1. health and fitness

what’s happening
News and Honors from the Grays Harbor County Sheriffs Office
at the
County
Spring 2014
County Commissioner Wes Cormier
Welcomes Fans to the New and Improved Raceway
Pictured in the photo left to right; Sheriff Rick
Scott, Commissioner Wes Cormier, Commissioner
Frank Gordon, and Deputy Richard Ramirez.
Meritorious Service Medal Award
given to Deputy Richard Ramirez
In June 2013 Deputy Richard Ramirez was on
assigned patrol in east Grays Harbor County. He
was dispatched to a domestic violence assault in
progress in Oakville. Acting decisively and without
backup, Deputy Ramirez entered the location,
rushing to the aid of the victim. Deputy Ramirez was
forced to physically engage the suspect, and after
a brief physical altercation, secured the suspect in
handcuffs in his patrol vehicle. Deputy Ramirez’s
actions prevented further injury to the victim and
brought to a stop a violent assault. In recognition of
his decisive actions, Deputy Ramirez received not
only a Letter of Commendation, but also issuance
of the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office Meritorious
Service Medal.
RECIPE
Blackberry Cobbler
By Donna McCallum
Do you still have berries in the freezer
from last summer? Here is a delicious
recipe from Donna McCallum of the County
Commissioners office that will help make
good use of your berry stores! Use little Wild
Blackberries, Marion berries, Blueberries,
Loganberries, or Boysenberries. Preheat
oven to 350 degrees.
Mix the following together in a microwave/glass bowl and microwave for 5 to 10
minutes to bring out the juices and get the
tapioca working:
6 cups of berries
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup, scant, of tapioca
Ed McGowan is honored for 36 years of service to Grays Harbor County
Ed received commendations upon his retirement in January 2014 for his outstanding work as a
Deputy and Detective for the Sheriff’s office, law enforcement agencies, the Department of Social
and Health Services, and the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Ed has served in many different
roles, Deputy, Detective, Dive Team, SRT Team, Drug Task Force member Search and Rescue
coordinator and Crime Prevention Officer. He will be greatly missed by all those that he has worked
with and the citizens that he has served. Pictured in the photo is Ed McGowan with Sheriff
Rick Scott.
Deputy Mike Osgood receives
Letter of Commendation and
Meritorious Service Award
Mike Osgood receives congratulations from Sheriff Rick Scott.
In a food processor or mixer, blend
together the following:
1 cup of butter, cut into small chunks
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
Pour hot berry mixture in to a 7” x 11” glass
pan. Drop the batter by the spoonful onto
the berries. The batter will spread out and
cover all as it bakes.
Grays Harbor County Sheriff Rick Scott
recently presented the Meritorious Service Medal
to Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Osgood. Osgood was
awarded the medal for his actions when he was the
first to respond to a fire on December 26th. When
Osgood arrived to the scene of the fire he was told
by a neighbor that the resident was still inside.
Osgood risked his own safety and went in to
the building and dragged the man outside. The man
was pronounced dead at the scene from his injuries
but Sheriff Scott said that Osgood’s actions were
courageous and selfless.
Osgood has also received the Sheriff’s award
for life saving service.
Grays Harbor County
100 W Broadway Ave #1,
Montesano, WA 98563
(360) 249-3731
www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us
Bake for 40-50 minutes. Allow to cool. Serve topped with ice cream or whipping
cream.
Enjoy!
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Race fans, spring is on its way
and so is the racing season at Grays
Harbor Raceway! Get ready to grab
a hotdog and a Pepsi and enjoy the
smell of methanol and burning rubber
from your favorite raceway seat! See
all your friends and get ready to be a
part of the exciting action when the
cars scream around the famous Grays
Harbor Raceway oval!
The people of Grays Harbor have
a long and dedicated history for racing.
It is my honor to announce our newest
Raceway promoter and General Manager
Steve Beitler. Steve is the owner of
Funtime Promotions, the same group
that for the past 13 years that has done
an amazing job of transforming Skagit
Speedway into one of the top short tracks
in the country. With nearly 40 years of dirt
track racing and management experience
the future of GHR is looking very bright.
“The people of Elma and Grays
Harbor County are very passionate about
their track”, said General Manager Steve
Beitler, “I have personally talked to several
citizens and business leaders, they all
want to see the race track be successful.
