City Briefs

Wallace Kneeland crosswalk will be improved

The Shelton City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to pay SCJ Alliance $40,000 to improve the safety design for the midblock pedestrian crossing next to Oakland Bay Junior High School on Wallace Kneeland Boulevard.

The council gave preliminary approval at its March 18 meeting.

The city budgeted money in the 2025 budget to cover the expenses for the design work. According to the city report by the Public Works Department, money will be budgeted for the project once the design is complete.

"The purpose of this project is to develop an alternative design for this existing crossing to provide enhanced advanced visual warning, due to its proximity to a curve in the road," the report states. "A midstreet refuge island will be considered in the ultimate design for this crossing."

Design artwork for traffic boxes

The deadline is 5 p.m. Friday as the City of Shelton is accepting submissions of artwork for consideration of the next round of Shelton Arts Commission's traffic boxes.

All Mason County residents are invited to submit artwork. Applicants can email one image of their artwork to Parks and Recreation Supervisor Jordanne Krumpols at jordanne.krumpols@sheltonwa.gov, with the subject along the lines of "Traffic Box Project."

The submitted artwork must be 1,000 pixels wide by 550 pixels tall; less than 1MB file size; submitted as a JPEG; and must be a horizontal image.

Eash person can submit one image. Eligibility criteria and more information can be found at sheltonwa.gov/TrafficBoxes.

The public will be able to vote on submitted artwork from April 10-18. The Shelton Arts Commission will review the submitted artwork and vote results. The artwork will be installed on selected traffic boxes this summer.

This is the fourth round of traffic boxes in the city. To view the current traffic boxes and their locations, go to sheltonwa.gov/PublicArt.

Towing contract receives final approval

The Shelton City Council on Tuesday evening gave final approval to contracting Summit Towing for towing services.

The council gave preliminary approval at its March 18 meeting.

The city report states that the city's police department uses Summit Towing services for impounds, evidence seizure tows, and if needed, evidence storage of vehicles. Impound fees are the responsibility of the registered owner of the vehicle being towed if it does not need to be seized as evidence for an investigation.

"However, in the event a vehicle needs to be seized as evidence and is subsequently towed the Shelton Police Department is responsible for the towing service and potential storage fees for the vehicle," the report states. "The fees that the Shelton Police Department realizes for towing the vehicle can range from $300-$500 per vehicle."

In the contact, Summit Towing will receive $125 for the first 25 miles of towing and $5 per mile beyond that.