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Journal photo by Gordon Weeks Steve Goins, the city of Shelton's director of community and economic development, talks to U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks (D-6th District) about the increases in shellfish harvesting in Oakland Bay, made possible by the $39-million upgrade to the Shelton wastewater treatment plant. Wastewater Continued from page A-1 director of community and economic develop- ment. Almost all of the fund- ing came from U.S. De- partment of Agriculture Rural Development grant loans, Goins said. The 30-year-old plant was subject to overflows and was near capacity. Meetings to create the re- habilitation project began in 1999, and construction took two years. Shelton. "The only thing that's remaining is the concrete." The system sports a new headworks/influ- ent structure that pro- vides fine screening and improved grit removal; a third clarifier that re- moves additional solids; an ultraviolet disinfec- tion system that replaces the chlorination process; and an updated pump sta- tion with energy efficient pumps and control sys- tem. One of the results is less nitrogen discharged "This place was gut- into Oakland Bay, where ted," said John Ozga, who an additional 750 acres oversees seven employeeshave been approved for as treatment plant lead the harvesting of shell- operator for the city offish. "What these upgrades do is make my future more secure, and the commu- nity's," said'Brett Bishop, owner of Little Skookum Growers. Both Bishop and Shel- ton City Commissioner Dawn Pannell lauded the patience and efforts by the Squaxin Island tribe in completing the project. "Today, we're celebrat- ing a clean and safe envi- ronment," U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks (D-6th District) told the audience. Dicks praised the eco- nomic stimulus grant money that made the project possible, and pointed out the project produced 26 construction jobs. Burn ban Continued from page A-1 The watershed property also houses two deepwater wells, which provide the city's drinking water. "There's more risk the more people they have up there," Ziegler said. "If something got started, a small fire, it would be very hard to control." The Washington State. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) also an- nounced this week that ef- fective Sept. 19, it would raise the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) to 4 in parts of King, Pierce and Mason counties. A Level 4 IFPL prohibits all industrial activities and operations, such as logging, that "may cause a fire on or adjacent to lands protected from fire by DNR," accord- ing to a release from the DNR. In Mason County, the shutdown affects the south- east slopes of the Olympic Mountains. Level 4 is the highest IFPL level. Level 1 requires fire equipment and encour- Journal DOOtO D~ Natal e Johnson The city of Shelton has closed its watershed property, which includes the Huff n' Puff trail, shown here, due to fire danger. State and local ages watching for fires, agencies are taking steps to prevent fires after months with no rain. Level 2 limits industi, ial ::~:;~!~:~:;;~?~" :-~.: '. .... ,:'~ ~': achvztms to between 8 a.m. Forest ~ervice, the Bureau tline's auto, ted ]s~C~ The DNR burn ban is and 1 p.m., Level 3 prohib- of Land Management. and will give the ~recai2tionary also still in effect in West- level (IFPL) for individual work zones. The number is: 1-800-527-3305. Daily updates on burn restrictions are available at 1-800-323-BURN or on DNR's website at www.dnr. wa.gov. ern Washington. The ban officially expired Monday. Campgrounds may have additional burn restrictions in place. Campers should check with their campground host before starting a campfire. its activities and limits oth- ers while requiring onsite fire equipment and a fire watch and Level 4 prohibits all industrial activities that could result in fire. The IFPL system is also used by the DNR, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. providing consistency for workers operating on lands regulated by the different agencies. The IFPL hotline is also updated each after- noon about 5 p.m. The he- IA Family .Greenhouse, Nursery. Produce • Seafood. Bark • Soils, Plants , Olympic Mountain Ice Cream 1921 E. Hwy 106, Union WA 98592 (360) 898-2222 • (360) 426-2222 Open 9am-5:3Opm • 7 days a week www.hunter-farrns.corn 2505 Olympic Highway North, Suite 140 Behind Shelton McDonalds in Olympic Gateway Center, CLEANERS & TAILORS cWa O r Mon-Fr,215 South&3° a.m.-6:OOsecond~).m..Sat 9:00•426-3371a'm"2:00p.m. .~% ."