Working together with all the community
and local businesses is exactly what is
needed to make Grays Harbor Raceway a
huge success”.
The season opener on May 10th at
the raceway will be like nothing you have
seen in the past. Expect a revival; it will
include some things of new and old. Let’s
fill those stands and put Grays Harbor
Raceway back on the map in the racing
community.
Get ready for racing folks!
Issue No. 1 • Spring 2014
We hope you will enjoy this new source
of news from Grays Harbor County!
In this issue
Grays Harbor Raceway News
Road Dept. update
Public Health &
Social Services Dept. News
Sheriffs Dept. News
Commissioner Authority
Road Department - Your Property Taxes at Work
The County Road Department manages
property tax revenues and leverages
those funds with federal and state
grants to improve sidewalks, roads
and bridges.
existing non-standard guardrail at high
risk accident locations on curves, steep
embankments and adjacent to streams. A $420,000 Federal Safety (HSIP) grant
paid for 100% of the construction costs.
In 2013, four Construction Projects
were completed:
1. Wishkah Road Realignment Project
This safety project consisted of realigning
the Wishkah Road between Milepost
9.2 and Milepost 9.6 and removing two
substandard curves. State Rural Arterial
Program paid for $1,080,000 of the
$1,200,000 construction costs.
4. Schmid Road Bridge Replacement
Project This bridge project consisted of
replacing a narrow, structurally deficient
bridge on Schmid Road in Grayland with a
new concrete bridge. The Federal Bridge
Replacement Program paid 95% of the
$430,000 construction costs.
2. 2013 Cities and County Paving
Project This pavement preservation project
removed failed pavement areas and overlaid
Sargent Boulevard, Hagara Street, US 12
spur and Elma-McCleary Rd. with asphalt
concrete pavement. It improved the driving
surface for four miles of roadway that serve
two major mills. A $747,000 Federal STP
grant paid for 80% of this work.
1. The Satsop River Rehabilitation
Project will involve painting the existing
steel truss and providing scour protection
for the westerly bridge abutment and a
seismic retrofit for the steel truss.
3. 2013 County Road Guardrail Project
This safety project consisted of installing
two miles of new guardrail and replacing
In 2014, the County plans to construct
two federally funded Bridge Projects:
2. The Keal Road Cedar Creek Bridge
Replacement Project will provide a 98 ft.
long, one span concrete bridge. It will replace
the structurally deficient bridge on the same
alignment. This bridge has been closed for
two years due to its poor condition.
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Here at the Grays Harbor
County Public Health & Social
Services Department, we’re very
excited about a new home visiting
program that we are just starting
up with some new federal funds.
The program is called Parents as
Teachers and it focuses on young
families who have children birth to
three years old. It’s a program that
has been shown to be effective
in increasing school readiness,
preventing child abuse, improving
child health and development, and
increasing parent involvement in
children’s care and education.
Families who participate will
receive one or two home visits
a month from a parent educator
for two years. The primary focus
is to support parents’ knowledge
about child development and how
it relates to parenting. In addition
to home visits, there are monthly
group activities to help build social
support among young families
who are experiencing similar
challenges.
Legislative and Executive Authority – County Commissioners
The Grays Harbor County Public Health
& Social Services Department offers
many services to the people of the
county. These services for individuals
help people be healthy and prevent
health problems. And, we can help in
any language!
Board of County Commissioners
The basic form of county government
is the commissioner form. In 35 of
Washington’s 39 counties, county
legislative and executive authorities
and responsibilities are combined in
boards of county commissioners. County
commissioners are empowered to set
county policy, adopt laws, implement
them, and, except for the responsibilities
of the separately elected officials
discussed elsewhere in this pamphlet,
carry out the day-to-day operations of the
county.
Each county commission has three
members elected to four-year terms.
The county is divided into three districts
with roughly equal populations and, at
the time of election, each commissioner
must live in the district he or she wishes
to represent. Commissioners are
nominated for office in a primary election
embracing only their particular districts.
In the general election, however, all
voters in a county vote for each county
commissioner position on the ballot.
County commissioners are elected on a
partisan basis, i.e., they run as members
of political parties.
