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political notebook Suquamish Council endorses Webster, Worthington SUQUAMISH — The Suquamish Tribal Council has endorsed Cindy Webster-Martinson and Beth Worthington for election to the North Kitsap School Board. The election is Nov. 5. Worthington and Doug Prichard are candidates for District 1; WebsterMartinson and Steve Hancock are candidates for District 2. School board members serve four-year terms. “Both candidates are supportive of Indian Education and recognize our tribal sovereignty and have stated their intentions to work towards addressing the challenges the Suquamish Tribe and the NK School District face in increasing Native student success,” Suquamish Chairman Leonard Forsman said. “Of course, we are very excited about the candi-
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dacy of Cindy WebsterMartinson, as she is a respected member of the Suquamish Tribe and a longtime professional educator that will bring a fresh perspective to the board if elected.”
Kingston port candidates forum Sept. 26 KINGSTON — A forum for Kingston Port Commission candidates is scheduled for Sept. 26, 7 p.m. in the Kingston Yacht Club. The forum is sponsored by the North Kitsap Herald, Kingston Community News and Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce. The candidates are Bruce MacIntyre and Nels Sultan. Each candidate will get three minutes for an opening and closing statement. Questions will be taken from the audience, with a two-minute response from each candidate.
features to the dock, such as kayak storage, and widen it to make it more pedestrian friendly, if that’s what taxpayers wanted. Smith said it’s “critical to maintain the dock’s character.” Smith would like to see public events, such as an art walk featuring local artists, hosted on the dock if a public event is ever deemed safe. Hatchel said port commissioners need to do what the citizens it represents ask them for. “The dock is Indianola,” Hatchel said. When asked what, if anything, it would take for them to support a resolution to close the dock again, the answers were as follows: Lane: “Hell freezing over.” Hatchel: “For me, if it was unsafe. If the dock was unsafe I would move to close it.” The only way he would close the dock, he said, is if engineers specifically said it was not safe.
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Smith: “Barring any unforeseen catastrophes … But outside that — and until the maintenance issues that have already been identified are complete — I would limit the dock to normal use.” If necessary maintenance is not done, however, he would suggest closing the dock during peak-use times again next summer. When asked why they are running for commission, Smith said he is well qualified. He would like to heal the tension between the port and community. In response to a question, Smith — who owns a design-build company and has advertised himself as an architect — admitted he is not a licensed architect but is a licensed contractor. Hatchel, who also serves on the Public Facilities District board, said he would like to see the port working for the public. The politics of the port, he said, aren’t important.
Lane, a former editor of the Indianola Breeze, said he is committed to the community. He wants to have a “forward thought process on the future of the dock.” Neither Hatchel or Lane want to see much in the way of economic development on port property — which consists of the historic dock and a stairway leading to the beach. Lane did say kayak storage is one way to generate revenue. Smith, on the other hand, suggested another way to look at economic development and how it could benefit the port and community. Ideas such as an art walk, he said, and revenue-raising events could help with the upkeep of the dock. All candidates believe maintenance of the dock is paramount. Lane pointed out that, if pilings are replaced, creosoted pilings cannot be used. He sug-
gested the port consider wrapping the current pilings with steel to save money and protect the marine environment from creosote leaching into the water. Smith said he has no “romantic attachment” to the current dock materials, and new materials need to be introduced. Hatchel said the port needs to wait and see what engineers suggest following an assessment of the dock, and look at alternatives for maintenance. On the subject of commissioners being paid — they will start receiving $100 a meeting beginning in January — all candidates were unenthusiastic. Hatchel and Lane said they wouldn’t accept it. Smith said the money is a gesture from the community for the work commissioners do but, to him, “it isn’t make or break.”
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