Fortunately, the Review’s office is returning (as you read this) to the downtown area after being located in a Day Road industrial park for four years. The move from The Pavilion occurred in 2007 when Sound Publishing (our corporate parent) shifted its headquarters to Poulsbo and left vacant the second story of the building containing Sound’s press and pre-press operations.
Our new council-manager form of government has reached an important milestone. On Aug. 10, Brenda Bauer became Bainbridge Island’s first city manager. Since June 2010, Ms. Bauer has worked with the council and staff to address the city’s financial crisis by cutting expenditures and increasing reserves. Today, the city is poised to begin a new chapter to improve its governance.
“More people enjoy that park than the $1,000,000 city-created Weaver Road-end,” I’ve heard some comment. Others ask, “Didn’t our city park come from a private land gift – with conditions? … with a name?”
Who would have thought most of summer so far would feel like fall? From gray skies to rain showers, this summer has not lent itself to fun in the sun, at least until now.
Perhaps the most divisive of the many issues facing the seven (three At-Large and four Central Ward) primary election candidates for City Council involves the future of the city’s water utility. Four (Dave Ward, John Green, Steve Bonkowski and Kim Hendrickson) favor transferring it to Kitsap Public Utility District, while three (Barry Peters, Joe Levan and Chris Van Dyk) say it should stay with the city.
Bainbridge Shoreline Homeowners representatives are grateful for the opportunity to have served on the citizens committees for the Shoreline Master Plan update.
When the Bainbridge Island Interfaith Council was formed in 1997, it gave an opportunity for the diverse faith communities of our island to work together.
I don’t know about you, but I would consider myself a happy man if I go the rest of my life without ever again hearing anyone utter the phrase “raise the debt ceiling.”
