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Page A—2 — Shelton-Mason Journal Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 5. Budget: 1% itaX_in~crease continued from page ~A-1 City Manager Jeff Niten gave the pro- posed budget to the council members on Oct. The council also voted unanimously Tuesday to‘ raise property taxes by 1%, the most allowed by law. That increase will col? lect another $21,562 in taxes to pay for city expenses. No one spoke during the public hearing. V Downpours and wind gusts on Monday" create a colorful puddle in downtown: Shelton. The City of Shelton’s 2022 bud-- get calls for spending $1,420,600 for the storm drainage fund. Journal photo by‘ Gordon Weeks Money: Sewer expansion project is a critical priOrity continued from page A-1 construction costs, Niten said. The. new estimate will be passed on to Nichols and the region’s legislators. The city could also seek legislative funds to pay for a secured area for Shelton Police Department vehicles, and a camera that would allow em— ployees to see what is waiting outside the station door, Niten said. Council members have also ex- pressed the desire to continue to pur- sue state money for a jail facility, Ni- ten said. cm BRIEFS ' , Agencies receive tourism tax money The Shelton City Council on Tues- day followed the recommendation of its Lodging Tax Advisory Committee and awarded $65,758 to agencies that help bring tourists to town. The money comes from the collec- tion of lodging taxes from hotels and motels in the city. The council gave preliminary approval at its Oct. 5 meeting. In the committee’s recommenda- tion, “Borders,” a celebration of Ma— son County’s arts legacy, received $5,010. The Kristmas Town Ki- wanis‘received $7,000 for its annual Bluegrass from the Forest Festival. The Mason County Forest Festival The city’s major drive is to expand . sewer capacity at its satellite treat- ment plant near Sanderson Air Field, Niten said. f‘That, unfortunately, is a very ex: pensive project, but we’ve broken it into several phases,” he said. The city 'has already completed the preliminary design report for the proj- ect, Niten said. The project survey, design and per- ' mitting is projected to cost about $2.1 million, Niten said. Construction is projected to cost $8.4 million, he said. The city will have to invest some of Association gets $12,000, the‘Mason County Historical Museum Vii'sitor Center $15,000, the Northwest Event organizers $2,300 for Outlook Park, murals, and the Shelton-Mason Coun- ty Chamber of Commerce Visitor’s Center $24,458. City moves. forward on street projects The City of Shelton is moving for- ward on the overlaying of new pave- ment on Brockdale Road and the addi- tion of flashing beacon lights and other safety improvements at three'busy intersections near schools. Since both projects are receiving government funds, the city is required to sign an Olympic Region Programs its sewer funds toward the project, and buy the property, Niten said. “The state likes to be the last dol- lars in, not the first,” he said. " The lowered expectations come a year after Shelton and the 35th District scored big during the 2021 session. I “We had a successful and positive session in sheer dollar amounts and the size of the projects getting success- fully funded,” Nichols said. The city received state money for its Well No. 1 and a water tank, a little ' more than $2 million. Project Administration Agreement on ‘ both. The council gave preliminary ap- proval at its Nov. 2 meeting. In-July, the city received a $770,103 state grant for pedestrian improve- ments on the Shelton Springs Road crossing from Shelton High School to the Huff ‘N’ Puff Trail; at Seventh and Franklin streets, frequented by Evergreen Elementary School and CHOICE High School students; and at West Railroad AVenue and North Ninth Street,~connecting students and parents to Evergreen Elementary. In April, Mason County notified the city it qualified for $278,000 in federal funding for a hot mix asphalt overlay of Brockdale Road from Wallace Knee- land Boulevard to Batstone Cutoff Road. The city is required to contribute Nichols praised the efforts of the ‘35th District delegation: state Reps. Drew McEwen and Dan Griffeyyand' state Sen. Tim Sheldon. “They do a good job representing us,”_he said. The council’s work session came just after the US. Senate'passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill. ' Nichols said the state will receive about $6 billion, with thebulk of it go- ing to highways, bridges and public transportation. It remains to be seen what thatvwill mean for Mason Coun- ty, he said. 13.5% in matching funds. I . CityOKS new gallery exhibit The Shelton City Council on’ Tues- day approved a new art exhibit for display from Nov. 30 through Feb. 28 at the Rotating Art Gallery in the ; Shelton Civic Center. The council followed the recom- mendation of its Shelton Arts Com- mission to exhibit wood creations by Steve Charles, acrylics on canvas by Fen Hsu, works in acrylic by Heather Rosborough, and photography by Deborah Chava Singer. _ I Compiled by reporter Gordon Weeks «in Also Servmg: Olympia ' Lacey Tumwaier Tenmo Yelm - Tacoma - Moniesano Aberdeen - McKenna Gig Harbor ' Ceniralia - Chehalis ' Longview ' Vancouver ‘ Roy We»; .....,.....~...c»....e.M.:.....