Peacock Ridge annexed into city

The Shelton City Council on Tuesday evening annexed 370 acres of Peacock Ridge into the city.

Four property owners petitioned the city for annexation of 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 owns 41 acres. The neighborhoods bordering the properties are Terrace Heights, Manke's Alpine View and Hiawatha Park.

The land is designated for neighborhood residential and is part of the Shelton urban growth area. No development is currently planned, but building is anticipated.

The council gave preliminary approval to the annexation at its Feb. 7 meeting. The council was scheduled to vote on final approval at its Feb. 21 meeting, but decided to postpone the vote when it was determined about a dozen nearby residences didn't receive notices from the city on the proposal.

At Tuesday's meeting, City Senior Planner Jason Dose said those residents, as well as everyone else within 300 feet of the proposed annexation, received new notices. Most of the comments the city received on the proposal focused on future development issues and not the annexation itself, he said.

The council voted 6-0 for the annexation, with council member Kathy McDowell absent. No one from the public spoke about the proposal, nor did any of the council members comment.