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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
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