Notice: Undefined index: HTTP_REFERER in /home/stparch/public_html/headmid_temp_main.php on line 4394
Newspaper Archive of
Shelton Mason County Journal
Shelton, Washington
September 22, 2011     Shelton Mason County Journal
PAGE 3     (3 of 20 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
 
PAGE 3     (3 of 20 available)        PREVIOUS     NEXT      Jumbo Image    Save To Scrapbook    Set Notifiers    PDF    JPG
September 22, 2011
 
Newspaper Archive of Shelton Mason County Journal produced by SmallTownPapers, Inc.
Website © 2025. All content copyrighted. Copyright Information
Terms Of Use | Privacy Policy | Request Content Removal | About / FAQ | Get Acrobat Reader




man; The Mason Transit Authority will work this month to hire a successor General Manager Dave O'Connell. Journal photo by Natalie Johnson for retiring By NATALIE JOHNSON ager for Veolia Transportation/ Capital Metropolitan Transporta- The Mason Transportation Au-tion Authority in Austin, Texas. thority (MTA) will begin the pro- Hager has more than 18 years of cess of hiring a new General Man- experience managing public trans- ager to replace the retiring Dave portaion systems. O'Colmell. Steve Hamelin, the director of On Aug. 16 Mason Transit transportation operations for the Authority Board members met mass transportation authority in as part of the "ad hoc BM selec- Flint, Mich., has 12 years of expe- tion committee" to discuss how rience and is currently working on to go about hiring a successor to a master of business administra- O'Connell's long-held position, tion degree. At that meeting committee Ken Mehin is the only candidate members planned the following from Washington and is currently schedule, which will be followed the public transportationmanager throughout the interview process, for the City of Yakima and has 28 On Wednesday, Sept. 28 MTA years of experience in transit. has planned a reception so mem- Brad Patterson is the transit bers of the public can meet the five services manager at Greeley-Ev- candidates for the GM position, arts Transit in Greeley, Colo. and The reception is scheduled for 6 has 14 years of experience. p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. During the Tuesday, Sept. 13 28 at the Shelton Civic Center. regular joint meeting of the MTA The candidates will stay in and the Mason County Transit Ad- Shelton from Sept. 28 through visory Board (MCTAB) members Sept. 30 for interviews and assess- of the boards approved expendi- ment exercises, tures of up to $5,000 to pay for the Mason Transit will interviewtravel expenses of the candidates four candidates for general man- for the general manager position. ager during the interview process. Select members of the MTA All four candidates will be avail- board will interview the candi- able during the public reception, dates on Sept. 30 in an executive All but one candidate come session and hopefully pick a top from outside Washington State. candidate for the position that Chris Hager is the general man- day. City updates traffic laws By NATALIE JOHNSON The City of Shelton Commission be- gan a process Monday of updating city traffic laws. Portions of the Shelton Municipal Code relating to traffic laws were origi- nally adopted in 1969. "I recommended that the city adopt the model traffic ordinances," Shelton Police Chief Dave Eklund said. While some parts of the city's traf- fic laws had been updated, some of Ti- tle 11 of the Shelton Municipal Code, which pertains to traffic, was inconsis- tent with state laws. "Because the code was first adopted in 1969, there were some RCWs (Re- vised Codes of Washington) missing," city attorney Kathleen Haggard said. "I recommended that the city adopt the model traffic ordinances." The Washington Model Traffic Ordi- nance is a set of standard traffic laws common to Washington, complete with current Washington RCWs and some Shelton-specific information. Haggard and Eklund recommended traffic laws. Journal photo by Natalie Iohnson City of Shelton Police Chief Dave Eklund advised the city commission to update its traffic laws Monday. ing in downtown Shelton. "It was my understanding that we had taken that out ... we don't have the technology to deal with that," she said. Pannell described previous disputes over parking violations that led the city commission to remove that part of the that the ~ity completely replace the ex- "It was pretty painful at the time," isting Title 11 with the Model Traffic Mayor John Tarrant said. Ordinance. The commission requested that time While a fairly straightforward ex-limits for parking be removed before ample of city business, the city com- they vote on the traffic law update. missioners had some questions, par- The city commission had a first read- ticularly pertaining to parking laws ing of the proposed ordinance during included in the proposed traffic law Monday's meeting and will discuss update, it again during tbeir 2 p.m. Monday, Commissioner Dawn Pannell asked Sept. 26 meeting at the Shelton Civic specifically about time limits for park- Center. iJ! !Jli(i(i!i!(i[¸![I¸ i¸¸I i i)! i Is a reverse the right solution for you? Join our free workshop with representative Judy Lee from, Stay In-Home, a division of Axia Financial, LLC. q-his workshop will provide a solid understanding of the benefits, applications and limitations of a Reverse Mortgage. Learn about program basics, real world applications, short term vs. long term goals, and exit strategies. Everything you'll need to know to make an informed decision. ]'!1. Ootober 6th 11:30am to 1:00pm | ML View Branch ~:~: 2948 Olympic HwyN, Sheiton J Please reserve your seat by calling 426-9701 or 1-800-426-5657 Journal photo by Natalie Johnson City attorney Kathleen Haggard, left, speaks to the Shelton City Commission with Dave O Leary on the city's options at the end of the city's six-month moratorium on cooperative medical marijuana gardens. City passes pot moratorium, By NATALIE JOHNSON O'Leary also echoed a concern of County Commissioner Tim Sheldon. Two weeks after the Mason County "The other thing that is of particular con- Board of Commissioners voted to approve sequence is that these would not be legal un- a six-month moratorium on medical mari- der federal law," he said. juana collective gardens, the city has passed During the moratorium, city staft would its own. consider issues for the gardens like location, While the city lies within the county, the building code issues, permits and permit county's moratorium does not necessar- fees. ily apply to the city, said city administrator "The reason for the moratorium is it Dave O'Leary. gives us a chance to get our arms around it," "There are some interesting dilemmas O'Leary said. associated with this," he said. "The law was The city commissioners spoke in favor of not well done, I would argue." the moratorium and passed it unanimously. State legislators recently legalized collec- "We need to do this and follow through tive marijuana grow gardens in Washington with the regulations," Mayor John Tarrant state through the passage of Engrossed Sec- said. ond Substitute Bill 5073 (ESSB 5073). The city comnlission has scheduled a The city already has some zoning regula- public hearing at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3, tions in place for medical marijuana, but not during the regularly scheduled commission for the cooperative gardens outlined in the meeting to consider whether to continue the law, O'LemT said. moratorium based on available facts and "Essentially, all uses are regulated except public input. cooperative gardens," he said. If city staff does not complete zoning rec- O'Leary said if the commission chose to ommendations for the medical marijuana pursue drafting and adopting zoning regula- gardens in six months, the city would have tions for the grow gardens without a mora- the option to continue the moratorium. torium, it may create problems in the long "State law authorizes renewal of the mor- run. atorium in six month increments," said city "You'll have non-conforming uses at the attorney Kathleen Haggard. "It seems like end of the process," he said. six months should be ample time." S. Peters, DPD F. Scudder, DDS 25 + Years Experience • Restorative care Crowns, Bridges, Fillings • Extractions • Full & Partial Dentures • Repairs while you wait • Relines • Oral Surgery • Deep Cleaning • Retainers Most Insurances Accepted ST LIC#DN00000036 Shelton-Mason County Journal-Thursday, September 22,2011 - Page A-3