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THE HONOR OF DIGGING the first dirt at the site of the
new Mason County shop goes to, from left: Lance Harris
of Rognlin's Construction Company; Mason County Com-
missioners Ross Gallagher, Lynda Ring-Erickson and Tim
Sheldon; Floyd Plemmons of Rognlin's and Mason County
Public Works Director Charlie Butros.
County commission roundup:
Permitting tangle
for garage on slope
Which comes first, a permit or
an engineering study? That's the
quandary Kevin Lea of Belfair
says he's facing as he tries to jump
through the hoops to build a two-
story garage on sloping property,
located .between two roads built
and maintained by the county.
Lea explained his predicament
at last week's meeting offthe Ma-
son County Commission. His prob-
lem, he said, is that while county
ordinances mandate geotechni-
col reports for all sloped lots, the
process of submitting the reports
keeps changing on him.
He hired Ken Martig, a licensed
engineer with decades of experi-
ence, who completed his report in
September of 2006 but when they
tried to submit the report county
officials said they needed to in-
clude an associated building per-
mit application. This meant Lea
had to spend $5,000 more to have
a topographical survey as well as
septic and engineering designs for
the garage. He then had to have
the septic system installed and ap-
proved for the garage at an addi-
tional cost of $4,000.
On top of all of that, when he
was finally able to comply with
everything by the second week of
January, he was later inibrmed
that the county had invoked new
geotechnical requirements. Lea's
engineer disagreed with these
new requirements, saying they
had nothing to do with determin-
ing the stability of soils typical of
his location.
"I am no expert in this field, but
I do believe that if Mr. Martig's
documentation is correct, then
words/requirements were added to
this ordinance at the last minute
by unqualified personnel resulting
in needless hardship to me and
others in this county," Lea wrote
in a statement submitted to coun-
ty staff.
He also offered a couple of pro-
posals to solve this problem. In a
related development the commis-
sioners authorized an amende-
ment adding $]0,000 in public
funds to the county's contract with
RH2 Engineering, Incorporated for
(Please turn to page 6.)
Gott: NO new nukes
in electric power mfi:,
worldwide, 35 are plann
of them- Jw0 t
Contin._:i
, poi 4
)t" 25
planJ
h the|
akes
mt ti
ppe
Renewable power will be on the
agenda when public utility officials
in Mason County meet next Tues-
day with their opposite numbers
from other public utilities to talk
about the White Creek Wind Proj-
ect, a wind farm growing along the
Columbia River.
The workshop will begin at 1
p.m. on November 6 in the PUD
3 Auditorium at 307 West Cota
Street in downtown Shelton. Com-
missioners of the Lewis County
PUD and other public utilities are
expected to be there at that time
to hear a presentation about the
project. The public is invited to at-
tend.
This gathering comes on the
heels of last week's members forum
of Energy Northwest, a partner-
ship of public utilities in the state.
The subject of the forum was the
conservation component of Initia-
tive 937, a measure approved last
year by voters that calls for public
utilities to cut back on their use of
electricity generated by hydrocar-
bons and hydroelectric dams.
Linda Gott attended the forum
and talked about it on Tuesday
of this week in her capacity as a
member of the Energy Northwest
board and chair of the PUD 3 Com-
mission.
PRESENTATIONS TO the
board ranged from the simple to
obscure. One speaker left many in
the gathering wondering just what
he'd been talking about while an-
U.S. and none
coted west of the
vide. Gott makes the
could take upwards of" 25
bring a new nuclear
and that the process on
Coast is complicated
tions having to do with
incidence of earthquakes
part of the U.S.
"New nuclear is not
that is going to be ha
fast in our part
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Weather
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
High Low Precip.
Fahrenheit (In.)
October 24 55 39 0
October 25 53 30 0
October 26 57 26 0
October 27 54 28 0
October 28 62 30 0
October 29 52 44 0
October 30 54 28 0
Measurements are recorded for
the National Weather Service at
Sanderson Field.
Wednesday morning the Na-
tional Weather Service predict-
ed partly sunny skies on Thurs-
day with a high near 52 degrees.
Thursday night should be partly
cloudy with a low around 28.
other punctuated his own remarks
with a simple message written on
a yellow legal pad and waved at
the gathering: "Conservation is
good."
Conservation may also be nec-
essary if predictions hoisted at
Energy Northwest turn out to be
true. Gott said the gathering was
told that by the year 2025 the U.S.
will need 45 percent more electric
energy than it is consuming now.
