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Page A-8 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Dec. 1,2016
Stephen Ou, D.O.
Board Certified
Orthopedic Surgeon
Specializing in:
- Sports injuries and osteoarthritis
• Arthroscopic surgery
• Shoulder, knee and hip replacement
Michael Henry, M.D.
Board Eligible
Orthopedic Surgeon
Spedalizing in:
.Trauma and fracture cam
• Shoulder, hip, and knee replacement
• General orthopedic and
osteoarthritis care
Chuck Anderegg, PA.C
Certified Physician Assistant
Experienced in:
• Multispecialty orthopedic settings
• Surgical and orthopedic procedures
• Pre and post op visits
Craig Gregory, who this week was named the
director, on Monday updates the Shelton City
Journal photo by Gordon Weeks
city of Shelton's public works
Commission on city projects.
Gregory named
public works
Craig Gregory is the city of Shel-
ton's new public works director.
The city announced this week that
Gregory, a lifelong Shelton resident,
will replace Greg Clark at the position
on Friday. The city states that Clark
submitted his resignation effective
today.
Gregory has worked with the ty's
public works department since 1994.
for judicial, $220,323 for execu-
tive, $928,224 for financial services,
$46,781 for records services, $21,475
for elections, $267,203 for legal,
$114,372 for personnel, $307,784 for
maintenance and custodial, $144,148
for risk management, $287,489 for
data processing, $142,306 for other
central services, $984,526 for facility
engineering, $1,336,235 for fire and
emergency medical services, $327,857
for detention and correction, $35,133
for enforcement of codes and regula-
tions, $948,421 for streets, $7,553 for
natural resources, $26,269 for animal
control, $650,473 for planning and
development, $10,808 for housing and
was, apublic works 0pera r property developme t .
2t)08, when he became the street tel physicEL he , o: :J r
storm crew leader. In 2015, he became participation recreation, $37,558 for
the public works shop superintendent.
In October, he was named acting pub-
lic works director.
In a news release, city manager
Ryan Wheaton said, "Craig has a drive
to position Shelton for success, and I'm
excited that someone with his char-
acter and competency will lead public
works."
Final public
hearing on 2017
budget Monday
libraries, $4,507 for community events
and arts, $76,557 for cultural and rec--
reational facilities, $283,408 for park
facilities, $15,610 for redemption of
long-term debt, $5,884 for interest and
other debt costs, $16,200 for capital-
ized expenditures, and $1,018,656 for
operating transfers.
The city expects to collect about
$484,000 in new tax revenue from
its Transportation Benefits District
(TBD). The proposed budget calls for
$209,205 of street overlay projects,
fully funded by TBD tax monies.
The Shelton City Commission will City
receives
grant
host the final public hea g on the for public defense
2017 budget at 6 p.m. Monday at the
Shelton Civic Center.
I Health The city is scheduled to adopt the The City of Shelton received a
$48.6 million budget on Dec. 27. $40,000 grant from the Washington
The proposed budget is a 5.63 per- State Office of Public Defense to main-
cent increase from the city's 2016 bud- tain the current funding level of the
get, for an additional $2,595,557. city's Public Defense Program in 2017.
The city is projecting a 6 percent in- In a report to the Shelton city corn-
crease in tax revenue, for almost $7.1 missioners, assistant city manager
million, in 2017. The city expects its Vicki Look wrote that the city con-
general fund to increase by 3 percent tinues to apply for the grant because
to $13.2 million, without the majority of the funding,
Of the city's projected tax revenues the primary contracted public defend-
for 2017, about 40 percent will come er would be managing a caseload that
from sales taxes and 30 percent from is more than double the Washington
property taxes, followed by city utili- State Bar's suggested caseload of 300
ties taxes (9 percent), electricity tax to 400 cases.
(8), business and occupation tax (6), Look wrote that without the fund-
telephone (3), TV cable (2), gas (1) and ing, the city would continue to in-
gambling excise (1). crease or sustain additional attorneys
The city has more than 90 employ-to reduce the municipal court public
ees. The 2017 budget adds the equiva- defense caseload, provide public de-
lent of three full-time employees, fense representation at preliminary
Law enforcement is the largest appearance calendars, and contract
budget item in the general fund at with a public defense expert to evalu-
$2,640,580. ate the quality of performance of the
The other proposed general fund contracted public defense attorneys.
expenditures by department are
$194,701 for legislative, $386,006 • Compiled by reporter Gordon Weeks