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Thursday, July 2, 2020
Park and
Ride plan
takes
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Mason Transit Authority
riders could have a new Bel-
fair Park and Ride by early
2022.
“Right now we have mul-
tiple parking lots we’re rent-
ing; one location will make it
easier in creating our routes,”
said Danette Brannin, gener-
al manager of Mason Transit
Authority. “We can bring ev—
eryone into one spot, secured
with cameras, better lighting
and in and out access with the
roundabou .”
Prior to the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic, about
60 riders used both Bridge
Church and Roy Boad Road
Park and Ride locations in
Belfair each day, Brannin
advantage of the new Park
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' Serving the communities of Belfair, Allyn, Grapeview, Tahuya, Mason
Lake, South Shore and Victor
Mason hub for transit em-
cludes Pear Orchard at Route
.’;”
Vehicles travel around a roundabout on state Route 3 on Monday. The
roundabout provides access to the area where the
Belfair Park and Ride is being built. Herald photo by Isabel/a Breda
ing stalls, eight bus stalls and
said. Both Park and Rides
service state Route 3, which
runs between Belfair and
the Bremerton ferry termi—
nal, and is used by riders to
commute everywhere from
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
in Bremerton to KCTS-TV in
Seattle.
Route 3 rider and Allyn res-
ident Samuel Burdett said he
typically rides his bike to the
bus stop, but is eager to take
and Ride during the winter
months. Burdett added that
he hopes the new location
will help prevent riders from
parking at unofficial locations
like his workplace, the Boat
House restaurant in Allyn.
In addition to providing a
secure fenced area for com-
muters’ vehicles and reduc-
ing the number of stops along
Route 3, the new Park and
Ride will serve as the North
ployees.
“We can park our vehicles
there in the evenings and the
transit building will be there
to house staff that works out
of Belfair,” Brannin said. “In
the future we will add custom-
er service, but it will probably
be four years before (then).”
The budget for the Belfair
site is nearly $3 million of' the
total $10 million park and ride
development project that in-
3, Shelton Matlock Road at
US. Highway 101, Cole Road,
and Pickering Road Park and
Rides, Brannin said.
Mason Transit Authority
aims to release a bid pack-
age Wednesday that has four
projects, including the Belfair
Park and Ride.
SCJ Alliance’s design
that was presented to Ma-
son County commissioners in
2019 includes about 100 park-
an administrative building
around 3,000 square feet.
With the roundabout at the
intersection of Log Yard Road
and Route 3 complete a few
months ahead of schedule,
Brannin said the plan is to
start construction of the park
and ride by mid-March 2021.
“I really just want to thank
everyone for their patience
throughout the roundabout
project,” Brannin said.
North Mason schools could see big changes next year
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“We are going to reopen,” North
Mason School District Superintendent
Dana Rosenbach said Monday during
an online parent forum.
North Mason School District plans
to offer classes remotely, in-person or a
combination of both.
According to Rosenbach, the school
district plans to provide “the young-
est learners,” — kindergarten through
grade two, the opportunity to be at
school every day, while grades three
through 12 could be offered a hybrid
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model — in-person two days per week
and remote learning three days per
week.
The only exception to this model will
be new and special-needs students,
who might need more in-person learn-
ing opportunities, Rosenbach said.
For students participating in the
hybrid—learning format, the district is
considering assigning in-person days
by last name group, but is still taking
feedback. District officials aim to an-
nounce a final plan by the July school
board meeting, Rosenbach said.
Social distancing and masks will be
required during all in-person classes.
“Physical distancing with K—2 is go—
ing to be a challenge and we’re going
to have to work really hard to teach
the kids about staying apart,” Rosen-
bach said during the parent forum on
videoconferencing software Zoom. “It’s
going to require a lot of training with
kids, a lot of practicing: this is how we
do school now.”
Though the district aims to provide
in-person learning for kindergarten
through second grade, parents of all
grade levels can chose fully remote
learning, Rosenbach said.
Bringing students back to school,
however, comes with higher costs.
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“It’s really possible next year we
could be running through $10,000
per week in PPE (personal protective
equipment),” said Ashley Supry, North
Mason School District director of busi-
ness and finance.
The district has already purchased
about $800 in infrared thermometers,
but it will need to purchase items such
as disposable masks and hand sanitiz-
er each week, Supry said.
The state considers district staff
members “moderate” risk, which
means they must wear disposable
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