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“We’ve removed about 25,000 pounds of garbage from the top of that hill,” Jewett said. He told the council volunteers included business owners, recovery-cafe members and people experiencing homelessness and that crews collected multiple containers of used hypodermic needles; he said both his partner and he each had three containers of needles from the site.

Jewett said he had spoken with county staff and that the group plans to next clean yacht-club-owned property alongside the tracks after the yacht-club board president and a Recovery Cafe representative provide trespass notices and offer services. He told council staff—naming Chief Costad and City Manager Mark Sigler as being aware—that volunteers planned to clear the area and designate it as no trespassing after outreach and notices.

Jewett said he had opposed a mitigation site proposal several years earlier but that he was open to alternatives now that the downtown situation has led to open defecation and urination and repeated problems near businesses. He also said if the city regains staffing capacity he would lead a volunteer patrol effort.

The comments were given during the public-comment period; the transcript does not show the council taking immediate action in response to the remarks. Jewett did not identify an official organizational role in the transcript; he described the cleanup effort as a loose volunteer group and referenced contacts at the county and with the Recovery Cafe.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting - March 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A resident described a volunteer-led cleanup that has removed about 25,000 pounds of trash from a hill near the yacht club, reported finds of used needles, and urged the council to consider alternatives to the downtown situation including potential mitigation sites and increased patrols.","taxTitle","Shelton, Mason County, Washington","taxId",56703,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6290868,"Council schedules contracts for designated crisis responder services for March 18 consent agenda",344,1000000,1344000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2530349-fb9b42bec984d11b12714398deabe6f1&start=1000&end=1344","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2530349-fb9b42bec984d11b12714398deabe6f1/thumbnail_1000000.jpg","/articles/6290868/Shelton/Mason-County/Washington/Council-schedules-contracts-for-designated-crisis-responder-services-for-March-18-consent-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6290868-75ae8ab9e2294621a12800c056fe6710/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135362&Signature=B2DDk9iyuYLf~mD~A9~jhHyv2phLndC2MmHHWOPWR-11C0nra969FNniwrgRQEfVS~xnNbDeYAD6oPgKR5P2TDgS9Cv5DUiOqYsatjW2KfioiypnDpuBtSYF1squwIHVsyns5S2LbawZaMLcWGJ-4jrKIJaEKYFhLxxK45BgHBvJcZUltHOG3TjrKBa6TPIofe3s50qGyNy5hTbDQMrPv8oSwnhG9MQhOyaK88nQ072SQAfKR3GsyUtNkrxEk7ckbOAwLGhNCk5P~iZrHvbp1v4tu8e1BViPQybbbnSZLb4Qd0QZylf2j6l82n7F~4-bNpqCtSr0CmYuXMXY03fYyw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Shelton City Council on March 4 agreed to place two contracts on the March 18 consent agenda to formalize designated crisis responder (DCR) services embedded with the Shelton Police Department.

City staff said one contract is with Olympic Health and Recovery Services to provide the DCR employee and a second contract is with Thurston-Mason Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization to provide funding and administrative support for the placement. City Manager Mark Sigler said the position began in early 2023 through grant funding, there was a gap when the prior DCR left, and a new DCR is now in place.

Sigler told the council the contracts carry no net cost to the city: “This is at no cost. The city provides office space and access in the police department, but they have their own vehicle; all salaries and wages are paid through the grant and through Olympic Health and Recovery Services,” he said. The city will continue to host the position operationally while funding and payroll are handled by the provider and funder, staff said.

A council member moved and seconded placement of the two contracts on the March 18 consent agenda; the motion carried. The March 18 consent agenda will present the formal contract documents for routine approval unless a council member pulls the item for separate discussion.

Staff indicated the DCR model was a recommendation of the homeless task force and was initially placed in service in February 2023 through grant support. The transcript does not record final contract approval on March 4; council action on March 4 only scheduled the contracts for the March 18 consent agenda.","Council voted to place two contracts—one with Olympic Health and Recovery Services and one with Thurston-Mason Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organization—on the March 18 consent agenda to formalize a designated crisis responder embedded with the Shelton Police Department; services funded by grant, no direct cost to city.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6290873,"Council to consider HNM annexation area for action on March 18",258,833000,1091000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2530349-fb9b42bec984d11b12714398deabe6f1&start=833&end=1091","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2530349-fb9b42bec984d11b12714398deabe6f1/thumbnail_833000.jpg","/articles/6290873/Shelton/Mason-County/Washington/Council-to-consider-HNM-annexation-area-for-action-on-March-18","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6290873-3f29feb16251be29c09f46d5cbb26c1b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135362&Signature=Prk6JMsaz0Lx7syQjK6VeFzSulmCAQEnyd9IxQk0ehdTGLwvBEvl5sE7-G0FxJPhkVgDZgwowa2byDLstSs6qc33JFcplG9nV73Pdjr0K7jLUWbd2X5rkRaD15liry-fElgjsI3UDs6DRgrOd-NfCYq51~vmA32yGKYLdVbV~kLnYCWvWP6IA45b6JN4kh8eaym0BVBtFrTaPzK17pOdsne3H17-5Ws-jXLKwixlj5dM2N5OwmHrFxhOJ1Nbv~MnsrbiqokLA62632sFpK4Fyze8Q3dyS8rQqmATJpo9T7kRBvq-HVWKJlFdb1LRj2Iw8v68GRMZ9n6TBUrAzgtqHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Shelton City Council voted on March 4 to place a resolution of intent to annex the HNM annexation area on the council’s March 18 action agenda, Senior Planner Jason Doss said.

