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Since 1886 — VOL. 134, No. 28
MASON COUNT‘
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Fuddpuckers’ Barb Rhoades gets a hit during a City of Shelton adult coed
recreational league softball
game Monday at Callanan Park in Shelton. Fuddpuckers defeated Steph’s
Espresso 10—9 during the
first day of league play. See more photos on A-10, 1 1 and 38. Journal
photo Justin Johnson
A new hotel, retail in Shelton Hills?
By Adam Rudnick
adan i<a>masoncounty com
Developments in Shelton Hills
could soon be back in View.
According to Central Mason
Fire & EMS documents, lire dis-
trict statfmembers were scheduled
last. week to review a proposed site
plan for access and water for a
development that could include a
hotel, restaurant and retail space
west of US. Highway 101 in Shel—
ton.
Shelton (Tity Manager Jetf Ni-
ten confirmed 'l‘uesday that the
city was working with l'lall Equi—
ties Group v the Shelton llills de—
veloper ~ on a “scaled down" ver-
sion of its initial plan to create an
8()t)~acre community. That original
plan, according to Hall Equities,
would have included up to 1,800
residential lots, a 550,00tl-square—
foot. retail center, a 50—acre busi—
ness park and more.
The Shelton-Mason (,‘ounly
Journal reported in 2016 that two
years after Shelton Hills was slat—
ed to break ground, the project had
been stalled by legal wrangling
and unmet requirements involving
the state’s Department of Trans-
portation and Mason PUD 3.
Any progress on the proposed
development has remained largely
out of the public eye, but that
might be changing.
An artist’s rendition shows the proposed Shelton Hills development
in 2016. A new and scaled-back proposal could include a four-story
hotel and retail stores. Illustration coo/tesy of the City of She/ton
Niten wrote in an email to the
Journal that the city had a meet.-
ing scheduled for March with
Hall Equities Group, based in Wal—
nut (,Treck, Calitornia. That meet—
ing was canceled due to the corona—
virus stay—home order.
“We are working to reschedule
that meeting either in person or
via Zoom in the near future,” Niten
wrote. “Following that meeting I’ll
likely have more intbrmation on
the developers' intentions."
N iten (lid not provide a date for
the meeting.
According to a July 1 report to
the Central Mason ll‘ire & EMS
Board of Directors, Fire Chief
Mike Patti wrote that the project
was “back in View again, with a
«1—story hotel, a restaurant and re—
tail space.”
Hall Equities did not respond to
requests for comment on the devel—
opment.
Hall Equities ran into multiple
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Residents
sue over
gravel mine
Homeowners: Neother/in,
county violated their rights
By Isabella Breda
Babe/WON? iasoncou/ ll y. com
A dozen North Shore residents allege t\la~
son (,‘onnty Commissioner Randy Neatherlin
and David Windom, Mason ('ounty director of
Community Services, deprived them of “rights,
privileges or immunities secured by the Coir
stitntion and federal laws" when the county
gifted a business entity “a valuable right to op—
erate a ($6.5—acre surface mine in a residential
zone," according to a class—action lawsuit liled
June ‘39 in US. District Court.
l’laintitl's Dale and Barbara Brown, Brian
and Wendy Comfort, Patrick Yates. Linda
Hebish, Earl lddings, Joel and Angie Kramer,
Michael Kovar, l’at McCullough and William
Anspach live near the Scott Gravel Pit surface
mine at 4952 NE North Shore Road. near Bel—
fair State Park.
Surface mines have the potential to cause
dust pollution, silica runoff into nearby water-
ways, increased traftic and noise. By placing a
fully functional mine with asphalt production
3,: a, ,-.r.t;._:. hotne—
.. mt: :l :Ione
and Hal wri-sl‘iitf!"
owners allege the byproducts Would harm their
quality oflife.
The county originally Zoned the exist-
ing 1.87-acre gravel borrow that sits on the
proposed mine site as residential in 1996,
see LAWSUIT, page A2?
Start of high school
sports pushed back
By Justin Johnson
/'ust/n@/i rise/70m 1i ity. com
High school sports in Mason (‘ounty ~ and
across the state — will begin a bit later this fall.
The Washington Interscholastic Activities
Association Executive Board in a ’l‘uesday eve»
ning meeting in Renton delayed the beginning
ofthe 2020-2021 WIAA athletic seasons. North
Mason, Shelton and Mary M. Knight high
schools are members ofthe WlAA.
The start oflootball practice has been moved
to Sept. 5, and the start of practice for all other
sports is set for Sept. 7.
The annual Mason County Cup football
game between Shelton and North Mason high
schools was previously scheduled for Sept. 4.
WIAA requires athletes to complete 10 prac—
tice sessions prior to competing, making Sept,
18 the earliest possible date for the beginning
of fall sports competition.
The WIAA stated in a news release that it
would make a statement concerning the start
of fall sports following its July meeting.
In the interim, a committee of board mem—
bers, staff and select stakeholders will create
a fall competition schedule with the adjusted
dates, according to the release.
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Tiny homes development
one step closer in Shelton
Page A-3
History buff seeks
treasure for patrons
Page A—8
Burglar hits Grapeview,
Allyn post offices
Page A-26