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Mason County Department of Public Works will begin the spring application of herbicides for vegetation control along county roads on or after April 30, 2008, weather permitting
You may obtain a detailed list of the roads involved in the Spray Program by contacting the Mason County Department of Public Works office (address and telephone number shown below). The list of roads is also available on the Mason County Web Page: http://www.co.mason.wa.us.
Those property owners that are adjacent to the areas to be sprayed, and do not want the spraying to take place, may enroll in our "Owner Will Maintain" program. Those property owners who have already enrolled in the program and designated their property as "No Spray," will not need to contact the Public Works office -- their property will not be sprayed.
Please feel free to contact the Mason County Department of Public Works office with any questions you may have. Phone: 275-4467, Ext. 450. [Elma residents toll free number: 482-5269.] The mailing address for Mason County Department of Public Works is P O Box 1850, Shelton, WA 98584, and the office is located at 415 North Sixth Street in Shelton (Bldg. 8).
(04/08/2008)

Mason County Government
Mason County government information and services
Phone numbers for county offices: South County: 360-427-9670; North County: 360-275-4467; West County: 360-482-5269
Mailing address: 411 N 5th Street, Shelton WA 98584
Email your county commissioners:
District 1: Lynda Ring-Erickson lyndare@co.mason.wa.us
District 2: Tim Sheldon Tims@co.mason.wa.us
District 3: Ross Gallagher rossg@co.mason.wa.us (03/12/2008)

SR 3 - Belfair Area - Widening and Safety Improvements
Why is WSDOT widening through Belfair? What is the project timeline? How can I get more information? Find out here www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr3/belfairimprovements (03/16/2008)

What is the Belfair Wastewater and Water Reclamation Facilities Project?
Find out what's happening now. www.masoncountywastewater.com/ (03/16/2008)

Fire District #2

-Fire District #2, Belfair; headquarters, Old Belfair Hwy. www.mcfd2.com/ Phone: 360-275-6711
Chief Beau Bakken bbakken@mcfd2.com
Administrative Assistant Nikki Madsen nmadsen@mcfd2.com
Commissioner Shelby Blackwell sblackwell@mcfd2.com
Commissioner Dan Burrus dburrus@mcfd2.com
Commissioner Dennis Hamilton dhamilton@mcfd2.com
Commissioner Kelley McIntosh kmcintosh@mcfd2.com
Commissioner Brooke Quigley bquigley@mcfd2.com (03/12/2008)

01/08/2008: Mason County Fire District 2 Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes
www.commonsensemason.com/uploads/080108-fd2_Commissioner_Mtg_Minutes.pdf (04/09/2008)

01/12/2008: Mason County Fire District 2 TOWN HALL Meeting Minutes
www.commonsensemason.com/uploads/080112-fd2_Town_Hall_Mtg_Minutes.pdf (04/09/2008)

01/15/2008: Mason County Fire District 2 Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes
www.commonsensemason.com/uploads/080115-fd2_Commissioner_Mtg_Minutes.pdf (04/09/2008)

01/22/2008: Mason County Fire District 2 Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
www.commonsensemason.com/uploads/080122-fd2_Cac_Mtg_Minutes.pdf (04/09/2008)

02/12/2008: Mason County Fire District 2 Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes
www.commonsensemason.com/uploads/080212-fd2_Commissioner_Mtg_Minutes.pdf (04/09/2008)

02/19/2008: Mason County Fire District 2 Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes
www.commonsensemason.com/uploads/080219-fd2_Commissioner_Mtg_Minutes.pdf (04/09/2008)

02/28/2008: Mason County Fire District 2 Fire Commissioner Special Meeting Minutes
www.commonsensemason.com/uploads/080228-fd2_Commissioner_Special_Mtg_Minutes.pdf (04/09/2008)

03/03/2008: FD2 fire commissioners have approved levy to add an additional 31 cents per thousand to residents' property taxes
  (03/12/2008)

