“KINGSTON – The proposed Kola Kole Park master plan concept provided perhaps more questions than answers for those who attended a public forum Tuesday at Kingston Junior High. This concept plan, which designates Kola Kole as a village green and would develop the water sewer treatment plant site as an active park area, did not include a community center. It does include the Kingston skatepark, a community garden area and Ed Moon Ballfield. This is the third community meeting to discuss plans for the park. About six concepts have been developed with the latest revision accommodating recent community changes. The community center was removed from the master plan with the expectation that it could be located on the same property as the proposed second high school. But that is only if the $60.9 million bond package the North Kitsap School District is proposing passes. The bond election is set for March 13. The proposed new high school could be located on West Kingston Road near Spectrum Community School and Kingston Junior High. If the school bond passes, the county has said it will consider partnering with the school district to share costs of development of the site. The site, however is not a good one said some residents. I don’t like separating the community center from the community center, said Jeanette Dalton of Kingston. But other residents supported the idea of locating the community center next to the school. It would make the students feel more like part of the community. The schools are part of the community, said one citizen. Others had concerns that the plan eliminated sites used for community meetings such as Alcoholics Anonymous and the Kingston Food Bank. We’re at the very first stages of this, said Rick Fackler from the county’s park and recreation department. Before you can decide what you want, you have to decide what you want to happen and that’s the stage we’re at, he said. Another question on the minds of residents is whether the sewer treatment facility will move off of the land to create the additional park space. As far as I am concerned the sewer plant is moving, said Chris Endresen, Kitsap County Commissioner. The question seems to be when. Endresen said results of an Environmental Impact Study on the proposed new plant site should come down the pipe this spring. If all goes as expected, the approval process takes less than two years. The village green concept plan is set for discussions and possible recommendation at the April 4 Kingston Citizens Advisory Council meeting. “