Tuesday af-
ternoon," he added.
The coroner said that the
cause of death was acute
ethanol intoxication and has
ruled the death an accident.
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