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City eyes 30 derelict building
for possible abatement
By GORDON WEEKS I
The owners of about 30
derelict structures in Shel-
ton may soon get notice that
the city is eying their build .......
ings for possible demolition.
Last December, the
Shelton City Commission
adopted an abatement or-
dinance that established
a streamlined process to
deal with unfit dwellings
and structures. The city
utilized the process for the
first time in April. Steve
Goins, the city's director of
economic development and
interim public works direc-
tor; deemed a house at 721
Alder St. unfit. The hearing
examiner conducted a hear-
ing, determined the struc-
ture unfit, and issued an
order to abate.
After giving the prop-
erty owner 60 days to re-
spond, city crews destroyed
the structure. The city also
used the abatement process
to eliminate the Park View
Manor apartment building.
At the Shelton City
Commission's Oct. 1 meet-
ing, commissioners looked
at slides of seven derelict
structures. The estimated
cost for city crews to de-
molish each of the five
homes range from $4,000 to
$12,000, the brick building
at 303 Second St, between
$15,000 and $20,000. The
Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
The former bowling alley at 128 N. First St. would cost between $50,000
and $75,000 for a professional crew to demolish as part of the city of
Shelton's abatement process.
cost for a professional crew
to demolish the old bowl-
ing alley structure at 128
N. First St. would cost be-
tween $50,000 and $75,000.
At the commission!s
study session on Monday,
Goins said the city is eying
about 30 derelict structures
for possible abatement. He
asked the commissioners to
prioritize which structures
the city staff should focus
on first.
Mayor Gary Cronce sug-
gested the city first focus on
structures where people are
breaking in, causing safety
issues and lJerhaps provid-
ing places for teens to take
drugs.
"I'm greatly concerned
with the kicked-in doors
and kicked-in windows that
citizens can get in" he said.
Cronce said the city
should make it clear it is
not targeting every build-
ing that is boarded up,
only structures where
"it's apparent that people
have walked away from it
and don't care anymore ...
where there's a long history
of neglect there."
Commissioner Dawn
Pannell suggested the city
would reap good public re-
lations by addressing the
former bowling alley. "Peo-
ple want to see it gone," she
said.
Commissioner Mike
Olsen suggested the city
could get more bang for the
buck by removing some of
the derelict manufactured
homes. The structures at
118 Cascade Court and
611 Fairmount Ave. are
estimated to cost between
$4,000 and $6,000 to demol-
ish.
"I'd like to see the cheap-
er ones go ... We should pro-
ceed with as many of these
as we can," Olsen said.
Goins stressed that
abatement doesn't always
mean demolition. The own-
ers can choose to clean up
their properties or close
them up, he said.
The commissioners rec-
ommended that letters be
sent to the 30 property own-
ers that their structures are
being considered for abate-
ment. The letters could per-
haps suggest that the prop-
erty owners consider donat-
ing or selling the property
to Habitat for Humanity,
Olsen said,
The commissioners plan
to discuss abatement priori-
ties and ways to budget the
demolitions at their retreat
on Oct. 19.
Thank you so much for all you have done
to help get a grocery store in Hoodsport.
Thank you for all the excellent help you
always provide to solve challenges for local
citizens, as well as for our Port.
Most of all, thank you for working until
10:00 p.m. nearly every night in your home
office on behalf of the citizens of Mason
County.
TIM SHELDON, you do represent all of us,
and your efforts are appreciated.
Paid for by John O'Laughlin, ~.
Commissioner, Port of Hoodsport
Looking and feeling
Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
Griffin Elementary School students, from left, Abigail Ramos, Kody
Peters and Nairn Peters explore the touch tank at Kids' Day at
OysterFest Friday at the Port of Shelton's Sanderson Field Event
Center and Fairgrounds.
Comment period extended on Shelton Hills development
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community development, The draft EIS is expected
Residents have two more 525 W. Cota St., Shelton, to take four to six months to
days to voice any initial WA 98584. The develop- complete, and then the pub-
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about the proposed 600-online by clicking on Shelton of 30 to 45 days to comment
acre Shelton Hills develop- Hills Development Informa- on the findings before the fi-
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