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Town Crier May 22, 2019
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Letter of Farewell
Thank you with all my heart
Jillian Fuss
By Jillian Fuss This internship began when I was only sixteen and a junior at the Napavine High School. I was a shy and timid student, working on my school projects and studying in my spare time. I had to step out of my comfort zone to interview students and staff, and travel to school activities. Inevitably, I grew to like the spontane-
ity and adventure the Town Crier Newspaper provides. I have been granted countless opportunities to meet new people and most importantly, experiment with creative writing. My last high school years have been filled with writing pertaining to special individuals, experiences, and interesting events. I’ve covered a wide range of topics, from
athletes to Homecoming 2018. I was able to provide an inclusive platform for my peers and the Napavine community. The Town Crier Newspaper taught me how to be socially aware, supportive, and active within a scholarly environment. I intend on using these skills to further my career and social life in the future. Currently, I’m preparing to graduate from the Napavine High School. I built up enough confidence, thanks to this internship, to take a risk and apply to the University of Washington. I’ve been accepted and I’ll be moving to Seattle in the summer. My end goal is to receive a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. I’ll be advancing towards the medical field within the next ten years to become a specialist physician. Lastly, I would like to thank every single member in the community, who has contributed and read my weekly articles. The immense amount of support for my journalism, thoughts, and ideas has improved my ability to comprehend people and interact with my community. So I thank you with all my heart, for just taking the time to read my work.
Mayor Bradshaw and Community Development Planner overstep authority By Lynnette Hoffman Recently, Winlock has seen a lot of issues and they seem to be continuing. Issues like no permits for the waterline extension, a lawsuit by a Toledo Police officer, failing infrastructure, and now we have an incomplete Comprehensive Plan. Comprehensive plans are part of future planning for any municipality and recently the City of Winlock completed theirs, but did not complete it per the requirements of the State of Washington Revised Code of Washington (RCW) or the Washington Administrative Code (WAC) which gives the laws for the state. This plan affects not just the City of Winlock but includes those who live in the Urban Growth Area (UGA). Per previous Planning Commission members, Mayor Bradshaw and former Community Development Planner Cris Dodd and current Community Development Planner Jenifer Slemp wrote the Comprehensive Plan, not the Planning Commission. The Mayor is a citizen and can only give input,
he can not change the plan. The Community Development Planner, Jenifer Slemp is the facilitator and she can not change it either, but they have. Once again, Mayor Bradshaw and his staff have made the decisions and the Planning Commission went along with it, leaving the funding sources in sewer blank and no public funding for the parks, instead stating “grants and donations.” The City of Winlock has sent the incomplete Comprehensive Plan to Lewis County and Washington State Department of Commerce, prior to council approval. While this is not illegal, council should review and approve important information prior to review for approval by government agencies. They should check each element for errors and also look at the funding for the capital facilities portion of the plan. The City Council was given the Comprehensive Plan to review at the May 13, 2019 council meeting, but zero capital facilities funding were provided. Council is set to vote on the Comprehensive Plan on June 11, 2019
but they have not been given any financial numbers. If it’s similar to the budget in 2018, the majority will vote without the numbers provided. Mayor Bradshaw threatened to close the city if his budget was not passed, even though council clearly stated they did not understand. RCW 36.70A.70 states “at least a six-year plan that will finance such capital facilities within projected funding capacities and clearly identifies sources of public money for such purposes; and (e) a requirement to reassess the land use element if probable funding falls short of meeting existing needs and to ensure that the land use element, capital facilities plan element, and financing plan within the capital facilities plan element are coordinated and consistent. Park and recreation facilities shall be included in the capital facilities plan element.” Basically, the funds must be available for all capital facilities to continue operating. In the review for the park capital facilities funding, it See overstep Page 7