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

The Shelton City Council on Tuesday evening postponed a vote on annexing 370 acres of Peacock Ridge into the city because about a dozen nearby residences hadn’t received notices from the city on the proposal.

The council voted unanimously to move the vote to the meeting at 7 p.m. March 7.

Jae Hill, the city’s community and economic development director, speaking in place of an ill Senior Planner Jason Dose, said about 12 residences within a 300-yard radius of the proposed annexation did not receive mailings from the city. He recommended moving the vote to March 7, which would also allow...