BI briefs

June 24, 2021 1:30 am

BISD Strong

Thirteen people received the Bainbridge Island School District Strong Award for spring. The awards are given for strong minds, strong hearts and strong sense of community.

Bainbridge High School: Sarah Bullock, Sean Eaton, Burton Shields and Nicole Wescott.

Woodward Middle School: seventh-grader Theo Roesch

Wilkes Elementary: Bill Covert, Rebecca Dawson and Sandra Dreiling

Blakely Elementary: Meghan Berg and Carrie Holloway

Ordway Elementary: Gina Stecher

Odyssey Multiage: Barry Hoonan

Transportation Department: Mary Howes

Valuation notices

Change of value notices are being sent to 108,562 property taxpayers throughout Kitsap County.

The assessor is required by state law to appraise property at 100% of market value. These notices are based upon property values as of Jan. 1, 2021 and are used when calculating property tax obligations payable in 2022.

Taxpayers can check their values and characteristics in the “Parcel Details” feature on the Assessor’s website. You can find information regarding the various property tax exemptions and sales trends for the county there. Sales data for specific residential neighborhoods and commercial property class types is also available online.

The Kitsap County Assessor’s Office is available to answer questions in person, via email or by calling 360-337-7160. Office hours are Mondays through Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon.

To file an appeal, contact the Kitsap County Board of Equalization

Local scholars

On the Dean’s List

Bainbridge Island: Lucas Pedersen, Fairfield University;

WSDOT equity

The state Department of Transportation, along with the state Office of Equity, is conducting an Equity Baseline Assessment.

This assessment will help WSDOT and the state identify actions needed to ensure its work bridges opportunity gaps and reduces disparities to create equitable and just outcomes for everyone. WSDOT is hosting virtual sessions to hear feedback on what it can do to be more equitable.

Sessions will be: June 29 from 1-2:30 p.m.; June 30 from 8-9:30 a.m. and July 1 from 5-6:30 p.m.

Registration is required, email OEOoffice@wsdot.wa.gov or call 360-705-7319.

Jobless down

During the week of June 6-12, there were 6,892 initial regular unemployment claims (down 22.3% from the prior week) and 383,776 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 0.7%) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department.

  • Initial claims are now 76% below weekly new claims during the same period last year during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The four-week moving average remains elevated at 9,378 (compared to pre-pandemic 6,071) and remains at similar levels of the Great Recession.
  • Initial claims for regular benefits, Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and ongoing claims decreased over the week.
  • Initial claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance increased slightly over the week.
  • Decreases in layoffs in Retail Trade, Manufacturing and Administrative and Support Services contributed to the decrease in regular initial claims last week.In the week ending June 12, ESD paid out over $226 million for 287,334 individual claims. Since the crisis began in March 2020, ESD has paid more than $19 billion in benefits to over a million Washingtonians.