According to Mason County Commissioners, the reason for a tax increase initiative on the November ballot is because revenues are not keeping pace with the cost of providing services. But let’s not forget that the primary function of the commission is, precisely, to monitor those forces over time and take whatever appropriate, incremental, measures are necessary to bring about a balance. Perhaps if the commissioners had spent less time micro-managing other departments and more on their own, mandated, duties we might not be in this situation.
Op/Ed by Herb Gerhardt: Belfair Commissioners Meeting Cancelled
Reminder: There is NOT a meeting in Belfair
So here we are again. This is the second 5th Tuesday Meeting in Belfair that was cancelled. The last time the commissioners stated there were no items on the agenda. I presume it is the same reason this time although they did not state why.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2016 Dedrick Allan Political Op/Ed: Support Letters from Bill Hunt & Lisa Buechel
Mark Twain is credited for saying “it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog”. I will take liberties with this and say that in the current political race in the North Mason area “it’s not the number of signs in the contest, it’s the content of the signs in the contest.”
Carbon WA Responds to PUD 3 Action on I-732
Carbon Washington, the backers of Initiative 732, the Carbon Pollution Tax Act, has sent the following response to Tuesday’s action by the Mason County PUD 3 Board of Commissioners to oppose the measure that will be on the November 8th General Election Ballot.
The following statement by Kyle Murphy, Co-Director, Carbon Washington, was emailed to MasonWebTV.com on Friday:
OP/Ed by Kelley McIntosh, Belfair
The foundation of county government serves public safety, public health, public education, and public roads. However, it appears our county leaders have lost sight of these cornerstones of governance. Recently, there’s been news as to the Sheriff’s inability to manage his budget and provide boat safety, services for litter crew, and courthouse security screening.
Political Op/Ed by Bob Rogers, Shelton: Gary Cronce and Kathy McDowell for Shelton’s Today and Tomorrow
In a recent editorial to KMAS, as well as a letter to the Journal, Paul Rogerson, who did not identify himself as the past city planner in Shelton, compares his current employer, the City of Sumner, with the City of Shelton. Even though the comparison seems a stretch due the location of Sumner in the Seattle commute area, I will go with his comparison.