The Weekly News updated and corrected its May 10 story, “Shelter Bay lease negotiations continue,” on its website by deleting the final two paragraphs that incorrectly stated that attorney Paul Taylor’s statements were “mistaken” and he “erred” in his stating “that the Defendants herein voted to approve the Resolution to bind the Community to the proposed terms set forth by the Swinomish Tribal Authority without an appraisal as required by the Master Lease on Wednesday, April 19, 2023” and that “the Defendants passed a resolution accepting the ten-year increase in rent without and appraisal of membership approval on April 19, 2023” in his motion for reconsideration in Skagit Superior Court April 24 for Jan Henrie’s lawsuit against the five Shelter Bay board of directors officers.

The Shelter Bay Company’s board of directors adopted “Resolution 23-03 approving the Amendment of Business Leases 5020 and 5086 agreeing to an Indexed-Based Approach for Determining the 2023 Rental Adjustment” at its April 19 meeting, as stated in the May Shelter Bay newsletter.

The Shelter Bay master lease with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community expires in 2044. It requires lease price adjustments every 10 years.

The editor regrets these errors in reporting this story.