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The Mason County Commission
preservation Tuesday.
approved two grants
Journal photo by Natalie Johnson
for historic
By NATALIE JOHNSON year and can authorize grants up to $5,000
per project.
The Mason County Board of Commis- Graham said that any group with "some-
sioners approved two Mason County Heri- thing to preserve" can apply for a grant.
tage Grants this week. "The grant application on the website
The first grant amounts to $2,960 to re- pretty much outlines the criteria we have,"
store a map cabinet and antique maps at he said. "The preservation of the maps,
the historic Grant School, which is main- that's good, but let's just say for instance
tained by the Pickerin~ Community C!qb: that the museum in Matl0ck am an example
The second grant is for $1,500 to fund a wanted to do something with their museum
signage project for the McReavy House Mu- to help with something in their collection ...
seum in Union. It could be as simple as buying UV covers
"We thought they were both worthwhile," for lightbulbs."
said Stan Graham, chair of the historic Graham encouraged other groups to visit
preservation commission, the county's website and apply for a grant
The money for these grants has been ac- in the future.
cumulating since 2005 and is part of money "I'm certain there are other entities like
set aside from Mason County Auditor's Of- Shelton Historic Preservation, the Allyn
rice recording fees. One dollar from every Historic Church, there are other entities
document recorded goes to the Mason Coun- out there interested in getting grants," he
ty Historical Preservation Commission, said.
said •city planner and historical preserva- The Mason County Historic Commission
tion commission staffer Michael MacSems. will next meet at 2 p.m. on Semptember 8 at
The commission considers grants twice a the Mason County Commission Chambers.
Exit 111 (I-5)
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Belfair Water District =,
contract under scrutiny
By NATALIE JOHNSON had been reconvened to county prosecutor Michael
and ARLA SHEPHARD Tipton's office without Dorcy.
any members of the public Tipton said would be
Mason County Com- present, willing to reduce his sev-
missioner Tim Sheldon Community members erance pay if Commission-
announced Tuesday that and ratepayers have since er Mike Pope, who voted
he had asked Washington vented disappointmentagainst the contract, re-
State Attorney General and frustration with thesigns office.
Rob McKenna to look into water district online, on "The severance pay is for
the controversial new con- the streets and to the coun- being fired without cause,"
tract approved last week ty commissioners. Tipton wrote. "I am will-
for Belfair Water District "Time will tell if this ing to reduce that amount
Manager Dave Tipton. meeting will be declaredand re-negotiate anything
"The public is not being invalid or not," wrote in the contract as soon as
served by this," Sheldon community member Herb your good buddy Mike Pope
said at a Tuesday meeting Gerhardt, who has also resigns as Commissioner.
of the county commis§ion- filed a complaint with the Contracts can always be
ers. state attorney general'snegotiated."
Under the new contract, office, in the online mes- At the county commis-
Tipton, whose salary is sage board 'Belfair Areasioner meeting, commis-
$72,070, will receive a 1.5 Roundtable.' "What a con- sioners Lynda Ring Erick-
percent raise every year, tract ... Now my fear isson and Jerry Lingle also
severance pay of three that Manager Dave will commented on the con-
years' salary, payable with- quit and Commissioners tract.
in five days of his termina- John [Phillips] and Harry "When I first heard of
tion if fired, and severance [Hatlem] will approve the the contract I thought it
of two years' pay if he vol- two years severance pay was a joke," Lingle said.
untarily leaves the district, before their terms end ... Sheldon went so far as
among other items. That would put the rate to call the contract a poten-
His salary reflects a pay payers on the hook for tial gift of public funds.
cut from his last contract, over $150,000 as his gold- "I've had a number of
The water district board en l~arachute." citizens call me with con-
of commissioners voted, In response to Gerhardt's cerns," Ring Erickson said.
with a 2-to-1 majority, to comments, Tipton wrote an "I appreciate that you're
approve the contract at e-mail to Gerhardt, as well going to have the attorney
the district's regular meet- as to members of the at-general's office look into
ing last Tuesday, which torney general's office and that."
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