03/05/2008: A levy of 31 cents in taxes per $1,000 of assessed property value would add staff to Collins Lake fire station. Vote is May 20
Fire administrators will pitch a property tax increase to voters in May with the aim of staffing a Tahuya fire station, an area that endured some of the worst of December's record flooding. The proposed increase would add 31 cents in taxes per $1,000 of assessed property value, allowing Mason County Fire District 2 to provide round-the-clock coverage at its Collins Lake Fire Station. "By staffing Collins Lake, everybody is going to see a benefit," said Beau Bakken, District 2 chief. "You're going to see decreased (emergency) response time."  (03/12/2008)

03/11/2008: Mason County Fire District 2 Fire Commissioner Meeting Minutes
  (04/06/2008)

04/16/2008: This is the language that will be placed on the ballot for the Fire District’s May 20th restoration levy
Fire Protection District No. 2
Proposition No. 1
Authorizing Restoration of Previous Property Tax Levies
For the purpose of expanding firefighting service and reducing response times, Mason County Fire District No. 2 Commissioners adopted resolution No. 238, a proposition to restore its regular property tax levy for maintenance and operations to an amount not to exceed $1.49 per $1000.00 of assessed valuation for collection in 2009. The dollar amount of the 2009 levy shall serve as the base for the purpose of computing the limitations for subsequent levies as provided by RCW 84.55.
Should this proposition be:
" APPROVED
" REJECTED (04/16/2008)

Fire District #5

-Fire District #5, Allyn. www.mason5.org/ Phone: 360.275.2880 or 360.426.8959
Chief Richard A. Knight chief@mason5.org
Assistant Chief Tim McKern ac-501@mason5.org
Commissioner Chuck Huff (Commissioner Position 1 -- Current term ends 2011) chuff@mason5.org
Commissioner Tommy Taylor (Commissioner Position 2 -- Current term ends 2009) ttaylor@mason5.org
Commissioner Pat McGanny (Commissioner Position 3 -- Current term ends 2012) pmcganney@mason5.org
District 5 has a Board of Fire Commissioners comprised of three Commissioners who serve without salary. They receive a stipend of $70 per meeting. (03/15/2008)

Fire District #8

-Fire District #8 Tahuya
Square miles: 18.
Approximate population: 2,500.
Number of paid part-time personnel: 2. Fire District 8 has no website, no e-mail address and a phone number, 360-275-6478, that goes to an answering service that tells you to dial 911 if you have an emergency, or leave a message.
Chief: Steven Olsen. Assistant chief: Darrell Stanley. Emergency Medical Services Supervisor: Terri Sherfick.
FIRE DISTRICT 8 COMMISSION
Position 1: Tom Wampold, 2004-2009.
Position 2: Tommy Thombs, 2007-?.
Position 3: Jean Gall, 2006-2011.
Budget: 2007: $241,640; 2006: $208,228; 2005: $191,693; 2004: $180,600; 2003: $179,938.
Fire and service calls: 2006: 25; 2005: 18; 2004: 30; 2003: 31; 2002: 25.
Emergency medical service calls: 2006: 50; 2005: 53; 2004: 60; 2003: 68; 2002: 65.
Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau rating: 6.
Stations: Main station at 14880 NE North Shore Road; Station 2 at 9550 NE Belfair-Tahuya Road; and Station 3 at 620 NE Hurd Road.
Volunteers: Chief and all officers plus Tonya Atkins, Mark Blair, Dave Christensen, Bob Crookshank, Dawn Crookshank, Jan DeStephano, Sally Horn, Dan Kewish, Cynthia Olsen, Joyce Rhone, Scott Sherfick, Crystal Thombs, Tommy Thombs and Karrie Todd-Ayala.
Fire hall for rent: Main station, 14880 NE North Shore Road, $50 rent and $50 deposit. Fire commission meetings: Second Thursday of the month, 7 p.m. at main station. Meeting minutes are not posted anywhere. Although minutes of the previous month's meeting are usually made available during the meeting of the current month, the last minutes produced for the public were December 13, 2007.
Information gathered from Mason County Profile 2007 (03/16/2008)

