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By NATALIE JOHNSON '~We just wanted to have a con- Commissioner Jay Hupp ex- Hupp asked for the original Air- disagreed that the port commission natalie(¢tmasoncouniy.comversation about this," Executive Di- pressed concerns about the accura- port Master Plan Advisory Commit- needed to discuss the plan further rector John Dobson said. cy of technical information collected tee to be reconvened for a discussion with the committee. The plan was last updated in in 2007. with the port commission to review "I don't agree. I think this com- After five years of work, the Port 1997. In 2007, the port began the "This has been a very disjointed the plan again, mission has the expertise and the of Shelten commission is beginning process of updating it. In 2008, it process," he said. "I'm not even sure "I would like to hear what they staff ... I don't think we need to the process of completing an update created a preliminary draft of the that it's been handled in a techni- have to say," he said. bring back the committee," he said. of its Airport Master Plan. plan, and in 2010, a full draft, cally correct manner." Dobson said he asked commit- "We're doing a lot of treading water The Port of Shelten Board of The port commission reviewed Hupp noted that in 2008, the tee members to comment in Mayhere." Commissioners agreed to schedule the most current update of the draft Federal Aviation Administration ob- on changes made to the plan since The board agreed to schedule a a public meeting and open house for for the first time on Tuesday, during tained a copy ofthepreliminary draft 2010, and only one member re-meeting with the advisory commit- 6 p.m. Nov. 26 at the port adminis- its regularly scheduled commission of the master plan, thinking that the sponded, tee during the day, before the public tration building, meeting, commission had approved it. Commissioner Tom Wallitner meeting and open house on Nov. 26. !iliiii!i iii ii!ii iiiiiiiii!ii!ii!!i!!iiiii;iiii!iiiii!i!ii! iZii! : 4 level 3 sex offenders register as homeless in Shelton By NATALIE JOHNSON n a ta lia(~ma so nc(~ u n ty.co m The Mason County Sheriffs Office announced last week that four level 3 sex offenders -- Michael Jacob Erwin, Izak Lee Shackelford, Joshua Mi- chael Hartman, and Abraham Eugene Bates -- had registered as transients in the Shelton area. Erwin, 36, is described as a white male, standing 6 feet, 1 inch and weighing 220 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes. Erwin was recently released from prison for failing to register as a sex offender. He is required to register be- cause of a 1998 conviction in Ma- son County Superior Court for third-degree child rape. In addition to this crime, Er- win has an extensive history of crimes not related to sex offenses, according to the sheriffs office. Erwin had previously been Michael Erwin Izak Shackelford July 2007 for an ties conviction in assessed by the sheriffs office as a level 2 sex offender. Shackelford, 20, has also recently been released from custody and has registered as a transient level 3 sex offender in Shelton. Shackelford is described as a white male, standing 5 feet, 3 inches and weighing 175 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. Shackelford is required to register as a sex offender due to a conviction in indecent liber- Clark County. At 14, he was convict- ed of raping a 14-year-old de- velopmentally disabled girl. Hartman' has also recently be- come homeless and has regis- Joshua terd as a tran- Hartman sient level 3 sex offender. ~Hartman, 28, stands 6 feet tall and weighs 245 pounds. He has brown hair and blue eyes. He is re- quired to regis- ter as a sex of- fender because Abraham of a March 2012 Bates conviction in Mason County Superior Court of sexual misconduct with a mi- nor in the second degree. Hartman was previously clas- sified as a level 1 sex offender. Abraham Eugene Bates has also recently been released from custody and has registered as a transient. Bates, 27, is 6 feet tall and weighs 165 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes, but has been known to dye his hair blonde or yellow. He is required to register as a sex offender because he pled guilty in September 2010 in Mason County Superior Court to attempted third-degree rape, criminal trespass in the first degree with sexual motivation and possession of methamphet- amine. Bates has previously been classified as a level 2 sex offend- er. Because of their status as transients, Erwin, Shackelford, Hartman and Bates have all been classified as level 3 sex of- fenders, meaning they are at a high risk to reoffend. Pioneer School District schedules tours STAFF REPORT formation about their school diate/Middle School library pr@masoncounty.com district, and include tours of the Pri- .............................................................. Superintendent Marry mary and the Intermediate/ Brewer has encouraged Middle schools, time with The Pioneer School Dis- community members to par- building, principals, class- trict has scheduled its Tour ticipate and help the school room visi~S~and ending with ~vith a Pioneer Eagle" pro- to celebrate its successes time with Brewer at noon. gram on Nov. 14. within the Pioneer School A full scl~edule of the tour The tours are led by Pio- District. is available at psd402.org. neer students, and will focus The event is scheduled to To reserve a spot, contact on education and provide in- start at 9 am at the Interme- the district office at 426- Proposed state park the topic of discussion STAFF REPORT eat and controversy among Harstine Island p~Tnasoncounty.cont residents and others in the community. The ............................................................ park, which may encompass 255 acres, in- • volves the exchange of existing state park Steve Hahn, real estate program manag- property in the vicinity of the proposed new er for the Washington State Parks Depart- park and the purchase of additional prop- ment will be speaking to Pioneer Commu- erty. nity Kiwanis from 7-8 a.m. on Nov. 14 Campsites, recreational vehicle sites, His topic will be the proposed Fudgecabins and a new boat ramp are also pro- Point State Park on Harstine Island. Hahn posed. has been with state parks for more than 15 Pioneer Kiwanis meets at Spencer Lake years. His duties include the evaluation, ac- Grill, located about 2 miles east of Highway quisition and disposal of state park proper- 3 on Pickering Road. ties. The meetings are open to all. It is aug- This proposed state park on Harstinegested that guests arrive about 10 minutes Island has generated considerable inter- early. 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