(~ :. Member Serving Shelton and Mason County for 86 years Deputy Fdll:Se ice!:Schedu dMaintenanc Tune.Ups. Brakes. Diagnost cs Continued from page A-1 "You don't ever really get past that," he said. "If you do, you get compla- cent." Traffic stops and domes- tic violence calls account for more officer deaths than any other call, he said. A few years ago, Cotte said he and another deputy were shot at during what they thought was a routine call. "After that. you pretty much think everyone's out to get you," he said. 4:23 p.m. Almost immediately af- ter pulling away from the last traffic stop, a call goes out for a report of a sui- cidal female in the Lake Limmerick area. This is the first of at least three suicide-related calls, add- ing to the night's strange and tense atmosphere. Sheriffs deputies Cotte and Chris Mondry respond- ed, along with three Mason County Fire District 5 ve- hicles. By the end of the drive, during which the sheriffs cars exceeded 80 miles per hour, the car's brakes and tires were hot to the touch, despite the day's cool tem- peratures. The call ended up be- ing fairly routine, and the woman, who cut herself on the wrist, was transported to the hospital by family members. While the call was rou- tine, it demonstrated a common problem for law enforcement in the area. Even with flashing lights and sirens riding their bumper, Mason 3oun~y drivers are reluctant to pull over and allow law en- forcement and fire person- nel to pass them. 5:10 p.m. Cotte turned the car around and headed for Lake Isabella for a report of a workplace dispute. A man met him at an in- tersection and expressed a desire to press charges against an employer for a low-level assault. This call set the pace for the entire evening - time consuming, but minor, in- cidents. Not long after the last call, Cotte drove across the county again to back up Mondry at a possible domestic violence call. When the officers arrive. the caller denied that her boyfriend, who wan't at the house, had gotten violent after all. In recent months, the sheriffs office has recieved complaints about the re- sponse time of deputies. Calls that turn out to be false alarms do little to help response time to se- rious offenses. Cotte said. Some people exaggerate the seriousness of an inci- dent to ensure a quick re- sponse, he said. "They think we don't care. that we're not here for them - we clearly do (care)," he said. "When they fib. it ties up two or more of us." 1729 OLYMPIC HWY. N. SHELTON ..(360) 426-1659 www.michaelsmeats.net Mon-Sat 9-7, Sun 9-~ 7:40 p.m. Another call reporting a potential suicide came in. Deputies spent the rest of the night trying to locate the man by using his cell phone carrier to triangu- late his location, but were not successful. 8 p,m. The sun was almost down. and the calls began coming in a little faster. Dispatch asked the deputies to respond to a household after a call from a woman who did not speak English asking for police. When the deputies ar- rived, no one admitted to calling the police, and the deputies could not locate the cell phone the call came from. 8:30 p.m. After several calls from a woman making cryptic statements and mumbling, dispatch put out a request for a wellfair check for a woman living in the Emer- ald Lake area. When Co(to arrived at the scene and the woman opened the door. she was pale. listless and bleed- ing heavily from what ap- peared to be a knife wound in her arm. Mondry and medics ar- rived shortly, but the wom- an. who appeared ~o be heavily under the influence of drugs an8 alcohol, would no~ consent to be taken to the hospital and attempted to assault the medics. The deputies were forced to involuntarily commi~ the woman to the hospital for her own safety. 9:30 p.m. The deputies on patrol spent some time trying ~o track down a suspect named Jeffrey Moran, driving a stolen red Hon- da. learning from dispatch that he was armed and had several felonies under his belt and had threatened a local man, They kept hearing he was one place, then anoth- er, one county, then anoth- er. and couldn't quite track him down. Then the man who re- ported he had been threat- ened them said he hadn't even called 911 to report it. Moran was apprehended by Mason County Sher- iffs deputies on Friday afternoon after ditching the Honda in south Kitsap County. A little after 9:30 p.m., a dispatcher came over the radio for the Shelton Po- lice Department. capping off the strange night. "We have a subject out- side the Civic Center stat- ing he is a hostage at the Pentagon," the dispatcher said. "He says he's part eta terrorist organization and wants to talk to someone in Washington, D.C." A Shelton Police Offi- cer responded. "Well we'll see what we can do about that..." It was a weird night, Co(to said, for no particu- lar reason, just because nothing seemed to work out like he expected. "It seems like everything we've done just doesn't add up," Cotte said, summing up the day perfectly. That's what you can expect when you bring your car lo Ayers Automotive ................ i ......... Mark Todd Michaels Farm Fresh Meats Rump Roast Stew Meat Shelton-Mason County Journal-Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 - Page A-7