North Mason School District

-North Mason School District - 71 E Campus Drive, Belfair WA 98528 - 360-277-2300 - www.nmsd.wednet.edu/
Superintendent and Secretary to the Board
David Peterson. Office: (360)277-2300 - dpeterson@nmsd.wednet.edu
NMSD Board of Directors
District 1: Art Wightman – Vice-President. 800 NE Twin Lakes Rd., Tahuya WA 98588, (360) 275-6396– artjw@girlscoutstotem.org
District 2: Jeff Werdall – President. PO Box 2517, Belfair WA 98528, (360) 277-0470 - jeffwerdall@excite.com
District 3: Laura Boad – Director. NE 260 Riverhill Dr., Belfair WA 98528, (360) 275-3301 - boads@hctc.com
District 4: John Campbell – Director. PO Box 2230, Belfair WA 98528, (360) 275-0443 - jacbq@earthlink.net
District 5: Nena Andrews – Director. 351 E. LakeLand Drive, Allyn WA 98524, (360) 275-7453 - the4andrews@wavecable.com (03/18/2008)

Port Districts

Constitutional authority of Port Districts
Title 53 RCW PORT DISTRICTS:
RCW 53.04.010: Port districts authorized -- Purposes -- Powers -- Public hearing. Port districts are hereby authorized to be established in the various counties of the state for the purposes of acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, development and regulation within the district of harbor improvements, rail or motor vehicle transfer and terminal facilities, water transfer and terminal facilities, air transfer and terminal facilities, or any combination of such transfer and terminal facilities, and other commercial transportation, transfer, handling, storage and terminal facilities, and industrial improvements.
Article VIII, section 8 of the Washington State Constitution authorizes the use of public funds by port districts in such manner as the legislature may prescribe for industrial development or trade promotion. "The use of public funds by port districts in such manner as may be prescribed by the legislature for industrial development or trade promotion and promotional hosting shall be deemed a public use for a public purpose, and shall not be deemed a gift within the provisions of Section 7 of this Article. [AMENDMENT 45, 1965 ex.s. Senate Joint Resolution No. 25, p 2819. Approved November 8, 1966.]"
RCW 53.08.260: Park and recreation facilities. A port district may construct, improve, maintain, and operate public park and recreation facilities when such facilities are necessary to more fully utilize boat landings, harbors, wharves and piers, air, land, and water passenger and transfer terminals, waterways, and other port facilities authorized by law pursuant to the port's comprehensive plan of harbor improvements and industrial development.
NOTES: Harbor improvement plan: RCW 53.20.010.
RCW 53.08.270: Park and recreation facilities -- Approval of other agencies. Before undertaking any such plan for the acquisition and operation of any park or recreational facility the proposed plan therefor shall be first submitted in writing to the director of the parks and recreation commission and to the governing body of any county or municipal park agency having jurisdiction in the area. The state director and/or such county or municipal park agency shall examine the port's proposed plan, and may disapprove such proposed plan if it is found to be in conflict with state or local park and recreation plans for the same area. If such proposed port plan is disapproved the port district shall not proceed further with such plan. If the state director or the governing body of the county or municipal agency does not respond in writing to the port within sixty days, it shall be deemed that approval has been granted. (03/12/2008)

Knowing the Waters--Basic Legal Guidelines for Port District Officials, by Robert F. Hauth
Table of Contents:
I. Basic powers-the distribution and exercise of governmental powers
II. Basic duties, liabilities and immunities of officers
III. Potential conflicts and ethical guidelines
IV. Prohibited uses of public funds, property or credit
V. Public works and competitive bidding requirements
VI. Sales of Port property
VII. The Open Public Meetings Act of 1971
VIII. The Open Government Act-public records-freedom of information-privacy
IX. Immunities from Tort liability X. Safeguards and precautions
Conclusion: To borrow another nautical term, the purpose of this publication is to assist port district officials to navigate a safe course and avoid certain trouble areas most frequently encountered by municipal officials. Although it is meant to be comprehensive, it does not necessarily include all statutes and regulations, or case law, that possibly may apply. Furthermore, as indicated at the outset, the law frequently changes with new enactments and interpretations; even legal interpretations may vary depending upon the facts of a particular case. Therefore, it is important to develop a healthy working relationship with the various offices and other sources of help available to you. Do not hesitate to seek information and advice, especially on legal matters. The result may make the difference between a smooth passage and a disaster; between success or failure in asserting a claim or defense, particularly when the good faith of the official may be an issue in the lawsuit.
www.washingtonports.org/downloads/knowingthewaters.pdf (03/12/2008)