"If we have a lot of restrictions
on how we're going to get there"
it could be a real challenge," Gott
said. that leaves us with
Some officials have been look- ab:s, GOt;udth:mOtih
ing to nuclear power to meet grow- b s o t e Lm /
ing demand but, of the 220 nuclear MOST OF THE T
plants now on the drawing boards (Please turn to pag
- ,.€ll
IN i
at -
SHELTOL,
MOOS :
00000000/TUESDAY & FRI 'DA00
Games start at 6:30 p.m.
SE 741 CRAIG ROAD "
426-691 7 ,,"
Highclimber Happenings: Friday should be mostly sunny
with a high in the lower 50s. Patchy
fog is expected after 11 p.m. Friday RY S Tire &
d. di 1 night with otherwise partly cloudy
You can o Me eva skies and a low around38.
Saturday should be sunny with
at a feast00val of fun patchy fog before 11 a.m. with
mostly cloudy skies expected Sat-
urday night. The high should be S • • •
By KELSY HOSKINS All Mason County businesses near 59 with a low around 42. e
All lords, ladies, knights and and organizations should note The extended forecast for Sun- 202 South First Street, Shelton • 426.9
damsels of the shire of Shelton
are invited to attend an evening of
merrymaking at the ninth annual
Medieval Feast hosted by the local
roving minstrels better known as
the Shelton High School Band and
Color Guard.
that they may now register for the
tburth annual career expo taking
place on Wednesday, November 7.
The event, which will be held
in the SHS Minidome from 8 a.m.
to noon, allows business represen-
tatives to present employment,
day through Tuesday calls for
mostly sunny days followed by
partly cloudy conditions at night.
The highs should be in the mid-
50s with lows in the mid-30s.
l
Evenings of frolic, food and fun internship, volunteering and cul-
will be presented on November minating project opportunities to SPCIAL. At ..the interse¢ t
high-school and college students ..... .---- Of High.way 101 1
in Shelton. OF THE lOS, ,
W..K and Shelt
NiCd • NiMH • L-ion
• Nokia • Nextel I
• Motorola • Sony I
LEARN HELPFUL RETIREMENT
STRATEGIES IN JUST AN HOUR. i
imberlond Libro ° Time: L3 & 0-7 pJ I
N m.edmrdjones.com ,o. I COMPLETE -- N E W CIGARS MA
9 and 10 in the Student Union
Building at 3737 Shelton Springs
Road. Doors open at 6 o'clock.
A ticket includes a medieval-
style dinner and live entertain-
ment provided by band members.
Tickets are on sale now. Advance
ticket prices are $12 and can be
purchased from band members,
at Verle's, Lynch Creek Floral and
at the door. Tickets sold at the
door cost $15. Proceeds from the
Medieval Feast go to support the
band's many activities throughout
the year.
Dole: November 13, 2007 • Ploce: Shelton Timberlond Librory • Time: 2-3 & 6-1 p.m.
Dan Baumgartel
Financial Advisor
821 West Railroad
Avenue, ROLL-YOUR-0WN Walk-In Humidor GREAT GIF
Suite A, Shelton '12
,006o9.00 99
vsoo.44,.o9s2 + tax
NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO
KEEP YOUR FUTURE ON TRACK.
Now is fl)e time to schedule your free portfblio review. (:all or visil today.
Armin Baumgartel www.edwardJones.com Member SIPC
Financial Advisor
821 West Railroad
Avenue,
Suite A, Shelton
426-0982
1-800-441-0982
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, November 1, 2007
One Pound Bag
SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Quitting Smoking
Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health,
GREAT SELECTION
of Fine Cigars &
Humidor Accessories
'..
Try our own
ISLAND BLENDZ
Hand rolled-Fine
LARGE
=,mo= , 5C
=s,,.u.. ' RECEIVE PER GALLON
, , GAS DISCOUNT
I teee.t flus co.. [ E K ( d m m
+ tax L .- "-' '°%2-L% := ,,u.,,:,,,,E,,,,,,o,,,,
HOURS: Mon-Thur 6am-12a.m / Fri & Sat 6am-2a31 / Sun 5a3vllpm
The KamiMle ading Post operates under a compact with the State of WasMWton To Shop"
TOBACCO PRODUCTS DRIVE .THRU OPEN Sun-Thur 7am-9pm •
THE HONOR OF DIGGING the first dirt at the site of the
new Mason County shop goes to, from left: Lance Harris
of Rognlin's Construction Company; Mason County Com-
missioners Ross Gallagher, Lynda Ring-Erickson and Tim
Sheldon; Floyd Plemmons of Rognlin's and Mason County
Public Works Director Charlie Butros.
