Bremerton’s public works director has gotten a raise.
Years ago, downtown Bremerton streets were lined with bricks. Today, after millions of dollars worth of revitalization projects, brick pavers have made a comeback.
As was the case in the pair’s first debate, economic development and the city’s Business and Occupation (B&O) tax were hot topics.
Early morning commuters on the 6 a.m. sailing Tuesday from Seattle, many of them shipyard workers, got a little extra shut-eye
Business and occupation taxes, tourism, sales taxes and the narrowing of streets were among the topics that candidates for the Bremerton City Council District 3 seat addressed at a recent forum. The League of Women Voters of Kitsap sponsored the candidate forum at the Norm Dicks Government Center featuring Bremerton City Council District 3 candidates Adam Brockus, Michael Strube and Jerald (Jerry) McDonald.
In a 5-4 vote during last week’s study session, the Bremerton City Council voted to spend $79,000 with architects from Rice Fergus Miller to design an expanded Kitsap Conference Center and put together a bid package for that work.
Chief Steve Strachan said the department is considering allowing officers, other than K-9 officers who have them already, to utilize jumpsuits while on the beat or patrol.
After more than a week of requests and repeatedly unfulfilled promises, Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent has not been able to produce what has been described by her and others in published media reports as a request to the United States Navy to approve a years-long effort to allow a bicycle trail and greenbelt between Bremerton and Gorst.
The last time there was a public meeting in Bremerton to discuss the possible removal of trees on Fourth Street between Park and Pacific, it was literally standing-room-only inside the mayor’s sixth-floor conference room. The next time there is a meeting in Bremerton regarding the possibility of removing trees on Fourth Street, the public isn’t invited.
The kickoff candidate forum featured District 5 Bremerton City Council candidates Dino Davis and Deirdre McKeel.
Nikolai Emmanuael Baker, 23, who appears to be a Sailor in the U.S. Navy and whose home address is in the 2200 block of Scorpion Avenue at Sub Base Bangor, was charged Monday in Kitsap County District Court with rape in the third degree.
The Bremerton residency of city council candidate Keith Ranburger, who has filed to run for a District 5 seat, has been challenged and the candidate says he plans to drop out of the race.
A suspicious tool box has led to the closure of the Bremerton Transportation Center and ferry terminal.
Daniel Robert Flannery, 55, of the 700 block of 700 Eden Road West in Bremerton, has been charged in Kitsap County District Court with felony harassment, including a threat to kill.
Bremerton resident Roby-Benjamin C. Fernandez, 24, of the 1400 block of Cottman Avenue, has been charged in Kitsap County District Court with unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree.
The Bremerton City Council voted unanimously this week to hire a new parks and recreation department employee to assist with customer service and clerical work.
The project entails the removal and replacement is of approximately 255 lights fixtures at the garage at 100 Washington Ave.
The city council narrowly voted to keep the position independent.
The Bremerton City Council has unanimously approved a new Rental Property Registration Program.
After removing conduit from reconstruction project, council asks Public Works to get bid