Port of Allyn

-Port of Allyn--serving North Mason since 1921. www.portofallyn.com/ Phone: 360-275-2430
Administrative office: 18560 State Rt. 3, PO Box 1, Allyn WA 98524
Executive Director Bonnie Knight BKnight@PortofAllyn.com
Office Manager LeAnn Dennis LDennis@PortofAllyn.com
Commissioner (District 1) Judy Scott JScott@PortofAllyn.com
Commissioner (District 2) Jean Farmer JFarmer@PortofAllyn.com
Commissioner (District 3) Randy Neatherlin RNeatherlinpoa@yahoo.com (03/12/2008)

01/07/2008: Port of Allyn Regular Meeting minutes
www.commonsensemason.com/readTextFile.asp?Filename=080107-port_Of_Allyn_Regular_Mtg_Minutes.txt (03/12/2008)

02/04/2008: Port of Allyn Work Session & Regular Meeting Minutes
  (03/12/2008)

02/22/2008: Port of Allyn Work Session minutes
  (03/12/2008)

03/03/2008: Port of Allyn Regular Meeting Minutes
  (06/07/2008)

04/07/2008: Port of Allyn Regular Meeting Minutes
  (06/07/2008)

05/05/2008: Port of Allyn Regular Meeting Minutes
  (06/11/2008)

Port of Dewatto

-Port of Dewatto. www.dewattoport.com/ Phone: 360-372-2755
2501 NE Dewatto Road, Tahuya, WA 98588
Christine Phalen, Port Manager, Campground Manager c_phalen@msn.com
Commissioner Richard T. (Ted) Edwards (District 1) tahuyated@msn.com
Commissioner Robert (Doug) Stevens (District 2) stevens398@peoplepc.com
Commissioner Lynett McLean (District 3) lmclean@co.kitsap.wa.us (3/25/2008)

Port of Dewatto Meeting Minutes
www.dewattoport.com/minutes.htm (04/09/2008)

Public Hospital District #2

02/12/2008: Mason County Public Hospital District #2 Meeting Minutes
  (03/12/2008)

02/24/2008: NM Hospital District Gets Loan to Get Off the Ground
Mason County Public Hospital District 2 will hold a hearing Tuesday to set a budget for the remainder of this year, based on a line of credit provided by Harrison Medical Center. Tax revenue won't be collected in the new district until 2009. Herb Gerhardt, Public Hospital District 2 board president, said the budget is based on obtaining a $60,000 loan with a "commercial" interest rate yet to be set. The credit will be drawn as needed, with no pre-established repayment date. Gerhardt said he doesn't expect the fledging district to "spend even half of it." The funds will go to the county treasurer for disbursement in paying district bills.  (03/12/2008)

02/26/2008: MASON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2 MEETING MINUTES
  (03/31/2008)

03/06/2008: MASON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2 SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
  (03/31/2008)

03/07/2008: Harrison Medical Center - Belfair Campus
The Commissioners of Mason County Public Hospital District #2 are pleased to announce that the Agreement between Harrison Medical Center and PHD #2 was signed last night at our Special Commissioners Meeting at the NMSD School Board Room... (03/12/2008)

03/07/2008: Harrison Signs Agreement for Urgent Care Clinic in NM
It's official. North Mason's Public Hospital District 2 has a contract with Harrison Medical Center to provide primary and urgent care services at a clinic to be built this year on Highway 3 at the foot of Romance Hill Road...  (03/12/2008)

03/10/2008: LOCATION? Re: Harrison Medical Center - Belfair Campus
Margie Benson asks how the hospital will maneuver around the new substation for the Sheriff office over there on Romance Hill. It's sure going to be tough to get to the clinic when they have their work traffic and the sewer work going on...  (03/12/2008)

03/11/2008: BOARD OF HOSPITAL COMMISSIONERS; joint meeting of District 1 and 2
  (04/28/2008)

03/25/2008: MASON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2 MEETING MINUTES
  (04/28/2008)

04/22/2008: MASON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT #2 MEETING MINUTES
  (06/05/2008)

Sunlight Disinfects

RCW Chapter 42.30 Open public meetings act

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=42.30&full=true