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Thursday, Aug. 6,2020 H BEELFAIR Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 — Shelton-Mason Journal — Page A—25 Serving the communities of Belfair, Allyn, Grapeview, Tahuya, Mason Lake, South Shore and Victor Jill Maiuri holds a tray of breadsticks during an employee training day at Allyn Pizza. The store opens to the public Wednesday. See story on Page A-27. Herald Isabel/a Breda Port of Allyn ha‘Shes out economic, development goals By Isabella Breda isabe//a@masoncounty.com The Sweetwater Park project, pro- viding a Wi-Fi hub. for North Mason School District Students and building a commercial space on North Shore Road were among topics of discussion during the Aug. 3 Port of Allyn meeting via Zoom. “I’m concerned about moving ahead (with Sweetwater Park) without other Port of Allyn commissioners saying go ahead,” Commissioner Ted Jack- son said during the meeting. “I’m not against the project — except there are some parts I am against.” The proposed Sweetwater Park, lo- cated across the street from Habitat for Humanity near Belfair Elementary ENQRTF BELFAIR LICENSING lVlSl’l‘OR CENTER JOIN US! .1281!) ' Visit North Mason Chamber, Belfair Licensing, and Visitor Center in Belfair Unlon School, has been years in the mak- ing. Since 2016, the project has been a partnership between the Port of Allyn and Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group. Mendy Harlow, executive direc- tor of Hood Canal Salmon Enhance- ment Group, attended the'port meet- ing to provide background and ad- dress questions.,The project comes up against a Monday deadline to finalize supporting documents in PRISM, the state’s Recreation and Conservation Office’s project database. Harlow said this is the group’s third try for an RCO grant, “and we got some really good comments on our presenta- tion.” Harlow and Port of Allyn Executive Director Lary Coppola presented the park proposal before the RCO board during a Zoom meeting June 26. The park is slated to include a “nat— ural” playground, hiking trail, and in- terpretive water wheel, among other features. The project is on the RCO’s online PRISM database as Project #20- 1840. Commissioner Jackson said he is concerned with the port spending a proposed $70,000 in taxpayer dollars to purchase and “clean up” Brian Peters- en’s property, adjacent to the Schindel- heim Property that the port already ac- quired for the park’s development. “Cleaning up a property like that is a good thing to do,” Harlow said. A key component of the park project is rerouting Sweetwater Creek to re- move a fish passage barrier. Did you know? North Mason Chamber can bring your business to our “If we don’t acquire that parcel we can’t reroute the creek,” Harlow said. “The neat thing is we get to reconnect salmon species that use that creek.” While there was dispute regarding the ongoing park project, commission— ers all voted in favor of acting as an internet hub for North Mason School District students during the upcoming school year. Coppola said he and the superinten- dent have been in talks abOut permit- ting up to 12 students and one staff member to use the port’s meeting room for internet access. “A lot of kids don’t have broad- band,” Coppola said. “As long as it’s a time when we’re not booked I don’t see see PORT, page A-26 lobby with "In the Loop” TV screen advertisement, where over 35,000 people do business every year at our Belfair Licensing and Visitor information Center. Contact Pam Volz to find out how we can help y0ur business grow 360.275.4267 northmasonchamber.com explorehoodcanal.com