For months, affordable housing has dominated city agendas at Bainbridge Island’s Planning Commission meetings and City Council sessions. This week is no exception – but the time is now to lend your voice at a crucial moment for some key programs and initiatives. The Chamber …
[UPDATED September 7, 14 – after each Special Planning Commission Meeting] [UPDATED September 28 – after third Special Planning Commission Meeting] The much discussed Wintergreen Project has finally passed enough muster with the Island’s Planning Commission to be approved on a split 5-2 vote. A …
A series of ongoing discussions about the members, format and even existence of the City of Bainbridge Island’s Ethics Board have run rampant through recent City Council meetings and study sessions, even without specific agenda items actually dedicated to them, so it is with great …
CENTRAL WARD, DISTRICT 5 Clarence Moriwaki Bio I was a Tukwila City Council Member (1987-1991) and have held responsible positions in the Clinton Administration, Office of the Governor, Office of Congressman Jay Inslee, Washington State Senate, Kitsap County Commissioners Office, Sound Transit and the ACLU …
We at the Chamber asked all of the City Council primary candidates for a bio, their website and answers to the same two questions. Here are the responses from North Ward candidates. We will publish those from the Central and South Wards in our next …
At the Tuesday June 22nd Regular Business Meeting, City Council responded to a wave of strong community feedback, and significantly changed course on what was previously known as the Plastics Ordinance (#2021-18). Now known as the “Single Use Food Ware and Waste Reduction” Ordinance, the …
In a lively City Council Study session last Tuesday (June 15th), weeks of work from councilmembers around the ‘Plastics’ Ordinance 2021-18 (with some help from the Chamber, Downtown Association, local businesses, and Zero Waste + recycling experts) came to a head, and a pair of …
At tonight’s (Tuesday June 15) City Council Study Session (6pm start), Bainbridge’s Councilmembers meet to discuss refining an initial draft of a new Plastics Ordinance (#2021-18) into something clearer, more precise and consistent throughout. The ordinance’s goal is ‘to reduce the use of single-use plastic …
In a new twist to a long-running Bainbridge saga, City Councilmembers moved on March 23 to retroactively remove permit approval for the Winslow Hotel project. As things stand, that move will be complete if the Ordinance 2021-03 stays as written in the Consent Agenda for …
The City of Bainbridge Island’s portion of the recently-passed American Rescue Plan Act funding is currently projected to be around $5.3 million, taking COBI’s total recovery funding past the $6.6 million mark, according to figures recently published by the Washington Research Council. In addition, Kitsap …