City Council Study Session - September 22, 2026

The City of Shelton, Washington, held a City Council study session on September 22, 2026, to review past state funding and set priorities for the 2027 legislative session. City staff and government-relations representative Troy Nichols discussed protecting existing awards and preparing projects for construction funding. Top priorities include completing design and potential property acquisition for the Mountain View pressure-zone reservoir, for which the city received $500,000 and expects to seek another $500,000–$750,000; the full project is estimated at nearly $8 million. The city also expects to seek roughly $250,000–$500,000 to complete design for the Wallace Boulevard/Shelton Springs roundabout. Other discussed priorities included reappropriating funds for the satellite wastewater plant headworks project, which is nearly $1 million short, and pursuing construction funding for a multi-use trail. The city has about $979,000 in federal funds for design of a sewer extension near Shelton High School, and staff described a recent $1.85 million water-capacity project and a $187,000 CHIP grant for utility service to Shelton Youth Connect.

Council members offered feedback on the proposed priorities, but the transcript records no formal vote or procurement award. Staff emphasized focusing requests on projects that can meet funding deadlines and completing design to establish reliable construction costs. Potential legislative priorities also included transportation funding tools, affordable-housing revenue, municipal criminal-justice assistance, and avoiding sweeps of the Public Works Assistance Account. Separately, council members supported advancing an application for a proclamation recognizing Guatemala’s Independence Day to the October 6 regular-meeting agenda.