City to vote on annexation

The Shelton City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday evening on annexing 370 acres of Peacock Ridge into the city.

Four property owners have petitioned the city to annex forested Mason County land behind Olympic College Shelton. Green Diamond Resources owns two parcels totaling 240 acres, JPS Properties has almost 40 acres, Alpine Evergreen owns 50 acres and Bence Parcels 41 acres. The neighborhoods bordering the properties are Terrace Heights, Manke's Alpine View, Hiawatha Park and Capital Hill.

The land is designated for neighborhood residential, and is part of the Shelton urban growth area...