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Speed limits
lowered on three
county roads
Lower speed limits were approved
for three county roads. Sunnyslope
Road from milepost 00000-05510
will change to 25 mph, Kelly Hall
Road from milepost 00000-19460
will change to 25 mph and Brock‘
dale Road from milepost 1.9730-
2.0800 will change to 30 mph.
Community Lifeline
funding reduced
Mason County commissioners
reduced funding by $40,860 for
Community Lifeline, an organi—
zation that provides emergency
shelter and homeless services, for
.
Belfair Sheriff’s Office
noncompliance with its contract.
“Community Lifeline is not op—
erating in compliance with the
scope of work outlined in the con-
tract to operate a minimum of 35
night-by-night emergency shelter
bed, which is impacting the larger
homeless crisis response system
and not serving clients as this
funding requires,” according to the
commissioners.
The organization has until Nov.
27 to implement a notification sys-
tem on bed availability, referral
process and check-in protocol, and
implement a hazardous weather re—
sponse plan.
Community Lifeline must also
continue to apply for increased bed
capacity through Shelton’s permit—
ting process until a successful ap-
plication results in a 54-bed shel—
ter, according to the information
packet.
Recovery court gets grant
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023 Shelton-Mason County Journal — Page 9
“It’s always sad when we hear
that we’re going to reduce funding,”
Commissioner Randy Neatherlin
said at the Nov. 7 meeting. He said
commissioners’ staff worked hard to
come up with solutions so “we can
provide some services to people who
need it.”
Commissioner Kevin Shutty said
Community Lifeline could have
funding restored if they are able to
get compliant.
New playground
setup at Sand Hill
Money for Belfair’s Sand Hill
Park playground equipment got the
green light from commissioners.
Wildwood Playgrounds in Portland,
Oregon, will receive $137,177.64 for
turnkey installation.
Commissioner Randy Neatherlin
said he was excited about the new
playground and it was something
the community has been “missing all .
these years.”
New appointments
to boards and
panels
Commissioners appointed Wil-
liam Harris to the Transportation
Improvement Citizens Advisory
Panel to represent Commissioner
District l-Allyn Urban Growth Area
for a three-year term, expiring Nov.
7, 2026 and reappointed Dan Ditt-
mer and Pamela Stevens to the Vet-
erans Advisory Board for a two—year
term, expiring Nov. 7, 2025.
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Williams
Washington tribes, counties and cities to deal with
the drug crisis, according to a news release by US.
Sen. Maria Cantwell.
moving this month
The Belfair office of the Mason County Sheriffs
Office is make its long-planned move to the former
North Mason Regional Fire Authority headquarter
sbuilding, 460 NE Old Belfair Highway, Nov. 22.
The move should be completed by Dec. 5, offi—
cials said.
During this time, the Belfair office will be closed
for walk-ins and people needing assistance should
call the main office at 360-427-9670, ext. 313, ac-
cording to the sheriffs department.
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The Mason County Family Recovery Court re-
ceived a $890,675 federal grant awarded to local orga—
nizations that help with substance abuse.
The money will be used to increase services offered
by the court, including increasing parent engagement,
compliance with court orders, improve family reuni—
fication rates and reduce substance use and mental
health issues among parents.
The money comes from the Department of J as
tice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention Family Treatment Court Program and is
part of a $5.9 million federal grant given to Western
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“The state of Washington saw an alarming 33%
increase in reported drug overdose deaths from May
2022 to May 2023, the highest increase in the nation.
This funding will help six different Western Wash-
ington communities fight the scourge of fentanyl and
other drugs by aiding first responders, expanding ’
drug court recovery programs, and giving locals bet-
ter access to the most effective treatments,” Cantwell
said about the grant.
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