Friday, December 13, 2013 | North Kitsap Herald
Miss Poulsbo gets key to the city
NorthKitsapHerald.com
Residents worried about road impacts from Fishline By KIPP ROBERTSON
Some residents are worried traffic from Fishline could burden Liberty Road.
krobertson@northkitsapherald.com
By RICHARD D. OXLEY
roxley@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — When the city engaged in a seasonal tradition the day after Thanksgiving — the lighting of the tree on Viking Avenue and Lindvig Way — it ran into a bit of a problem. Before it was time to light the tree near the 15-foot Viking statue, there was a lull in activity. “We kind of ran out of entertainment as the evening wore on,” Mayor Becky Erickson said. “We had about 500 people there.” But luckily, Miss Poulsbo Makenzie Moody came to the rescue. “Makenzie has a beautiful voice,” Erickson said. “Commissioner (Rob) Gelder and I grabbed Miss Poulsbo and said ‘sing.’” “She got up to the mic, totally impromptu, and proceeded to sing a bunch of really beautiful Christmas carols,” Erickson said. It was for moments like
Page A21
Miss Poulsbo Makenzie Moody receives the key to the city from Mayor Becky Erickson, Dec. 11. Richard D. Oxley / Herald this, and all her work in 2013, that Moody was presented with the key to the city during the Dec. 11 City Council meeting. “Thank you to everyone. It’s a huge honor,” Moody said. “I absolutely love Poulsbo. It’s very dear to me.” The mayor presented Moody with a plaque holding the key to the city, that read “Miss Makenzie Moody, 2013 Miss Poulsbo,
a key to our hearts with appreciation and gratitude.” Moody accepted the key with a smile. “I adore all the traditions we all have, like the Julefest,” Moody said as she accepted the key. “It’s so great to celebrate the Norwegian heritage of Poulsbo and it’s been an absolute honor to be the representative of Poulsbo over the last year.”
POULSBO — Northwest Liberty Road is the only way in and out of a neighborhood of 40 homes west of Viking Avenue, and that’s why some residents do not want to see North Kitsap Fishline use it for access when it moves to the former Poulsbo RV site. A formal complaint was filed with the City of Poulsbo by Charles Wenning Dec. 4. Wenning asks the city to either deny access to Fishline’s property via Liberty Road, widen the road at the intersection and install a traffic light, or have access to Fishline’s property via Viking Avenue. Fishline, a nonprofit, recently purchased the former Poulsbo RV site for $900,000. “Most of the neighbors up here support Fishline,” Wenning said Dec. 6. “Almost all the people are glad to see them here.” It’s all an issue of road access, he said. “It’s just not possible to add 130-plus cars a day and to get in and out of the
Herald
neighborhood,” Wenning said. “That’s the big problem.” Twenty-six residents signed the complaint, Wenning said. Liberty Road is connected to Viking Avenue. A stop sign controls traffic turning on to Viking Avenue, which is a four-lane road with a turn lane in the center. Fishline’s new site has access to its 1.7 acres from Liberty Road. The entryway to the site is almost directly across from James Lumber’s access for semi-trucks, according to Wenning. Those semi-trucks “block both directions of travel until they turn onto
Viking Avenue,” according to the complaint. School buses, too, load and unload students twice per day on Liberty Road. Emergency access is also of concern to Wenning. Wenning said a guest, whom is diabetic, went into diabetic shock and emergency crews had difficulty accessing his home. If traffic was impeded by Fishline, he worries emergency response could be further slowed. Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson said she knew of the complaint and understands Fishline will be discussing the issue with residents. However, the city is not likely to get involved.
Looking for a banking expert? r a banking expert? Personal Banking Business Banking
Personal Banking • Business Banking Commercial Lending • Mortgage Lending Commercial Banking • Mortgage Lending ankingLocal Business Banking • Local Focus Lenders •Local Local Decisions Lenders • Local Decisions • Local Focus
Lending • Mortgage Lending • Local Decisions • Local Focus
Patti Kelley Business Development Officer patti.kelley@ourfirstfed.com
Visit Dave and Patti at ourVisit Dave and Patti at our Poulsbo Branch/Lending Center Poulsbo Branch/Lending Center 19980 Tenth Ave. NE, Suite 202 sit Dave and Patti at our 19980 Tenth Ave. NE, Suite 202 bo Branch/Lending Center
Patti Kelley Learn More > ourfirstfed.com 800.800.1577 Business Development Officer c/360.912.2857 patti.kelley@ourfirstfed.com
Patti Kelley Business Development Officer c/360.912.2857 patti.kelley@ourfirstfed.com Member FDIC
3B924943
Tenth Ave. NE, Suite 202 al0 Relationship Manager .1463 @ourfirstfed.com
Dave Huck Commercial Relationship Manager dave.huck@ourfirstfed.com