Services
• family planning
• WIC nutrition
• fluoride treatments
• dental referrals for toddlers
• support for babies with special health
care needs
• First Steps support for moms and babies
• travelers advice and shots
Information you can use
Writing a report or just curious? Check out
our website, HealthyGH.org, for a healthy
dose of information on topics like:
• fun, local ways to stay active
• healthy eating
• refusing drugs and alcohol
And while you’re there, be sure to click
on Community Health Data - you’ll find a
wealth of data about Grays Harbor County
that will help you complete that grant
application or school report.
Protecting everyone, everyday
These services help keep the whole
population healthy, even though you might
not see them in action.
• disease investigation
• emergency response
• tracking health statistics
• getting vaccines to doctors
• helping teens refuse drugs and alcohol
• teaching kids that green beans are
NOT the enemy!
Mental health & substance abuse
Mental health is a big part of your overall
health. We make sure that our community
has quality mental health and substance
abuse treatment providers.
Our crisis clinic provides help to anyone,
anytime at (360) 532-HELP.
Disabled adults
We provide day-program and employment
services for adults with developmental
disabilities.
Grays Harbor County Public Health
and Social Services Department
Pearsall Building 2109 Sumner Ave., Aberdeen,
WA 98520 • (360) 532-8631 • healthygh.org
[email protected] • facebook.com/healthygh
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., 1 - 5 p.m.
Please call (360) 532-8631 for special language,
hearing or accessibility requests. Written material is
available in alternate formats upon request.
District 1 and 2
Commissioners have been in
office one year and District 3
Commissioner (Herb Welch)
is in the final year of his first
term. Election filings for this
position are May 12 - 16.
The 12th Man Works at the County!
Photo courtesy of The Vidette.
We expect to be serving about
42 families by the end of the year.
We will be working with Harbor
High to provide services to teen
parents, and we will be providing
info to community agencies so that
they can refer families as well.
Super Bowl Friday at Grays Harbor County offices looked more blue and green than
normal. Suits, ties, skirts and pumps were ditched by many and replaced with 12th
man jerseys and Seahawk colored apparel. 2
Home Rule Charter
In Washington State, voters may
adopt home rule charters, which allow
alteration of the basic structure of county
government. Voters in four counties, King,
Pierce, Snohomish and Whatcom, have
chosen to be governed by elected county
executives and county councils rather
than by commissioners. Clallam County
is the only home rule county to retain the
commissioner form. Councils establish
county policy and adopt laws; executives
Photo courtesy of The Vidette.
Parents as Teachers
Working For a Safer and Healthier Grays Harbor
The Grays Harbor Board of County Commissioners include Wes Cormier, Herb Welch
and Frank Gordon.
implement them and are responsible for
day-to-day operations. The voters, in
adopting home rule charters, decide how
many other elected officials the county will
have.
The number of elected county council members a county will have is
established by the charter and currently
varies from 5 to 13. Council members also
represent districts, and only the voters in
a specific district may vote for them the
primary election. Whether they must run
countywide in the general election is a
matter for the charter to decide. On the
other hand, county executives are always
elected by all the voters in a county. In
three charter counties, executives and
commissioners are elected on a partisan
basis. In one, they are non-partisan.
Legislative Authority
County commissioners and council
members are responsible for adopting,
amending and repealing all county
ordinances, which are essentially laws
of the county. In charter counties, county
executives may veto ordinances within
a specified amount of time after they are
adopted.
County commissioners and council
members adopt the county’s annual
budget and impose the taxes and set
the fees that fund it. They fix the amount
each department may spend during the
calendar year and, unless they change
it, the department must operate within
that limit. In addition, they legislate on a
wide variety of other subjects affecting the
general welfare of county residents. Commissioners and council members
are also called upon to act in a quasijudicial manner. They are the first level
of appeal for land use decisions made
by planning commissions or hearing
examiners. They also may act as boards
of equalization reviewing property
valuations established by the county
assessor which are disputed by property
owners.
Executive Authority
County commissioners and executives
operate all departments of the county,
except those headed by other elected
officials. Their responsibilities include:
• County roads and bridges
• Sewer and water service in some
counties
• Implementation of laws relating to
land use planning and zoning
• Building permits and inspections
• Parks and recreation programs
• Cooperative extension
• County fair
• Public health, unless there is a
Health District
• Community mental health, substance
abuse and developmental disabilities
Programs
• Garbage and recycling
• Jails and juvenile detention facilities,
unless they are handled by the sheriff
• E-911 and emergency services
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Here at the Grays Harbor
County Public Health & Social
Services Department, we’re very
excited about a new home visiting
program that we are just starting
up with some new federal funds.
