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Mason County commissioners hear sheriff’s stats, debate needle-exchange rules, abatement fund and a DOT access letter
Summary
Commissioners received a sheriff’s report on calls and staffing, interviewed advisory-board applicants, discussed whether the county’s needle-exchange is operating one-for-one, considered creating an abatement/coordination fund for code enforcement, and directed edits to a letter to DOT about a proposed second access for a Belfair-area development.
County business at the Mason County commission meeting included public-safety, public-health and planning items.
Sheriff’s staff reported 2025 activity totals including 22,566 calls for service, reductions in burglaries and increases in DUIs and jail bookings; staff also announced two additional co-responders to expand response capacity and asked the commission to place a related state grant agreement and budget adjustments on a future action agenda.
Commissioners interviewed candidates for advisory bodies, including an applicant for the Lewis–Mason area agency on aging advisory…
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