Local PFAS Timelines Among Most Progressive, Aggressive In The Nation There’s A LOT happening in the world of consumer packaging and waste in the State of Washington and at the City of Bainbridge Island these days. In addition to the local waste reduction and food …
Speak up, share your voice, and help shape the future of Bainbridge Island In-person small town politics are now getting a good post-pandemic dust-off – and whether you’ve been here your whole life, or you moved here last week, you’re bound to feel the impact …
Jon Quitslund is a current member of the Bainbridge City Council, and a former member of the Island’s Planning Commission, giving him a detailed understanding of the current Winslow Subarea Plan guidelines and the opportunities to update them and better support the area’s future growth. …
How council, city staff and citizen advisory groups work together to govern our island Ever wondered exactly how Bainbridge’s very own special form of local government is intended to work, and how it came to be? In the first of this new series of in-depth …
UPDATE 02/21/23: At the February 14 meeting, City council voted 5-2 not to consider the Haggar Scribner Project as a separate, parallel planning process to the ongoing considerations of updates to city code. Council subsequently voted unanimously to detach the project from next year’s Comprehensive …
Pleasant Beach Village: No More Rooms At The Inn? After declaring an Emergency Moratorium blocking the new development of inns in Neighborhood Centers, City Council members held a required public hearing Jan. 24th. Following more than an hour of public comment – mostly about a …
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 …