The program is called Parents as
Teachers and it focuses on young
families who have children birth to
three years old. It’s a program that
has been shown to be effective
in increasing school readiness,
preventing child abuse, improving
child health and development, and
increasing parent involvement in
children’s care and education.
Families who participate will
receive one or two home visits
a month from a parent educator
for two years. The primary focus
is to support parents’ knowledge
about child development and how
it relates to parenting. In addition
to home visits, there are monthly
group activities to help build social
support among young families
who are experiencing similar
challenges.
Legislative and Executive Authority – County Commissioners
The Grays Harbor County Public Health
& Social Services Department offers
many services to the people of the
county. These services for individuals
help people be healthy and prevent
health problems. And, we can help in
any language!
Board of County Commissioners
The basic form of county government
is the commissioner form. In 35 of
Washington’s 39 counties, county
legislative and executive authorities
and responsibilities are combined in
boards of county commissioners. County
commissioners are empowered to set
county policy, adopt laws, implement
them, and, except for the responsibilities
of the separately elected officials
discussed elsewhere in this pamphlet,
carry out the day-to-day operations of the
county.
Each county commission has three
members elected to four-year terms.
The county is divided into three districts
with roughly equal populations and, at
the time of election, each commissioner
must live in the district he or she wishes
to represent. Commissioners are
nominated for office in a primary election
embracing only their particular districts.
In the general election, however, all
voters in a county vote for each county
commissioner position on the ballot.
County commissioners are elected on a
partisan basis, i.e., they run as members
of political parties.
Services
• family planning
• WIC nutrition
• fluoride treatments
• dental referrals for toddlers
• support for babies with special health
care needs
• First Steps support for moms and babies
• travelers advice and shots
Information you can use
Writing a report or just curious? Check out
our website, HealthyGH.org, for a healthy
dose of information on topics like:
• fun, local ways to stay active
• healthy eating
• refusing drugs and alcohol
And while you’re there, be sure to click
on Community Health Data - you’ll find a
wealth of data about Grays Harbor County
that will help you complete that grant
application or school report.
Protecting everyone, everyday
These services help keep the whole
population healthy, even though you might
not see them in action.
• disease investigation
• emergency response
• tracking health statistics
• getting vaccines to doctors
• helping teens refuse drugs and alcohol
• teaching kids that green beans are
NOT the enemy!
Mental health & substance abuse
Mental health is a big part of your overall
health. We make sure that our community
has quality mental health and substance
abuse treatment providers.
Our crisis clinic provides help to anyone,
anytime at (360) 532-HELP.
Disabled adults
We provide day-program and employment
services for adults with developmental
disabilities.
Grays Harbor County Public Health
and Social Services Department
Pearsall Building 2109 Sumner Ave., Aberdeen,
WA 98520 • (360) 532-8631 • healthygh.org
[email protected] • facebook.com/healthygh
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., 1 - 5 p.m.
Please call (360) 532-8631 for special language,
hearing or accessibility requests. Written material is
available in alternate formats upon request.
District 1 and 2
Commissioners have been in
office one year and District 3
Commissioner (Herb Welch)
is in the final year of his first
term. Election filings for this
position are May 12 - 16.
The 12th Man Works at the County!
Photo courtesy of The Vidette.
We expect to be serving about
42 families by the end of the year.
We will be working with Harbor
High to provide services to teen
parents, and we will be providing
info to community agencies so that
they can refer families as well.
Super Bowl Friday at Grays Harbor County offices looked more blue and green than
normal. Suits, ties, skirts and pumps were ditched by many and replaced with 12th
man jerseys and Seahawk colored apparel. 2
Home Rule Charter
In Washington State, voters may
adopt home rule charters, which allow
alteration of the basic structure of county
government. Voters in four counties, King,
Pierce, Snohomish and Whatcom, have
chosen to be governed by elected county
executives and county councils rather
than by commissioners. Clallam County
is the only home rule county to retain the
commissioner form. Councils establish
county policy and adopt laws; executives
Photo courtesy of The Vidette.
Parents as Teachers
Working For a Safer and Healthier Grays Harbor
The Grays Harbor Board of County Commissioners include Wes Cormier, Herb Welch
and Frank Gordon.
implement them and are responsible for
day-to-day operations. The voters, in
adopting home rule charters, decide how
many other elected officials the county will
have.
