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Page A-2 — Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 Machete-wielding shoplifter arrested Kirk Boxleitner ' kbox/eitner@masoncounty com A man suspected of stealing items Monday from the Deer Creek Store near the northeastern tip of Oakland Bay, then using a machete to injure a store employee who followed him out of the store to retrieve the items, was apprehended after fleeing into some nearby woods. According to Ryan Spurling, chief criminal deputy for the Mason Coun- ty Sheriffs Office, the employee con- tacted the suspect outside the store between 1 p.m. to p.m. to try to get the man to return what he’d taken, but the suspect hit the employee with the machete hard enough to send the em— ployee to the hospital. The employee’s injuries were non- life-threatening, Spurling said. The employee required stitches before be— ing released from the hospital. After the encounter with the em- ployee, the suspect fled into the sur— rounding woods, and Spurling said the sheriff’s office devoted “all our resourc— es,” including their K—9, to find and ap- prehend the man. V “It was near the end of a shift change, so you had between 12 to 13 officers involved, some from days and others from nights,” said Spurling, who also expressed his gratitude to the agencies neighboring the sheriff‘s office for contributing staff and re- sources during the pursuit. Spurling described such interagen- cy teamwork as far from-unusual in what he called “a close—knit commu- nity,” and it was precisely this com— munity spirit that he said he believes led to several posts on social media by area residents checking up on their neighbors. Volunteer Public Information Offi- cer Troy Jasmin was able to catch up to the online conversations: to update those in the area about the eventual capture of' the suspect. The suspect was caught between 6:15 p.m. to 6:30 'p.m. near milepost 10 on state Route 3, near a Mason Public Utility District 3 substation. Spurling, who was returning from a trip to Phoenix during the incident, said he was receiving calls from resi- dents about the case even as he was getting into the gate at Seattle-Taco- ma International Airport. He said he was gratified that his deputies were able to bring the suspect in within in- juring the suspect or anyone else. lMWWYBMH$ County ends ‘burn ban Mason County lifted restrictions Oct. I placed on land-clearing burns and residential burning. Community Services Director David Windom, in partnership with the Mason County Fire Chiefs’ As- SOciation, determined rainfall and other weather con- ditions have moderated and reduced the risk of fire. County residents can visit the Mason County fire marshal website at co.mason.wa.us/community-ser- vices/fire-marshal/burn-restrictions.php to review the outdoor burning regulations. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife lifted its fire restrictions, including a temporary ban on target shooting, on most of the lands it manages Oct. 1, also due to cooler temperatures and higher hu- midity. “W e welcome people to build campfires and respon- sibly sight-in their hunting firearms on most of the lands we manage,” said Cynthia Wilkerson, lands division manager. “But we continue to urge hunters, target shooters, campers and all others heading out- doors to be cautious when doing activities that could spark a wildfire.” . Wilkerson said people heading to areas recently affected by wildfires should take precaution because these lands could pose hazards such as unseen holes where roots have burned up, or burned stumps and trees that could fall. For more information on wildfire effects on WDFW-managed lands, go to wdfw.wa.gov/ about/wdfw-lands/wildfire. Lands protected by the Department of Natural Resources might have different restrictions. To learn more, including whether you’re in a DN R area, go to dnr.wa.gov or call the DNR South Puget Sound Re— gion Office at 360-825-1631. For more information, call the Mason County Fire Marshal’s Office at 360-427-9670, ext. 352, or your 10- cal fire district. Housing grant extended On Oct. 6, the Mason County Commissioners ap- proved a contract amendment to extend the end date of the Department of Commerce Outbreak Emer- gency Housing Grant with Community Lifeline, from Sept. 30 to Dec. 31. During the commissioners’ Sept. 28 briefing, Com- Aiderbrook- Golf Club Hood Canal Lions' Club 360-462-3863 THANK YOU THANK YOU ' THANK YOU Lakeland Village Ladies’ Club ‘ CANCERFUND Helping Mason County fight cancer, one treatment at a time. munity Services Director David Windom explained that the purpose of the extension is to maintain three areas: ‘ I Isolation and quarantine housing, relative to cases identified by the Washington State Department of Health. I Additional shelter capacity to replace the shelter capacity lost when social distancing was increased. I Sanitation in existing homeless housing. The amendment with Community Lifeline was written to cover the project’s completion, including unforeseen costs associated with the underground work, as well as additional staff to maintain 24/7 shelter operations, and housekeeping to maintain sanitation in response to COVID-19. No budget impacts will be incurred because these expenses were already covered by the grant budget. The amendment’s term runs from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, and its total additional award cannot exceed $51,000, with up to $30,000 approved to complete the sprinkler construction project, including the unfore- seen costs associated with its underground work. For shelter operations, up to $18,000 would be ap- proved for program staff to continue 24/7 operations that are COVID—19 related, and are not covered by the local document recording fees and shelter grant, through Nov. 30, while $3,000 is approved for house- keeping, for COVID-19 cleaning and sanitation, through Dec. 31. Proposed r'ezones in county rural areas The Mason County commissioners also scheduled public hearings to consider three proposed rezoning projects: I An 0.2-acre parcel from Village Commercial to Residential 2 within the Allyn Urban Growth Area (UGA). ‘ I A 160-acre parcel from Rural Residential 20 (RR20) to Long-Term Commercial Forest (LTCF), and a 159.38-acre parcel from LTCF to RR20, within the Rural Area of Mason County. I An additional 21.6 acres from LTCF, this time to In Holding (IH) lands, and 35.6 acres from from IH to LTCF, also within the Rural Area of Mason County. The request by the property owner to rezone an undeveloped 0.2-acre parcel on State Route 3 is for Your I-uil service Roofer Since 1959! (he one Doctor "mt St!!! Values House Calls! meta U Aberdeen McKenna £061: DOCTR the future development of a detached residential ga- rage, which is considered an amendment to the devel- opment regulations, and not a change to the compre- hensive plan. By contrast, the request by Port Blakely Tree Farm to rezone 160 acres from RR20 to LTCF, and 159.38 acres from LTCF to RR20, is considered an amend- ment to the Future Land Use Map, and is a change to the Comprehensive Plan. The request by Green Diamond Resource Co. to re- zone 21.6 acres from LTCF to, IH, and 35.6 acres from IH to LTCF, is likewise considered an amendment to the Future Land Use Map and a’change to the Com- prehensive Plan. County sets two. hearings for Nov. 3 On Oct. 6, the Mason County Commissioners set .two hearings for 9:15 am. Nov. 3, to consider the 2021 annual construction program and the six—year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) for 2021‘ through 2026. State law requires the preparation and annual updating of a six-year comprehensive transportation program, the plan for which must be presented to the Board of County Commissioners by the first Monday in October. Mason County established a citizen advisory ' board to increase public involvement in developing transportation improvement recommendations, and this Transportation Improvement Program Citizen Advisory Panel (TIP-CAP) reviewed the six-year TIP and annual construction program with the county’s Public Works Department'on Sept. 9. The TIP and construction program will remain available for public review through Nov. 3, although the TIP-CAP is slated to finalize its recommenda— tions by Oct. 14. The annualexpenditures for 2021 are planned to be $8.04 million, of which $2.38 million would come from the road fund, with the remaining $5.65 million coming from outside sources. County forces would be used to construct approxi— mately $951,300 of the annual construction program, which would fall below its limit of $1.27 million. I Compiled by Kirk Boxleitner _,.M0ke 2020 the ear for Your New Roof! ' FREE Estimates y. ~El ' Gig Harbor ' Centralia - Chehulis - Longview - Vancouver Roy ‘s