Shelter Bay meeting offers water supply options

Over 50 Shelter Bay Community residents attended a town hall meeting January 31 for a presentation on the Shelter Bay Water System. The Community is facing decisions for its future supplier. Since its 1968 inception, Shelter Bay has received water from the Town of La Conner. The Community and Town have an ongoing contractual agreement that is in perpetuity according to John Koch.

John Koch, chairman of the facilities committee, offered 47 slides summarizing history, status, needs and estimated costs to update the system.

The key issues for the board to consider are fire flow protection, upgrad...