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Page 12 — Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, July 27, 2028
HoodSport takes steps toward port dock renovations
By Kirk Boxleitner
kbox/e/tner@masoncounty com
Hoodsport Port commis-
sioners Cody Morris and Ter-
ry Brazil approved an agree-
ment July 19 with Integrated
NW Construction to satisfy
the conditions for renewing
the lease on the port’s dock.
During the commission—
ers’ most recent meeting,
Port Executive Director Kath—
leen Wyatt said the port has
$3,500 available for a profes—
sional services agreement,
which she said is the first step
required for any progress in
inspecting and renovating the
docks.
Wyatt said the next steps
would be a “desktop re—
view and discovery discus-
sion,” after which she said
Hoodsport—based Integrated
NW Construction would bid
to conduct the inspection, for
what she estimated would be
$5,000 to $6,000.
Wyatt stressed that an
initial inspection is required
by the state Department of
Natural Resources to deter—
mine what’s wrong with the
dock and what repairs will be
needed, while a subsequent
engineering drawing would
run an additional $1,500.-
That total, which could run
north of $10,000, was esti—
mated by Morris to be “still a
bit cheaper than the previous
bid we got.” But, Morris add-
ed, “once they give us an in—
spection, that gives us a road
map we can use to negotiate
the lease.”
By testing the structural
integrity of the dock’s com»
ponents, Morris said he be-
lieves the port should be able
to learn which existing pieces
it can build on, “without hav-
ing to tear everything out and
start completely anew.”
Ultimately, Morris said
he hopes this data generates
enough parameters'for a pro-
posal that the port can put be—
fore the Legislature for fund-
ing, through the Economic
Development Council of Ma-
son County.
“The EDC was really proud
of the work they did for the
Port of Grapeview dock, so
they would love to help us out
with that, too,” Morris said.
“For municipalities like ours
that are incredibly rural, the
EDC told us the state has $70
million available.”
Morris reported confer-
ring recently with members of
the EDC who told him there
might be “immediate grants
available, for covering some
of the dock expenses we’ve
incurred with the DNR lease
fund, so I’m going to pursue
that.”
By autumn, Morris said he
hopes the port will have a bet-
ter idea of how much money to
ask the Legislature for. While
the EDC also requires those
numbers in order to sell the
Legislature on Whatever the
port’s requested funding will
be, Morris said his own con-
fidence was bolstered by EDC
members telling him it should
be “a very easy amount of
money to send our way.”
Morris added, “Hopefully,
by the end of the summer,
(the port) can at least have
some assurance that we won’t
have to be quite as stressed
about our bank account.”
Morris confirmed matching
money is not needed, while
Wyatt balanced between
warning the port is “way over
budget on its dock” and point-
ing out how the port has been
“pretty careful in other areas.”
“We had no idea, when we
did the budget last year, that
these things were going to
arise,” Wyatt said. .
When Morris suggested
contacting the YSS Dive Shop
to donate their diving serw'ces
for the dock piling inspection,
he recalled that the shop’s
owners were “very adamant
about wanting to donate mon-
ey or resources toward this
cause.”
BRIEFS
Special filing
period Aug. 8-10
The Mason County Auditor’s Elec—
tions Department announced a special
three-day filing period Aug. 8 to 10 for
any challengers to the incumbent.
There’s no filing fee.
According to a news release, candi-
dates for the positions of Mason Coun—
ty Cemetery District Positions No. 1.,
2 and 3; Fire Protection District 18
commissioner position 1 and 4; Public
Hospital District No. 2 commissioner
position No. 4; Port of Dewatto coma
missioner district 2; North Mason
School District school board director
district No. 4; and Tahuya River Wa-
ter District commissioner position No.
3.
Candidates can file at mason-
countywaelectionsgov. A valid email
is needed to file online, If you cannot
file online, people can file in person at
411 N. 5th St., Shelton. All candidates
who file during the special period will
appear on the Nov. 7 general election.
ballot. If no one files, the incumbent
retains the position for the first two
years of the next term. There is no
candidate withdrawl period for the
special filing.
Any questions can be directed to
the Mason County Auditor’s Elections
Department at 360—427—9670 ext. 470.
DNR issues burn ban
The state Department of Natural
Resources has banned burning on
DNR-protected land in Mason County.
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burn ban began Friday and is in parts
or all of Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jef-
ferson, Kitsap, King, Pierce and Thur-
ston counties. The ban includes camp—
fires, recreational fires, and charcoal
and briquettes. Cooking stoves, barbe-
cues and recreational fire pits fueled
by propane or gas with a shutoff valve
are still permitted. . ‘3
Mason County issued a burn ban
July 7 with the same restrictions in
place.
State Patrol talks
vehicle fire safety
Washington State Patrol reminds
drivers about vehicle fire safety and
what to do if your vehicle catches fire.
Greeting drawn by Carson, 3rd Grade, Southside Elementary
According to a news release, from
2018 to 2022, the number of fires in-
volving vehicles in Washington was
17,565 for a total loss of $181 million.
Vehicle fires accounted for more than
13% of fire incidents in the four-year
period.
If your vehicle catches fire, the
state Fire Marshal’s Office wants peo-
ple to know to pull over as quickly as
possible. Once you have stopped, turn
off the engine and get everyone out of
the vehicle and do not fight the fire
yourself. Call 911, and remember to
move at least 100 feet from a burning
vehicle and away from traffic.
For more information, contact
the state Fire Marshal’s Office at
360-596—3929.
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