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COUNTY BRIEFS County seeks public input‘for open space Mason County is inviting the pub- lic to help the county develop a plan for Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails. The website was made available for input Nov. 11 and the feedback will help prioritize park and trail improve— ments for the next six years. The on- , line workshop is available through Friday. Participation in the workshop will help the county qualify ‘for grant money. To participate in the virtual event, visit masoncountywa.gov/parks. If you or someone you know is unable to pro- vide feedback online, hardcopy work- shop materials can be requested by calling 360-427-9670 ext. 535. Resident disputes meeting minutes Mason County commissioners ap- proved the minutes for the Aug. 31 commissioners meeting, despite the objections from Shelton resident Mark Golda. The dispute oVer the minutes concerns the rezoning of property from neighborhood residential to commercial industrial owned by Hi— awatha Corp at the intersection of E Hiawatha Road and E Johns Prairie Road. “The minutes that ostensibly re- flect what happened at the planning commission meeting do not reflect completely what happened at the planning commission meeting,” Golda said. “This commission has stated at the Aug. 31 meeting that it was rely- ing on the minutes to make this de— cision. In any case, this commission also stated, unanimously approved, the recommendations of the planning commission. The question is what did the planning commission exactly recommend?” Golda said the minutes are not ex- act reflections of what happened in the audio file of the meeting. He cited one of the commissioners of the planning commission recommending a 30- to 50— foot setback of physical and vegita— tive barriers on Hiawatha Boulevard and New Hiawatha Corp is prohibited from accessing the property from Hi- awatha Boulevard. He also said the planning commission He said the set- back should not be counted from the center line of Hiawatha Boulevard, it should berfrom the edge of the road, and he said the planning commission unanimously adopted the setback pa- rameters. Golda said the recommen— dations from the planning commission ‘do not reflect what Mason County Community Development Administra- tor Kell Rowen stated in the meeting, saying the setback is 15 feet. “There’s a big problem with that and I’ll have to remind the commis- sion that in giving this rezone to New Hiawatha, you are actually adversely impacting 100 families with young children and senior citizens who use that road and who have to pass that road every single day for mail and to go to and from their house,” Golda said. “This is a very serious problem and this has to be fixed before this commission approves the minutes from the 8/31 meeting because you’re Adopt-a-Pet Meet LYNCH! He is a 70—pound, 3-year-old, Rhodesian RidgebackILabrador mix who enjoys being around kind people. He has a medium tri-brown coal, and his face is framed by an adorable Eddie Munster widows peak! Lynch is a very happy boy who likes to play in water and enjoys a good game of fetch. He is eager to make new friends and spend all day with his human(s). He also enjoys being lazy and cuddling with his humans on the couch. There has been some obedience work done in his past as he knows the commands sit, down, shake, and wait. While he has lived with a large female dog in the past dog introductions should be done carefully and over time. However, he cannot be placed in a home with small dogs as they are not his favorite. It is unknown how he would do with cats and! or any other animals, and children should be 8+, kind and dog sawy. Atall, securely fenced yard is required to keep him safe and happy. if you have further questions, emails are the only method of communication at this time. We all care about the health of our 2-legged caregivers and the community at large, so as a precaution we are temporarily suspending our public open hours. We are still taking email inquiries and applications and will be in touch with you as soon as we are able. We appreciate everyone‘s understanding dur- ing this difficult time! Stay well! KENNEL ONTACT INFORMATION Email: mammraam Telephone: (360) 432-3091 Option #5 Because they're part of \r your family... you want HAIGH VETERINARY HOSPITAL 81 SE. Walker Park Rd. 0 Shelton (360) 4262-1840 Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021 - Shelton-Mason County Journal Page A—13 relying on errors that are not there.” Golda also said Mark Kamin, the owner of New Hiawatha Corp, “put 45,000 square feet worth of metal frame buildings on residential proper- ties and his representations cannot be relied upon that what he’s going to do with this property.” I Acgording to the Aug. 31 meeting minutes, “Commission feels the re- zone request is acceptable and in line with the law and should be approved with the Planning Commission recom- mendations of a 30—foot buffer and no commercial access via Hiawatha Bou— levard.” The motion was moved and seconded and approved by all three commissioners. Before approving the meeting min- utes, Commissioner Randy Neatherlin shared his thoughts about the issue Golda raised, saying the planning commission does not adopt, the county commissioners are the ones that make the decisions. f‘After reading the records, I un- . derstand the person’s position and opinion, but after reading the record and the minutes, I think that’s how our meeting went and I would not be inclined to change something through somebody else’s interpretation,” Neat- herlin said. “I believe that they are ac- curate minutes for what was said and what was stated with us during our business meeting.” Commissioner Kevin Shutty also commented on the dispute and agreed with Neatherlin, stating the minutes are accurate. “They are not verbatim minutes, they are an overview of the discussion that were had,” Shutty said. “I think our staff does a tremendous job trying HIGHER to keep up with all the conversation. In particular at that time, there was a good bit of public comment as well as deliberation between the commis— sion on the items in front of us. All of that to say that the controlling factor here is the motion, not the minutes. The minutes can be as detailed or as broad as possible but what controls the outcome is the motion that is made by the body and I think that that motion accurately picked up the recommenda— tions of the planning commission as well as the decision the board of county commissioners was intending to make based on the public comment and the application that was received based on what’s allowable under state law.” The meeting minutes were ap- proved unanimously. Construction transportation improvement programs approved Mason County commissioners ap- proved the 2022 annual construction program at the Nov. 9 meeting. County Engineer and Deputy Di- - rector Mike Collins presented the program to the commission. He said the county recently completed the Old Belfair Highway resurfacing project and the Shelton Springs improvement project has replaced it in the plan. Collins noted the resurfacing proj— ects of Sunny Side Road, California Road, Kelley Hall Road, and Sunny see COUNTY, page A-14 +SIGN-ON BONUSES MORE HOURLY PAY Amazon is proud to be an equal opportunity empioyer.