HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-97 - Res. Designation of the Economic Development Council as the Overall Economic Development Plan RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, members of the Board of Directors of the Economic
Development Council have been designated by the Mason County Board
of Commissioners as the Overall Economic Development Plan (OEDP)
Committee for Mason County, Washington; and
WHEREAS, the OEDP Committee has assisted Mason County in
prioritizing possible infrastructure improvements to enhance
economic sustainability throughout Mason County; and
WHEREAS, President Clinton's Economic Adjustment Initiative
for the Pacific Northwest and Northern California is soliciting
eligible projects for funding; and
WHEREAS, eligibility for funding must be demonstrated by a
prioritization of projects; and
WHEREAS, the OEDP Committee has recommended a list of projects
which reflects current infrastructure needs and includes :
First Priority: Complete Belfair/Hood Canal Sewer Plan
($ 40, 000) . Large portion of proposed service area is located
in an Urban Growth Area as designated in the recently adopted
Mason County Comprehensive Plan.
Second Priorit : Correct Finch Creek (Hoodsport Area) septic
tank problems ($500, 000) .
Third Priority: Preliminary engineering of Hwy 101 connector
(2 .5 Million) .
Fourth Priority: Restoration of the Skokomish River ( 1
Million) .
Fifth Priority: Paving for forest products industry
infrastructure for stormwater control and value-added
manufacturing ($389, 000) at Port of Shelton.
Sixth Prior"t : Remove Goldsborough Creek Dam ($3 Million) .
Seventh Priorit Rus wood"Sewer Improvements ( $304, 000) ®
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Eighth Priority: Correct City of Shelton I & I sewer problems
($5 Million) ®
Ninth Prior"t : Renovation of Baja Building at the Port of
Shelton ($360,000) ®
Tenth Prior"t : Design and Construct Belfair Water System
400, 000 gal® storage tank ($13 , 000) ®
Eleventh Priorit Construct Belfair Park and Ride
( $250,000) .
Twelfth Priority: Complete Port of Shelton Comprehensive Plan
($81, 000) .
Thirteenth 2Ljg2Ljty: Expand City of Shelton Emergency Services
( $500, 000) .
Fourteenth Priorit Fire District #5 Central Admin. , Repair
and Training Facility ($1,460,000) .
Fifteenth Priority: Renovation of Building 1 at the Port of
Shelton ($1 . 6 Million) .
Sixteenth Priority: Brown Fields restoration of Goose Lake
area ($250,000) .
Seventeenth Priority: Improve rail loading and off loading
facility at John's Prairie ( $350, 000) .
Eighteenth Priority: Widen Wallace Kneeland Interchange ($1 .5
Million) .
Nineteenth Priority: Electrical Utility Transmission and
Infrastructure (11 Million) .
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board of Mason
County Commissioners accepts the OEDP Committee's recommendations
and amend the OEDP for Mason County to include these priorities and
request that the amended document be forwarded to the Region 10
office of the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, the Governor's Interagency Timber Taskforce and the
Office of Forestry and Economic Development in Portland, Oregon.
PASSED by the Board of Mason County Commissioners this
day of September, 1997 . Egg
day OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mary Jo a� Chairperson
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J6"-Bolender, Comm"ssiqfier
Cind�y Olsen, Commissioner