POULSBO — The Kitsap County Poulsbo Recycle Center will close at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 30.

The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners approved the sale of the property, at 21868 NW Viking Way, after an evaluation of other available recycling services.

“The countywide availability of curbside recycling, along with subsidizing the costs of operating the facility with disposal fees from other sites, makes this facility no longer the best use of ratepayers’ money,” county Solid Waste Division manager Pat Campbell said in an announcement of the sale.

“The sale also provides revenue for the development of a much-needed full-service household hazardous waste facility to serve North Kitsap residents.”

Campbell said a survey showed 75-100 residents use the site daily.

Although the county will stop collecting recyclables and limited household hazardous products at the Viking Way site, officials say there are other ways to recycle and dispose of these items in the north end. Curbside garbage and recycling services are available countywide and are required for residences within the Poulsbo city limits.

There are also local disposal options for materials not collected curbside, such as motor oil, antifreeze, and fluorescent lights. Residents can search the county’s online recycling and disposal guide, “What Do I Do With It?,” for countywide options.

According to Campbell, the sale was still being negotiated on Sept. 1.

Residents will see some significant changes at that corner after the sale is completed. The buyer is Edward Rose & Sons, the Michigan-based apartment-community developer who proposes building a 55-acre neighborhood bounded by Bond Road, Highway 305, and Viking Way/Vetter Road. The neighborhood will consist of 540 apartments, 160 senior-care apartments, and a to-be-determined number of above-store apartments in a commercial area.

According to city Associate Planner Marla Powers, the recycling center site would provide a way in and out of the neighborhood, and is included inthe project’s master plan. She said residents should first see a realignment of Vetter Road and undergrounding of power lines before the overall project begins. “The master plan expires next year without some substantial contruction underway.”

In addition, Hot Shots Java proposes building an espresso and commuter-food drive-through on an adjacent site owned by the state Department of Transportation, according to city planning department documents.