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 …
Island businesses are eligible to apply to receive between $5,000 and $10,000 in the COVID recovery business grants program created by the City of Bainbridge Island. The Kitsap Economic Development Alliance (KEDA) will be administering the COBI business grant applications. A total of $200,000 has …
It’s official! The much-rumored, oft-mentioned COBI small business grants are now coming soon. Get ready – applications for business assistance grants will become available in association with KEDA (the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance) starting on Friday, March 12. Businesses may receive between $5,000 and $10,000 …
Drivers and pedestrians will need to deal with some re-routing of traffic and be prepared for intermittent interruptions during the next few months as work begins on the Wyatt Way roundabout at Madison Avenue North in Winslow. The biggest changes are: the routing of Wyatt …
At last Tuesday’s study session, Council members voted unanimously to consider an initial round of business grants to act as relief from the losses caused by COVID-19. A Council subcommittee is developing the details that will be discussed at the Feb. 23 Council meeting. The …