BREMERTON — If things go as planned, the rickety old dock at Evergreen Rotary Park won’t be so rickety in six months.

The Bremerton City Council is expected to amend its interlocal agreement with the Port of Bremerton at its Sept. 16 meeting to allow the port to make substantial improvements to the Evergreen Park boat launch.

“This is going to be a benefit for our whole community,” said Greg Wheeler, city council president.

The project should be finished in early 2016, according to port officials.

“Once it’s fixed, the public has the same benefit,” said Port Commissioner Roger Zabinski.

The port received a $347,595 grant from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office to make the improvements to the boat ramp. The grant requires a $116,000 match from the port, of which Bremerton will pay half, bringing the total cost of the project to $463,595.

In short, the boat ramp is getting a $463,595 facelift, but Bremerton is only on the hook for $58,000, which will be taken from the city’s Real Estate Excise Tax fund .

“For $58,000 we’re gonna get ($463,595) in improvements,” Wheeler said. “I don’t see any downside.”

Under the current agreement, which was first signed in 1988, the port is responsible for maintaining the dock and boat ramp, while the city is responsible for the adjacent areas, to include the shoreline and parking lot. Once the project is finished, the port will turn over all responsibilities to the city and the agreement will be terminated.

The port is trying to focus on economic development, Zabinski said, and this deal unburdens them from maintaining the facility. Essentially, it’s one less thing for the port to worry about.

“My thought was once we get it fixed … and Bremerton matches, I don’t have a problem handing it over to them,” Zabinski said.

Replacing two boat ramp lanes is the costliest portion of the project at about $195,000. Also included in the improvements are new boarding floats and pilings.