The US Treasury has given Mason County, WA $12,968,901 in American Rescue Plan Act Grant money. These funds came in two installments. Below are the projects that have received these funds:


First Installment of $6,484,450.50:

  • PUD 1 Customer Arrearages due to COVID $125,000 ($100,000 Reallocate to HCC Eldon Fiber Buildout)
  • HCC Customer Arrearages due to COVID $110,000 ($87,260.83 to be reallocated)
  • Mason County Treasurer Property Tax Reimbursement - individual households $125,000
  • Mason County Treasurer Property Tax Reimbursement - small businesses $75,000 ($49,932.06 Reallocated to individual households)
  • Mason County Treasurer Property Tax Reimbursement - individual households $49,932.06
  • EDC Small Business Grants $500,000
  • Crossroads Housing for Assistance to Homeless Veterans $10,000 ($8,261.20 to be reallocated)
  • Mason County Housing Authority Rent Arrearages $100,000
  • The Arc of the Peninsulas $35,000
  • Signing Bonus for Corrections Deputies $30,000 ($10,759.52 to be reallocated)
  • Mason County Sheriff Office Body Cameras & Install $742,364
  • PUD 3 Belfair Substation $1,500,000
  • Public Records Software GovQA $22,700
  • Mason County Prosecutors Office 2nd floor expansion $75,000 ($36,576.12 to be reallocated)
  • Mason County Jail Elevator Doors $80,000 ($6,408.96 to be reallocated)
  • PUD 1 Agate Beach Water System Mainline $559,000
  • PUD 1 Vuecrest Storage Upgrade Phase 1 & 2 $158,284
  • CEDS Belfair Water New Well for Commercial Core UGA $450,000
  • HCC Colony Surf Fiber Buildout $313,556
  • HCC Eldon Fiber Buildout $501,932
  • Mason County IT Infrastructure Backbone/Storage upgrade $136,261 ($163.16 to be reallocated)
  • Public Works- Beards Cove AC Mainline Replacement $100,000
  • Public Works- Belfair Pump Station #1 Improvement Project $150,000 ($82,461.40 to be reallocated)
  • Public Works- Belfair Pump Station #3 Improvement Project $180,000 ($90,000 Reallocate to Mason County Utilities Arrearages) ($16,626.87 to be reallocated)
  • Public Works- Lakeland Pump Station $42,000 ($2,533.73 to be reallocated)
  • Public Works- 70 Grinder Pumps $151,273
  • Mason County Utilities Arrearages $90,000 ($10,760.57 to be reallocated)
  • Port of Allyn Water Company $100,000
  • Washington State Association of Counties 2022 Dues $4,000
  • Temp County Staff to address COVID $430,000 ($110,925.82 Removed over-allocated amount from Administration)

Second Installment of $6,484,450.50:

  • Belfair Sewer Extension $1,500,000
  • Mason County Fiber Optic Infrastructure Upgrade $425,000 ($50,000 reallocated to MCSO Command Vehicle Upfit) ($185,270.03 to be reallocated)
  • Belfair Water Backup Generators $300,000
  • PUD 1 Vuecrest Storage Phase 3 $750,000
  • Belfair Sewer Log Yard Road & Romance Hill Extension Design $250,000
  • Eels Hill Yard Goats $240,000
  • North Mason Fire Mobile Integrated Health Program Startup $337,000
  • Mason County Housing Authority Renovation $750,000 (MCHA Returned $364,205.27 to be reallocated)
  • Department of Community Development Records Archival & Scanning $542,000
  • Shelton Young Adult Transitional Housing Project-Youth Connection $722,000
  • Mason County Emergency & Disaster Response Center $50,667
  • Mason County Sheriff's Office Bearcat $342,000
  • Impact Northwest Camp Sluy’s $30,000
  • Community Lifeline $34,790
  • MCSO Command Vehicle Upfit $50,000

Reallocated Funds From Completed Projects:

  • Governmental Operations including salaries and benefits for administration and law and justice paid from General Fund $112,409.88
  • Mason County Senior Activities Center $4,628.31
  • Mason County HR Recruitment $10,000
  • Mason County DCD Equipment $13,000
  • MCSO Cellebrite System $13,300
  • Mason County Parks & Trails Woodchipper $25,000
  • Mason County Cemetery Dist. #1 Twin Firs $28,485
  • Mason County HR First Aid/CPR Materials $30,000
  • Belfair Water Dist. -Final Cost of Backup Generators $33,788.63
  • Turning Pointe $40,000
  • MCSO Firearms Acquisition $42,369
  • Economic Development Council $50,000
  • Mason County Fire Dist. #4 $63,340
  • Habitat for Humanity $75,000
  • Rustlewood Operations $75,000
  • PUD #1 Lake Arrowhead $75,000
  • MC Facilities: MCSO Bentonite Removal $20,000
  • MC Facilities: Coroner’s Office Generator $10,000
  • MC Facilities: Modular Courtroom Ramp Repair $3,000
  • MC Facilities: Juvenile Detention New Ramp $7,000
  • MC Facilities: MCSO New Roof & WSU New Roof $80,000