County commission roundup:
Permitting tangle
for garage on slope
Which comes first, a permit or
an engineering study? That's the
quandary Kevin Lea of Belfair
says he's facing as he tries to jump
through the hoops to build a two-
story garage on sloping property,
located .between two roads built
and maintained by the county.
Lea explained his predicament
at last week's meeting offthe Ma-
son County Commission. His prob-
lem, he said, is that while county
ordinances mandate geotechni-
col reports for all sloped lots, the
process of submitting the reports
keeps changing on him.
He hired Ken Martig, a licensed
engineer with decades of experi-
ence, who completed his report in
September of 2006 but when they
tried to submit the report county
officials said they needed to in-
clude an associated building per-
mit application. This meant Lea
had to spend $5,000 more to have
a topographical survey as well as
septic and engineering designs for
the garage. He then had to have
the septic system installed and ap-
proved for the garage at an addi-
tional cost of $4,000.
On top of all of that, when he
was finally able to comply with
everything by the second week of
January, he was later inibrmed
that the county had invoked new
geotechnical requirements. Lea's
engineer disagreed with these
new requirements, saying they
had nothing to do with determin-
ing the stability of soils typical of
his location.
"I am no expert in this field, but
I do believe that if Mr. Martig's
documentation is correct, then
words/requirements were added to
this ordinance at the last minute
by unqualified personnel resulting
in needless hardship to me and
others in this county," Lea wrote
in a statement submitted to coun-
ty staff.
He also offered a couple of pro-
posals to solve this problem. In a
related development the commis-
sioners authorized an amende-
ment adding $]0,000 in public
funds to the county's contract with
RH2 Engineering, Incorporated for
(Please turn to page 6.)
Gott: NO new nukes
in electric power mfi:,
worldwide, 35 are plann
of them- Jw0 t
Contin._:i
, poi 4
)t" 25
planJ
h the|
akes
mt ti
ppe
Renewable power will be on the
agenda when public utility officials
in Mason County meet next Tues-
day with their opposite numbers
from other public utilities to talk
about the White Creek Wind Proj-
ect, a wind farm growing along the
Columbia River.
The workshop will begin at 1
p.m. on November 6 in the PUD
3 Auditorium at 307 West Cota
Street in downtown Shelton. Com-
missioners of the Lewis County
PUD and other public utilities are
expected to be there at that time
to hear a presentation about the
project. The public is invited to at-
tend.
This gathering comes on the
heels of last week's members forum
of Energy Northwest, a partner-
ship of public utilities in the state.
The subject of the forum was the
conservation component of Initia-
tive 937, a measure approved last
year by voters that calls for public
utilities to cut back on their use of
electricity generated by hydrocar-
bons and hydroelectric dams.
Linda Gott attended the forum
and talked about it on Tuesday
of this week in her capacity as a
member of the Energy Northwest
board and chair of the PUD 3 Com-
mission.
PRESENTATIONS TO the
board ranged from the simple to
obscure. One speaker left many in
the gathering wondering just what
he'd been talking about while an-
U.S. and none
coted west of the
vide. Gott makes the
could take upwards of" 25
bring a new nuclear
and that the process on
Coast is complicated
tions having to do with
incidence of earthquakes
part of the U.S.
"New nuclear is not
that is going to be ha
fast in our part
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Weather
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
High Low Precip.
Fahrenheit (In.)
October 24 55 39 0
October 25 53 30 0
October 26 57 26 0
October 27 54 28 0
October 28 62 30 0
October 29 52 44 0
October 30 54 28 0
Measurements are recorded for
the National Weather Service at
Sanderson Field.
Wednesday morning the Na-
tional Weather Service predict-
ed partly sunny skies on Thurs-
day with a high near 52 degrees.
Thursday night should be partly
cloudy with a low around 28.
other punctuated his own remarks
with a simple message written on
a yellow legal pad and waved at
the gathering: "Conservation is
good."
Conservation may also be nec-
essary if predictions hoisted at
Energy Northwest turn out to be
true. Gott said the gathering was
told that by the year 2025 the U.S.
will need 45 percent more electric
energy than it is consuming now.