The number of elected county council members a county will have is
established by the charter and currently
varies from 5 to 13. Council members also
represent districts, and only the voters in
a specific district may vote for them the
primary election. Whether they must run
countywide in the general election is a
matter for the charter to decide. On the
other hand, county executives are always
elected by all the voters in a county. In
three charter counties, executives and
commissioners are elected on a partisan
basis. In one, they are non-partisan.
Legislative Authority
County commissioners and council
members are responsible for adopting,
amending and repealing all county
ordinances, which are essentially laws
of the county. In charter counties, county
executives may veto ordinances within
a specified amount of time after they are
adopted.
County commissioners and council
members adopt the county’s annual
budget and impose the taxes and set
the fees that fund it. They fix the amount
each department may spend during the
calendar year and, unless they change
it, the department must operate within
that limit. In addition, they legislate on a
wide variety of other subjects affecting the
general welfare of county residents. Commissioners and council members
are also called upon to act in a quasijudicial manner. They are the first level
of appeal for land use decisions made
by planning commissions or hearing
examiners. They also may act as boards
of equalization reviewing property
valuations established by the county
assessor which are disputed by property
owners.
Executive Authority
County commissioners and executives
operate all departments of the county,
except those headed by other elected
officials. Their responsibilities include:
• County roads and bridges
• Sewer and water service in some
counties
• Implementation of laws relating to
land use planning and zoning
• Building permits and inspections
• Parks and recreation programs
• Cooperative extension
• County fair
• Public health, unless there is a
Health District
• Community mental health, substance
abuse and developmental disabilities
Programs
• Garbage and recycling
• Jails and juvenile detention facilities,
unless they are handled by the sheriff
• E-911 and emergency services
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what’s happening
News and Honors from the Grays Harbor County Sheriffs Office
at the
County
Spring 2014
County Commissioner Wes Cormier
Welcomes Fans to the New and Improved Raceway
Pictured in the photo left to right; Sheriff Rick
Scott, Commissioner Wes Cormier, Commissioner
Frank Gordon, and Deputy Richard Ramirez.
Meritorious Service Medal Award
given to Deputy Richard Ramirez
In June 2013 Deputy Richard Ramirez was on
assigned patrol in east Grays Harbor County. He
was dispatched to a domestic violence assault in
progress in Oakville. Acting decisively and without
backup, Deputy Ramirez entered the location,
rushing to the aid of the victim. Deputy Ramirez was
forced to physically engage the suspect, and after
a brief physical altercation, secured the suspect in
handcuffs in his patrol vehicle. Deputy Ramirez’s
actions prevented further injury to the victim and
brought to a stop a violent assault. In recognition of
his decisive actions, Deputy Ramirez received not
only a Letter of Commendation, but also issuance
of the Grays Harbor Sheriff’s Office Meritorious
Service Medal.
RECIPE
Blackberry Cobbler
By Donna McCallum
Do you still have berries in the freezer
from last summer? Here is a delicious
recipe from Donna McCallum of the County
Commissioners office that will help make
good use of your berry stores! Use little Wild
Blackberries, Marion berries, Blueberries,
Loganberries, or Boysenberries. Preheat
oven to 350 degrees.
Mix the following together in a microwave/glass bowl and microwave for 5 to 10
minutes to bring out the juices and get the
tapioca working:
6 cups of berries
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup, scant, of tapioca
Ed McGowan is honored for 36 years of service to Grays Harbor County
Ed received commendations upon his retirement in January 2014 for his outstanding work as a
Deputy and Detective for the Sheriff’s office, law enforcement agencies, the Department of Social
and Health Services, and the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Ed has served in many different
roles, Deputy, Detective, Dive Team, SRT Team, Drug Task Force member Search and Rescue
coordinator and Crime Prevention Officer. He will be greatly missed by all those that he has worked
with and the citizens that he has served. Pictured in the photo is Ed McGowan with Sheriff
Rick Scott.
Deputy Mike Osgood receives
Letter of Commendation and
Meritorious Service Award
Mike Osgood receives congratulations from Sheriff Rick Scott.
