HomeMy WebLinkAbout56-95 - Res. Overall Economic Development Plan (OEDP) List of Projects 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 hosted a series of public meetings and solicited
input from throughout Mason County concerning possible infrastructure improvements
to enhance economic sustainability; 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:
First Priority. Improve and expand the City of Shelton's sewer system to; a)
decrease inflow, infiltration and related system weaknesses; b) decrease the likelihood of
negative impacts to water quality of Oakland Bay now or in the future; c) fully consider
land application as an alternative to or addition to the present outfall into Oakland Bay;
and d) expand to Sanderson Field including Mason County Fairgrounds, the Washington
State Patrol Academy and Washington Corrections Center.
Second Priority. Construct a viable alternative for sewage disposal in the North
Bay and Lower Hood Canal areas of Mason County.
Third Priority. Provide the necessary infrastructure, including to storage
area, for an alder mill at the Port of Shelton's Johns Prairie Industrial Park.
Fourth Priority. Provide capital improvements for unsafe water systems
recently placed in receivership by Washington State Department of Health and accepted
by Mason County P.U.D. No.l.
Fifth Priority. Extend, widen and strengthen the runway at Sanderson Field
to accommodate the repair and modification of military and commercial aircraft.
Sixth Priority. Secure Federal dollars to locate the Pacific Northwest Wood
Products Manufacturing Technology Center in Mason County.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Board of Mason County
Commissioners does hereby 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 and the
Office of Forestry and Economic Development in Portland, Oregon.
DATED AND SIGNED THIS 27TH DAY OF JUNE, 1995.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
William 0. Hunter, Chairperson
M.L. aughender, Cbmmissioner
ATTEST:
Mary Jo QadyAommissioror
Rebecca S. Rogers, Clerk of the Board
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