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.

Craig Patti is my pick for State Representative in the 35th District. He understands this sprawling district. He grew up in Thurston County, lives in Mason with his wife and children, and works as a firefighter in Kitsap County. Those are the areas covered by the 35th.

Prop. 1 asks us to vote for two things – one is a property tax and the other is creation of a Metropolitan Park District (MPD). The MPD is the expensive part. Here’s why.

I have been following the County Commissioner race where incumbent Randy Netherlin, running on a platform of “restore the trust” and “experience matters”, slogans that have become absolutely nothing more than politically expedient catchphrases.

My name is Wes Martin and I live in Grapeview. I’m writing to show my support for Kelley McIntosh for District 1 County Commissioner.