In a food processor or mixer, blend
together the following:
1 cup of butter, cut into small chunks
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
Pour hot berry mixture in to a 7” x 11” glass
pan. Drop the batter by the spoonful onto
the berries. The batter will spread out and
cover all as it bakes.
Grays Harbor County Sheriff Rick Scott
recently presented the Meritorious Service Medal
to Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Osgood. Osgood was
awarded the medal for his actions when he was the
first to respond to a fire on December 26th. When
Osgood arrived to the scene of the fire he was told
by a neighbor that the resident was still inside.
Osgood risked his own safety and went in to
the building and dragged the man outside. The man
was pronounced dead at the scene from his injuries
but Sheriff Scott said that Osgood’s actions were
courageous and selfless.
Osgood has also received the Sheriff’s award
for life saving service.
Grays Harbor County
100 W Broadway Ave #1,
Montesano, WA 98563
(360) 249-3731
www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us
Bake for 40-50 minutes. Allow to cool. Serve topped with ice cream or whipping
cream.
Enjoy!
4
Race fans, spring is on its way
and so is the racing season at Grays
Harbor Raceway! Get ready to grab
a hotdog and a Pepsi and enjoy the
smell of methanol and burning rubber
from your favorite raceway seat! See
all your friends and get ready to be a
part of the exciting action when the
cars scream around the famous Grays
Harbor Raceway oval!
The people of Grays Harbor have
a long and dedicated history for racing.
It is my honor to announce our newest
Raceway promoter and General Manager
Steve Beitler. Steve is the owner of
Funtime Promotions, the same group
that for the past 13 years that has done
an amazing job of transforming Skagit
Speedway into one of the top short tracks
in the country. With nearly 40 years of dirt
track racing and management experience
the future of GHR is looking very bright.
“The people of Elma and Grays
Harbor County are very passionate about
their track”, said General Manager Steve
Beitler, “I have personally talked to several
citizens and business leaders, they all
want to see the race track be successful.
Working together with all the community
and local businesses is exactly what is
needed to make Grays Harbor Raceway a
huge success”.
The season opener on May 10th at
the raceway will be like nothing you have
seen in the past. Expect a revival; it will
include some things of new and old. Let’s
fill those stands and put Grays Harbor
Raceway back on the map in the racing
community.
Get ready for racing folks!
Issue No. 1 • Spring 2014
We hope you will enjoy this new source
of news from Grays Harbor County!
In this issue
Grays Harbor Raceway News
Road Dept. update
Public Health &
Social Services Dept. News
Sheriffs Dept. News
Commissioner Authority
Road Department - Your Property Taxes at Work
The County Road Department manages
property tax revenues and leverages
those funds with federal and state
grants to improve sidewalks, roads
and bridges.
existing non-standard guardrail at high
risk accident locations on curves, steep
embankments and adjacent to streams. A $420,000 Federal Safety (HSIP) grant
paid for 100% of the construction costs.
In 2013, four Construction Projects
were completed:
1. Wishkah Road Realignment Project
This safety project consisted of realigning
the Wishkah Road between Milepost
9.2 and Milepost 9.6 and removing two
substandard curves. State Rural Arterial
Program paid for $1,080,000 of the
$1,200,000 construction costs.
4. Schmid Road Bridge Replacement
Project This bridge project consisted of
replacing a narrow, structurally deficient
bridge on Schmid Road in Grayland with a
new concrete bridge. The Federal Bridge
Replacement Program paid 95% of the
$430,000 construction costs.
2. 2013 Cities and County Paving
Project This pavement preservation project
removed failed pavement areas and overlaid
Sargent Boulevard, Hagara Street, US 12
spur and Elma-McCleary Rd. with asphalt
concrete pavement. It improved the driving
surface for four miles of roadway that serve
two major mills. A $747,000 Federal STP
grant paid for 80% of this work.
1. The Satsop River Rehabilitation
Project will involve painting the existing
steel truss and providing scour protection
for the westerly bridge abutment and a
seismic retrofit for the steel truss.
3. 2013 County Road Guardrail Project
This safety project consisted of installing
two miles of new guardrail and replacing
In 2014, the County plans to construct
two federally funded Bridge Projects:
2. The Keal Road Cedar Creek Bridge
Replacement Project will provide a 98 ft.
long, one span concrete bridge. It will replace
the structurally deficient bridge on the same
alignment. This bridge has been closed for
two years due to its poor condition.
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