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Mason County Profile 2006
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From the port side and power base

MASON COUNTY PUD 1

Electrical service areas: Brinnon, Dosewallips, Duckabush, Eldon, Hamma Hamma, Hoodsport, Jorsted Creek, Lilliwaup, Potlatch, Skokomish Indian Reservation, Skokomish Valley, South Shore, Union, Walker Mountain. Residential customers in Mason County: 2,530. Residential customers outside Mason County: 2,070. Commercial customers in Mason County: 313. Commercial customers outside Mason County: 117. New hookups in 2006: 92. Miles of power lines: 467. Substations: 5. Budget for 2007: revenue, $5,250,735; cost of electric, $5,077,777. Cost to PUD of power sold in 2006: $2,322,677. Revenue from power sold in 2006: $5,393,287. Sources of power: Bonneville Power Administration, Lilliwaup Falls, Rocky Brook Hydro. Kilowatt-hours of power sold in 2006: 68,404,940. Cost per kilowatt-hour to PUD: 3.13 cents. Cost per kilowatt-hour to residential customers: 6.15 cents. Cost per kwh to commercial customers: 6.66 cents. Major administrators and titles: Debbie Knipschield, acting manager and director of administration; Gregory Kester, director of finance and auditor; and Tracy Collard, director of operations. Employees: 20 (7 in office, 13 in field). Number of vehicles in fleet: 12. PUD-owned power generating facilities: None. PUD-owned and -operated water systems in county: 31. Web site: www.masonpud1.org .


MASON COUNTY PUD 3

Square miles in service area: 567, mostly in Mason County, some in small areas of south Kitsap and east Grays Harbor counties. Total customers: 31,529. Residential customers in Mason County: 21,673 (21,120 in 2006). Residential customers outside Mason County: 7,606 (7,499 in 2006). Commercial customers in Mason County: 2,249 (2,210 in 2006). New connections in 2006: 821 (52 commercial). Miles of power lines: 1,667 (1,010 underground, 657 overhead). Substations: 11. Budget for 2007: $49,484,127 ($47,000,000 in 2006). Kilowatt-hours of power purchased in 2006: 684,660,312. Cost to PUD of power sold in 2006: $22,160,973. Revenue from power sold in 2006: $41,036,115. Sources of power: Bonneville Power Administration, Olympic View Generating Station (natural gas) and Nine Canyon Wind Project (Energy NW, Tri-Cities). Cost per kilowatt-hour to PUD: 3.23 cents. Cost per kilowatt-hour to customers: 5.66 cents for residential customers, 6.21 cents to commercial customers. Major administrators and titles: Wyla Wood, manager; Shawn Anstey, customer service manager; John Bennett, information services manager; Nancy Bolender, assistant to the manager; Ron Brown, operations manager; Annette Creekpaum, finance manager/auditor; Jay Himlie, power supply manager; Dan Hora, CAD supervisor; Dale Knutson, telecommunications manager; Joel Myer, public information officer; Lynn Rostvold, treasurer; Terry Peterson, engineering manager; Michelle Wicks, human resources manager; and Terry Young, purchasing manager. Number of employees: 114 full time, 39 part time. Number of vehicles in fleet: 61. PUD-owned power generating facilities: Olympic View Generating Station on Dayton-Airport Road near Washington Corrections Center, total output 5.4 megawatts, construction cost $6 million, cost of power generated approximately 6.5 cents per kilowatt-hour depending on price of natural gas. More info at Web site: www.masonpud3.org . Special feature: PUD 3 has constructed a fiber optic network of 450 miles of fiber cable. It has connected its substations, generating plant and business offices and is upgrading its communications for PUD 3 operations, which will include automated meter reading. The PUD has authorization under state law to provide wholesale telecommunications service. Using excess capacity from its network, it has made services available through retail providers for businesses and home connections. The network currently serves the core areas of Allyn, Belfair and Shelton. Services provided include high-speed Internet service, telephone, networking and data services for business, and security monitoring. Future services may include cable and high-definition television programming and video conferencing.


