The Kitsap County Department of Community Development is working with citizens of the Greater Hansville/Eglon area to develop a community plan to guide the area’s future.
The planning committee meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Greater Hansville Community Center in Buck Lake Park. A community-wide open house will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27 at the same location. To join the planning committee, come to the next meeting and sign up or e-mail to planning@hanville.org.
The community plan will allow residents to determine what they value about their community so policies and codes can be developed to preserve those values.
Once the plan is adopted, it will become an integral part of the county’s comprehensive plan, guiding future development. This plan will be developed specifically for the Greater Hansville/Eglon area and will cover the local business economy, transportation, the environment, public services, land use, parks and recreation, utilities and local infrastructure.
Kitsap County’s North End residents face many future challenges, ranging from how to handle the increasing number of visitors to Point No Point and Norwegian Point parks, to the building of a boat launch by the state, to the potential development of a hotel and expanded tribal casino. Establishing this community plan will enable residents to help formulate the area’s direction during the next 20 years.
Not only does it establish development policies and county codes, the plan will help the current and future Board of County Commissioners allocate critical resources to meet citizen and government needs.
All residents of the area are urged to participate. Attendance and participation at planning committee meetings and open house events, as well as verbal and written comments are needed.
More information is available online at www.kitsapgov.com/dcd or at the Greater Hansville Community Center Web site at www.hansville.org. E-mail comments to Pete Sullivan of the Department of Community Development at Psulliva@co.kitsap.wa.us.