Doss described the request as a notice-of-intent filing for roughly 2.5 acres of vacant land on Capitol Hill, north of the city limits on the north side of Chestnut Street. The resolution to be considered is numbered 1368-0225 and cites RCW 35.14.120, the state statute governing municipal annexation notice procedures, Doss said.

Under the applicant’s proposal the property would receive neighborhood residential zoning—Shelton’s standard single-family designation—and the annexed area would accept any existing city indebtedness associated with annexation, Doss said. Doss told the council no formal development application has been submitted; he said the property owner may seek a short plat or subdivision in the future.

The motion to place Resolution 1368-0225 on the March 18 action agenda was moved, seconded and carried by the council. The March 18 meeting will be the next opportunity for council members and the public to hear fuller staff analysis and public comment on the annexation proposal.

If the council takes final action after the March 18 hearing, the annexation would proceed under the statutory process called out in the resolution; the transcript does not record a final annexation vote on March 4.","Council placed Resolution 1368-0225, a notice of intent to annex about 2.5 acres north of Shelton city limits (HNM annexation area), on the March 18 action agenda; proposed zoning will be neighborhood residential (single-family).",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":42,"_43":101,"_45":101,"_46":102,"_48":103,"_50":104,"_52":105,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":106,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":107,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6290878,"Shelton council approves settlement in Ingalls lawsuit",1162000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2530349-fb9b42bec984d11b12714398deabe6f1&start=1162&end=1162","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2530349-fb9b42bec984d11b12714398deabe6f1/thumbnail_1162000.jpg","/articles/6290878/Shelton/Mason-County/Washington/Shelton-council-approves-settlement-in-Ingalls-lawsuit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6290878-e4c722875d9a88598579460706f081d8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771135362&Signature=Px5GB1cbt5CJzwnhVe~72-B5tVo3we95ZwuTu0ZVP2H-wLuHASsDiCnkXnu1Stww~uLKVSgxEiOtR5mcNtNuw~WwDBMts7gCqkXeYl~K20Ded0TES52glkZ2eXFl1YcuH6Uztm-Lq4qW1MODenfDYX6jhHqYPkfyO-tJM58HdFp6~-ZZ6o1aIJxzZ0GCBYyvbTcOLuI6YEa8XHS1kslSjQn7b8ofxTxsywQnnAv35LRVYAXN5PGHviM7LLhp1~GLx9q3VMnoG6BUyI3r16FbRA4GYy~eNv5ZqW8zXNQgRTqw8dKra6sjtju8K4VEQqlBIYpJaz8XB0nL3C6oIm0hIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Shelton City Council on March 4 approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign a settlement agreement in Ingalls v. City of Shelton, a lawsuit over the city’s role in removing tenants from a transitional-housing unit, City Manager Mark Sigler told the council.

The settlement, adopted as Resolution 1371-0225, resolves a suit filed in October 2024 by the Northwest Justice Project on behalf of a plaintiff identified in the transcript as Miss Ingalls. City Manager Mark Sigler said the city’s insurance authority, WCIA, assigned counsel and that the monetary settlement will be covered by WCIA. Sigler said attorney fees are expected to be about $3,000.

Sigler told the council the settlement includes a consent-decree provision clarifying the city’s role in landlord-tenant matters. “The city would not participate in any violations or enforcement of the Residential Landlord–Tenant Act without a court order,” he said, summarizing the decree language.

The resolution was moved and seconded and approved by the council; the transcript records the ayes and the chair’s announcement that the motion carried.

The settlement closes litigation that arose after Shelton Police responded to a landlord’s request to remove occupants from a unit in transitional housing. The Northwest Justice Project brought the action, alleging civil-rights and Residential Landlord–Tenant Act violations; the transcript does not list the exact monetary amount of the settlement. Sigler said WCIA will cover the monetary settlement and that outstanding attorney bills are still being finalized.

The council did not take public comment on the settlement during the March 4 meeting, according to the transcript.

The council’s approval sends the settlement paperwork forward so the city can conclude its involvement in the case and implement the consent-decree obligations described in the resolution.","The City Council approved a resolution authorizing settlement of Ingalls v. City of Shelton, resolving a 2024 landlord-tenant suit; monetary settlement and costs are covered by WCIA and the resolution passed unanimously.","actionData","errors"]

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