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Page A-2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal — Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021
Gutierrez three-Vote lead in council race
By GordbfiWeeEs
gordon@masonoounty. corn
In the most recent ballot count from the Nov.
2 election, Miguel Gutierrez has a three-vote lead
over George W. Blush for a seat on the Shelton City
Council. ‘
In the Mason‘ County Auditor’s Office results re-
leased Nov. 4, Gutierrez had 714 votes for 49.51% and
Blush 711 votes for 49.31% in their race for a four—
year seat as council member No. 7. Write—in candi-
dates had received 17 votes. ' ,
The votes are scheduled to be updated Wednesday,
after the Journal had gone to press.
On Friday, Mason County Auditor Paddy Mc-
Guire told the Journal his office was caught up in
the ballot count, leaving only ballots still in the mail
or with signature questions left to count. His office
had 385 challenged ballots with either unsigned or
mismatched signatures. Voters have until Nov. 22 to
resolve those issues, with the count certified Nov. 23.
By law,,an automatic machine count will be con-
ducted if the difference is less than one-half of 1%,
and a hand recount if the difference is less than one-
quarter of 1%, McGuire said.
A tie between candidates would be resolved by a
coin flip, he said. ‘
BIUSh owns 'Nita’s Koffee' Shop in downtown Shel-
ton. He' is the ‘executive director of the nonprofit 5XL
Shelton pet food bank and is chairman of the Mason
County Housing Authority. Blush ran unsuccessfully
for a council seat four years ago.
Gutierrez taught special election, and wrote grant
proposals for the Conservation Corps. He also trained
volunteers for BAYAC AmeriCorps and developed a
youth camping program for the Golden Gate National
Parks Conservancy. .
In an email to the Journal, Gutierrez wrote, “I am
so excited that so many voters took the time to evalu-
ate the candidates and chose me. I am grateful for the
professional people like Paddy McGuire who are the
caretakers of our democratic process. I believe him
when he said local elections have major effects on our
lives. I am confident that the county Auditor’s Office
will accurately count the ballots and ensure a fair
tabulation. Finally, I want to reinforce the idea that
every vote counts.”
In an email to the Journal, Blush wrote, “I love my
community and when this is over I will still be here
fighting for you like I have been. Thank you to all of
you who have reached out to me for your prayers and
support. My family and I appreciate all the love and
it has helped me remember why I ran for office in the
first place! See ya’ll downtown!”
North Mason School District levy is now passing
By Matt Baide
matt@masoncounty. com
The North” Mason School District
levy is passing as of Nov. 4 by 42 votes.
In Mason County, the levy is pass-
ing with a vote of 2,516 to 2,479. In
Kitsap County,'the levy is passing by
five votes, 56-51.
In Tuesday’s initial count, the levy
was failing. .
“We are very grateful that our
school levy is now passing,” North Ma-
son School District Superintendent
Dana Rosenbach wrote in an email.
“This .vote was so important to ensur-
ing that we are able to support the
needs of our students. In North Ma-
son, we are focused on meeting the
needs of the whole child so that every
student gets the supports and oppor—
tunities they need to succeed. Pass-
ing this levy will ensure we have the
resources needed.”
North Mason tried to pass levies in,
February and April of 2020 but was
unsuccessful. The projected tax rate
per $1,000 assessed property value is
estimated to be $1.32'in 2022, mean- -
ing a home worth $300,000 would pay
$396 in levy costs in the first year.
The tax rate is projected to decrease
over the time of the levy due to more»
houses and buildings being built with
more taxpayers to support the levy.
The levy amount is $3,831,125each
year from 2022 to 2025. The project-
ed tax rate is lower than the levy in
2020, which was $1.87 per $1,000 of
assessed property value.
Levies pay for athletics, clubs, mu-
sic, theater, smaller class sizes, school
supplies, technology, transportation
and staff, according to the North Ma-.
son School District website. The state
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The race for the North Mason School
Board Director No. 5 is close, with Arla
Shephard Bull leading Michael Curtin
by 20 votes, 2,235 to 2,215.
In Mason County, Shephard Bull
leads by 36 votes, 2,202 to 2,166, with
63 votes for a write-in candidate. In
Kitsap County, Curtin is leading by 16
votes, 49-33, with one vote for a write-
in candidate.
“I am very grateful for all of the
support that I’ve received, frOm people
I’ve known for along time in this com-
munity to complete strangers,” Sheph-
ard Bull wrote to the Journal in an
email. “I am cautiously optimistic that
the results will hold until certification.
I’m very much looking forward to mov-
ing past the election so that I can get'
to work at being an advocate for our
students and parents.”
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Shephard Bull’s lead has decreased
from 67 votes on Nov. 3, leading 1,988
to 1,921.
On the evening of Nov. 2, Shephard
Bull led by 66 votes, 1,836 to 1,770.
There were 49 votes for write-in candi— ‘
dates for a total of 3,958 votes.
“I’m better off then I was, we’ll see
how it goes,” Curtin told the Journal.
“There’s 100 people that need to re-
sign their vote, whose votes weren’t
counted and stuff. We’ll see what hap-
pens, I’m still confident that I can
make up the ground. I trust the voters.
I think in the end, I’ll be victorious.
We’ll know for sure shortly, 20 votes
is not very many. I plan on winning; I
didn’t do this to lose.”
Leanna K. Krotzer, running unop-
posed for North Mason School Board
Director No. 2, received 3,207 votes for
95.16% of the votes. There were 163
votes for write—in candidates.
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