HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-056 - Ord. Creating Lake Management District No. 1 Island LakeORDINANCE NO. 9 ORS - �51�
AN ORDINANCE creating a Lake Management District for Island Lake pursuant to Chapters 36.61
RCW, to be designated Lake Management District No. 1 for Island Lake.
WHEREAS, Chapter 36.61 RCW authorizes the Board of Mason County Commissioners to initiate the
creation of lake management districts;
WHEREAS, the Board of Mason County Commissioners found creation of a lake management district
for Island Lake to be in the public interest through adoption of Resolution 2025-42; and
WHEREAS, the proposal to create the lake management district received a majority of the votes cast
by property owners within the proposed district pursuant to RCW 36.61.100.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of Mason
County as follows.
Creation of District
Mason County Lake Management District No. 1 for Island Lake, as proposed in Resolution No. 2025-042,
adopted on June 10, 2025 is hereby created.
Conditions for District Operation
The conditions for the operation of Lake Management District No. 1 are set forth in Resolution 2025-048,
Exhibit A hereto, which resolution is incorporated by reference as though set forth in full. The conditions for
operation set forth in Exhibit A include the findings and determinations, with district purposes, district
boundaries, duration (15 years); annual rates and charges and provision for a citizen committee.
Rates and Charges - Collection
1. Rates and charges for Lake Management District No. 1 shall be included in Mason County's annual
property tax statements. Properties which do not receive a property tax statement will receive a
separate billing statement for these rates and charges.
2 The total amount of the Lake Management District No. 1 rates and charges shall be due and payable
on or before the 30th day of April and shall be delinquent after that date; however, if one-half of
such rates and charges is paid on or before the said 30th of April the remainder shall be due and
payable on or before the 31st day of October and shall be delinquent after that date.
3. If a payment is received in conjunction with a combined property tax and Lake Management District
No. 1 rates and charges, and the payment is less than the amount due, the payment shall be
applied first to the annual property tax of the parcel and any remaining due amount to the Lake
Management District No. 1 rates and charges.
Severability
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances shall be found to be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be
affected, and the Ordinance shall be construed or enforced as if it did not contain the particular provision
held to be invalid.
ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 2025.
ATTEST:
cterk
Mckenzie Smith, Clerk of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Tim Whiff__ea
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Sharon Trask, Cji
Pat TarzwII, Commissioner
Randy Neatherlin/Commissioner
EXHIBIT A