Commissioners Decide Plan Represents Best Practices Road Map for Addressing Affordability & Lack of Housing Diversity Bainbridge Island’s Draft Affordable Housing Plan was recommended without reservation by the planning commission at its meeting May 25th. All 7 members unanimously backed ECONorthwest’s draft plan and its …
City to Work with Business, Tourism, Residential Communities with Goal of Improving Local Oversight, Lodging Connections on Bainbridge Island In response to a presentation made by City Manager Blair King at last week’s May 16 City Council Study Session, council members began to consider whether …
Faced With Pressing Community Needs, Policy Process Deadlines, Council Members Open the Door to Move Island Forward At last week’s City Council Regular City Council Meeting, council members voted on several important measures that serve to further long-established and identified public needs by residents, city …
Housing Action, Assault Weapons Ban and the State’s Largest Biennial Budget Among Highlights After 105 days, the 2023 Washington State legislative session came to a close Sunday night. With Democrats controlling the majority in both houses, there were sweeping new restrictions placed on firearm purchases …
At the April 18 Bainbridge Island City Council Study Session, in response to advocacy from the Chamber and strong feedback from the business community, council members will discuss recommended changes to BIMC 8.24 – the ‘Single Use Foodware and Waste Reduction’ Ordinance. The changes would …
How Commissioners, County + Citizens Work Together To Move The County Forward Kitsap County faces important decisions in the coming years, decisions about land use and population growth, development and infrastructure, and who its next leaders will be. As part of our Government 101 series, …
During a special Chamber of Commerce workshop on Wednesday April 5, Bainbridge Island Police Department Chief Joe Clark and Community Resource Officer Zach Burnham addressed a cross-section of local business and commercial property owners in the BIMA Auditorium. They updated the community with tips and …
District 1 Vacancy Renews Interest In County’s Top Jobs Local politics are getting a good dust-off post-pandemic and whether you’ve been here your whole life, or you moved here last week, you’re bound to feel the impact as Kitsap County faces important decisions about its …
Crucial Planning Now Underway To Support Population Growth, Affordability Housing has long been said to be a priority on Bainbridge Island. It’s been studied and re-studied throughout recent years, policies have come forward only to die before being enacted, though our community land trust – …
20-Year Update Presents A Generational Opportunity to Shape The Future of Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island is a beautiful place to live. But it is a beautiful place with some challenges that can’t all be addressed on a year-to-year basis through our elected bodies and city …