The next public update on the master plan being designed for Norwegian Point Park is scheduled for 5 p.m. June 18 at the Greater Hansville Community Center in Buck Lake County Park. The presentation will be a part of the regular June county Parks Advisory Board meeting and there will be opportunities for public input.

The master plan is being created by the Berger Partnership, a Seattle-based firm, which has put the ideas, suggestions and vision provided from the public into a preliminary draft design proposal. The Parks Advisory Board will review the proposal, and public reply and response will then be taken, according to Arvilla Ohlde, consultant for the Kitsap County Facilities, Parks and Recreation Department.

The Parks Board will clarify any questions it might have and may suggest changes or amendments. If the board feels the draft design addresses concerns, it can approve a recommendation to forward the draft design of the master plan to the Board of County Commissioners for approval, Ohlde noted.

If there are still a number of concerns that need to be further studied, then the Parks Board can elect to continue discussion, request changes or amendments and the revisions may be presented at another public meeting.

Once the Parks Board approves the plan and it moves before the County Commissioners, Ohlde said, additional public meetings, if needed, and public hearings will be held. Further changes can again be made to designs before final approval.

Previous public meetings to help form the master plan for Norwegian Point Park were held to help form the master plan for Norwegian Point Park were held in January and April. The main issues voiced were parking, septic use, re-meandering Finn Creek, security for the park’s neighboring residents and whether or not to tear down the boathouse, cabins and building that was formerly a restaurant and residence. Olympic Property Group has also displayed its vision to develop the old structures and some of the property.

Keeping the buildings intact could mean some grant funding from the Recreation Conservation Office would be extracted from the park project unless the buildings are used solely for recreational purposes.

The design alternative plans and project updates are available on the Kitsap County Facilities, Parks and Recreation Web site here.