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By MICHAEL HEINBACH
michael@masoncoun corn
Tuesday morning and into the aider-
noon, Commission Chambers in Shel-
ton was full of Mason County Sheriffs
Office personnel as Sheriff Casey Salis-
bury and his staff presented their 2017
budget requests to the county commis-
sioners.
The Sheriffs Office requested a
preliminary expenditure budget of
$15,414,370, up from this year's opera-
tional expenditure budget by $557,980,
roughly a 4 percent increase over 2016.
The Sheriffs Office gave an 81-slide
presentation, detailing the duties, de-
mands and needs of each division with-
in the office, to commission chairwom-
an Terri Jeffreys and District 1 com-
missioner Randy Neatherlin. District 2
commissioner Tim Sheldon was absent.
Following an introduction by Salis-
bury, undersheriff Jim Barrett, chief
deputy Ryan Spurling and Lt. Travis
Adams were among the sheriffs office
staff who spent time going over the
needs of individual departments with-
in the sheriffs office.
"As has been asked in the past; we
talked about the development of the bot-
tom line budget developed by division,"
Salisbury said. "What you're going to see
today is our divisional developed bottom
line budget. So each one of our subject
matter experts," our division chiefs, will
be doing a presentation on their area of
the budget ....
"Last year I became concerned when
one person thought it was some kind
of a dog-and-pony show being put on.
That's not the case. This information
will be produced online, so that every-
body can have it, of what we believe it's
going to take to run the Mason County
Sheriffs Office. So this is transparent
for everyone, just as we did last year.
When you're looking at a $14.5 to $15
million budget, it needs to be transpar-
ent."
Salisbury's office's current opera-
tional expenditures total $14,856,390.
He' told the commissioners 2016 has
seen an overall 9 percent reduction in
the county's crime rate, while call vol-
ume is up by 6 percent; which "speaks
loudly and wonderfully of the people on
the road."
Other statistics Salisbury pointed
out were 81 fewer victims of burglar ]
this year than in 2015, 49 fewer assault
victims and 37 fewer victims of theft
than at this point a year ago.
"There hasn't been a time when
tools we've asked for that's been grant-
ed -- by tool I mean boat, object, cars,
et cetera -- that we haven't used it ef-
fectively to deliver a benefit of safety to
the community and the citizens of Ma-
son County."
Salisbury said his department has
eyes only on what lies ahead for his de-
partment and the future of serving the
residents of Mason County.
"Our vision and mission for the fu-
ture is to not to continue to look back
at things, but to look forward to where
we're going," Salisbury said.
The full presentation can be 'found
online at http://bit.ly/2eRB4Xe by click-
ing the appropriate link at the bottom
of the page.
NEWS BRIEFS
SR 302 closure
near Victor
delayed again,
Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT) contractors
put the closure of a 170-foot section of
state Route 302 near Victor on hold
for a second time this month, accord-
ing to a news release issued Oct. 24 by
WSDOT.
The closure, to replace two failed
culverts and repair the roadway,
will shut down both directions of the
roadway at milepost 4.5 when condi-
tions allow. The project was scheduled
originally for Oct. 8 to Oct. 15 and was
rescheduled for Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, but
was again postponed indefinitely as
dry weather conditions are essential to
its completion. The WSDOT is consid-
ering delaying scheduling the project
until next spring.
For up-to-da e, detailed information
go to http://bit.ly/2eKRbpM.
Second half
tax payments
due Oct. 31
The Mason County Treasurer's of-
fice is reminding residents that second
half property tax payments for 2016
are due by Monday.
Payments can be mailed, though
must be postmarked by Oct. 31 to be
considered on time and to avoid inter-
est charges. Payments may be mailed
to Mason County Treasurer, P.O. Box
429, Shelton, WA 98584.
A payment drop box is located at
the entrance of the county building at
411 N. Fifth St. in Shelton and credit/
debit card payments (Visa, Master-
Card, American Express and Discover
accepted.) can be made at the treasur-
er's office counter, online and by phone
via Point and Pay. There's a fee associ-
ated with debit and credit card pay-
ments of property taxes in accordance
with RCW 36.29.190.
For more information, call 427-9670,
ext. 475. In Belfair, call 275-4467, ext.
475, or call 482-5269, ext. 475, from Elma.
Juvenile Court
offers volunteer
Mason County Juvenile Court is
seeking volunteers in three areas:
Community Accountability Board
members, Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA)and Truancy Board
members.
Members of the Community Ac-
countability Board work with low-level
or first-time youth offenders and their
guardians in providing accountability.
CASA advocates provide a voice for
abused and or neglected children in
the county's Dependency Court and
complete independent and objective
investigations for the court to pro-
mote the child's best interest. Truancy
Board members help children and their
g ardians involved in Truancy Court,
problem solve with youths, their guard-
ians and other volunteers in identifying
and addressing barriers to school atten-
dance, and connect truant youths and
their families with community-based
services to strengthen collaboration
between schools and families.
For more information or to become
a volunteer, call James Madsen at
427-9670, ext. 332 or email jamesma@
co.mason.wa.us.
• Compiled by reporter Michael Hein-
bach
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