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Brenda Fantroy-Johnson - Mayor Bainbridge Island - COBI City Council

Brenda Fantroy-Johnson – An In-Depth Community Conversation

Bainbridge Island City Council District 2 (North Ward) candidate (and current Mayor) Brenda Fantroy-Johnson recently sat down to answer 12 issue-and-policy-based questions with Chamber President Stefan Goldby ahead of the 2023 General Election. Recorded via Zoom as an individual 1-on-1 session, this interview is part …

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Kirsten Hytopoulos - 2023 Candidate for Bainbridge Island City Council

Kirsten Hytopoulos – An In-Depth Community Conversation

Bainbridge Island City Council District 1 (At Large) candidate Kirsten Hytopoulos recently sat down to answer 12 issue-and-policy-based questions with Chamber President Stefan Goldby ahead of the 2023 General Election. Recorded via Zoom as an individual 1-on-1 session, this interview is part of a series …

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Winslow Subarea Plan 2023 Update - Proposed Alternatives - Draft

Winslow Subarea Plan: First Draft of Three Visions for the Future of Downtown Presented

At COBI’s recent steering committee meeting for updating the Winslow Subarea Plan, Adam Amrhein of LMN Architects revealed their initial attempt to capture potential solutions for our community’s needs, taking into account input from workshops and surveys with our community, and from all the work …

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State of the Sector Community Report 2023

Since 2021, Bainbridge Community Foundation (BCF) has taken a more in-depth approach towards analyzing community needs and produced a State of the Sector Community Report. In particular, these reports use original data collected by BCF through its Annual Nonprofit Survey and Sector Gatherings combined with …

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Waste Reduction Cup Fee Repeal on Bainbridge Island

Cup Fee Repeal Headlines Business Waste Reduction Changes at August 8 Council Business Meeting

UPDATE 09/12/23: Council unanimously voted to approve the proposed changes and updates to the Waste Reduction Ordinance – effective 09/27/23 – so the cup fee is officially repealed… UPDATE 08/09/23 – Council voted unanimously at the August 8th meeting to move the proposed ordinance updates …

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Housing Resources Bainbridge - Wintergreen Project on Bainbridge Island

Island Insights: HRB Public Policy Specialist Maggie Rich Shares how housing action plan helps island

Earlier this year, I accepted an invitation by Chamber President and CEO Stefan Goldby to serve as an at-large member of the Governmental Affairs Committee formed this spring. The decision to get involved was an obvious one. As Housing Resources Bainbridge (HRB) public policy specialist, …

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Housing Options To Meet Affordability Challenges. Image courtesy City of Bainbridge Island.

Planning Commission Unanimously Backs Housing Action Plan, Adds Recommendations

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 …

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