"If we have a lot of restrictions
on how we're going to get there"
it could be a real challenge," Gott
said. that leaves us with
Some officials have been look- ab:s, GOt;udth:mOtih
ing to nuclear power to meet grow- b s o t e Lm /
ing demand but, of the 220 nuclear MOST OF THE T
plants now on the drawing boards (Please turn to pag
- ,.€ll
IN i
at -
SHELTOL,
MOOS :
00000000/TUESDAY & FRI 'DA00
Games start at 6:30 p.m.
SE 741 CRAIG ROAD "
426-691 7 ,,"
Highclimber Happenings: Friday should be mostly sunny
with a high in the lower 50s. Patchy
fog is expected after 11 p.m. Friday RY S Tire &
d. di 1 night with otherwise partly cloudy
You can o Me eva skies and a low around38.
Saturday should be sunny with
at a feast00val of fun patchy fog before 11 a.m. with
mostly cloudy skies expected Sat-
urday night. The high should be S • • •
By KELSY HOSKINS All Mason County businesses near 59 with a low around 42. e
All lords, ladies, knights and and organizations should note The extended forecast for Sun- 202 South First Street, Shelton • 426.9
damsels of the shire of Shelton
are invited to attend an evening of
merrymaking at the ninth annual
Medieval Feast hosted by the local
roving minstrels better known as
the Shelton High School Band and
Color Guard.
that they may now register for the
tburth annual career expo taking
place on Wednesday, November 7.
The event, which will be held
in the SHS Minidome from 8 a.m.
to noon, allows business represen-
tatives to present employment,
day through Tuesday calls for
mostly sunny days followed by
partly cloudy conditions at night.
The highs should be in the mid-
50s with lows in the mid-30s.
l
Evenings of frolic, food and fun internship, volunteering and cul-
will be presented on November minating project opportunities to SPCIAL. At ..the interse¢ t
high-school and college students ..... .---- Of High.way 101 1
in Shelton. OF THE lOS, ,
W..K and Shelt
NiCd • NiMH • L-ion
• Nokia • Nextel I
• Motorola • Sony I
LEARN HELPFUL RETIREMENT
STRATEGIES IN JUST AN HOUR. i
imberlond Libro ° Time: L3 & 0-7 pJ I
N m.edmrdjones.com ,o. I COMPLETE -- N E W CIGARS MA
9 and 10 in the Student Union
Building at 3737 Shelton Springs
Road. Doors open at 6 o'clock.
A ticket includes a medieval-
style dinner and live entertain-
ment provided by band members.
Tickets are on sale now. Advance
ticket prices are $12 and can be
purchased from band members,
at Verle's, Lynch Creek Floral and
at the door. Tickets sold at the
door cost $15. Proceeds from the
Medieval Feast go to support the
band's many activities throughout
the year.
Dole: November 13, 2007 • Ploce: Shelton Timberlond Librory • Time: 2-3 & 6-1 p.m.
Dan Baumgartel
Financial Advisor
821 West Railroad
Avenue, ROLL-YOUR-0WN Walk-In Humidor GREAT GIF
Suite A, Shelton '12
,006o9.00 99
vsoo.44,.o9s2 + tax
NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO
KEEP YOUR FUTURE ON TRACK.
Now is fl)e time to schedule your free portfblio review. (:all or visil today.
Armin Baumgartel www.edwardJones.com Member SIPC
Financial Advisor
821 West Railroad
Avenue,
Suite A, Shelton
426-0982
1-800-441-0982
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, November 1, 2007
One Pound Bag
SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING: Quitting Smoking
Now Greatly Reduces Serious Risks to Your Health,
GREAT SELECTION
of Fine Cigars &
Humidor Accessories
'..
Try our own
ISLAND BLENDZ
Hand rolled-Fine
LARGE
=,mo= , 5C
=s,,.u.. ' RECEIVE PER GALLON
, , GAS DISCOUNT
I teee.t flus co.. [ E K ( d m m
+ tax L .- "-' '°%2-L% := ,,u.,,:,,,,E,,,,,,o,,,,
HOURS: Mon-Thur 6am-12a.m / Fri & Sat 6am-2a31 / Sun 5a3vllpm
The KamiMle ading Post operates under a compact with the State of WasMWton To Shop"
TOBACCO PRODUCTS DRIVE .THRU OPEN Sun-Thur 7am-9pm •