Shelton-Mason County Journal - Dedicated to the citizens of Mason County, Washington since 1886

All joking aside on sewers

Editor, the Journal,

This is the third letter I’ve written about the sewer situation. I’ve had a good time with the double entendres, but here I will be a bit more serious. There is a lot of money on the line for our county, so we need to ensure that we are not blundering into a situation where we enrich someone and have the bill sent to you and I.

This hypothetical illustrates the potential danger. Let us suppose we have a landowner that has acquired a parcel with the intent to improve and sell it for profit. We will call that landowner Mr. Potter. The parcel...