PORT OF SHELTON

Managing director: Bob Robinson. 2007 budget: $1,452,616 ($1,257,628 in 2006). Assessed valuation in 2007: $1,391,984,405 ($1,331,052,444 in 2006). Property tax rate per $1,000: 42 cents. Total levy: $586,668. Employees: 13. Acreage of holdings: 1,600. Assets: Johns Prairie Industrial Park, Shelton Marina and Sanderson Field airport with a 5,000-foot runway and surrounding Sanderson Field Industrial Park. Tenants with employees as of March 2007 (totals 23 part time and 522 full time): All D Foods, 1; Alpha Test Corporation, 4; Belco Forest Products, 11; B-Plus, Incorporated, 2; CompuDAS, 4; Washington State Department of Natural Resources, 11; Frantz Glass, 20; Genesis Building Systems, 2; Gerbing Heated Clothing, 11; Kapowsin Air Sports, 5; Mason Conservation District, 10; Mason County Emergency Management, 3; Mason County Fairgrounds and Convention Center, 4; Mason County Forest Products, 150; MT Machine Works, 3; Noble Valley Farms (seasonal), 2; Olympic Air, 12; Olympic Fabrication, 59; Port of Shelton administration, 13; Rainier Cast Parts, 5; Sensaria, 3; Shearer Brothers Chipping, 12; Shelton Pole Manufacturing, 16; Small and Sons Oil Distributing Company, 5; Steven Sims, Incorporated, 101; Techwood, 68; Willis Enterprises, 5; and Zoom Design, 3. Port commission meetings: First and third Tuesdays, 2 p.m. at 210 West Sanderson Way.


PORT OF GRAPEVIEW

Budget for 2007: $102,822 ($86,930 in 2006). Assessed valuation: $414,695,932 ($405,566,958 in 2006). Property tax rate per $1,000: 4.9 cents. Total levy: $20,314. Employees: 0. Administration: No executive director; Barney Wilson is chair of port commission, Robert Allen secretary, Bill VanderWal in charge of financial affairs. Square miles: 55. Assets: Commercial parcel of 1.74 acres for future development; public boat launch ramp with parking across the loop road. Business tenants: None. Port commission meetings: Third Tuesday of month, 10 a.m., Horton Community Center.


PORT OF HOODSPORT

Square miles: Approximately 95. Budget for 2007: $92,178 ($80,908 in 2006). Assessed valuation in 2007: $262,624,375 ($257,581,557 in 2006). Property tax rate per $1,000: 28 cents. Total levy: $74,678. Employees: 1 (part-time administrative assistant). Administration: Operates with no administrator; run by commissioners Thomas Young, chair, Frank Benavente and Dick Patterson. Assets: Parking lot, marina/dock and park. Business tenants: None. Port commission meetings: Second Wednesday of month at 9:30 a.m. and fourth Wednesday at 5 p.m. at port office, 22090 North Highway 101.


PORT OF ALLYN

Established: 1921. Square miles: 70. Executive director: Bonnie Knight. Budget for 2007: $711,285 ($433,436 in 2006). Assessed valuation in 2007: $1,320,772,150 ($854,605,381 in 2006). Property tax rate per $1,000: 17 cents. Total levy: $221,745. Employees: 5, all part time. Assets: Dock with nonpotable-water system, pump-out, launch ramp and boarding float on North Shore of Hood Canal near Belfair; dock with two launch ramps and boarding float on Case Inlet in Allyn; waterfront park in Allyn with 60-foot-diameter gazebo; administration building; waterfront lots and kayak park in Allyn; Class A water system. Business tenants: None. Port commission meetings: First Monday of month, 7 p.m., Port of Allyn Administrative Building at 18560 East State Route 3, Allyn.


PORT OF DEWATTO

Port formed: 1927. Square miles: Approximately 40. Budget for 2007: $274,700 ($264,700 in 2006). Assessed valuation in 2007: $128,434,099 ($90,716,999 in 2006). Property tax rate per $1,000: 24 cents. Total levy: $31,017. Main project in 2007: Upgrade park. Port manager: Christine Phalen (also park manager). Web master: Ken Jarstad. Assets: office building on seven-acre tract, $292,090 assessed value; and one-acre park that generated about $15,900 in rentals in 2006, $29,975 assessed value. Business tenants: None. Port commission meetings: First Tuesday of month, 7 p.m. at port office building, 2501 Dewatto Road.

 

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A Supplement to The Shelton Mason County Journal - Thursday, April 26, 2007