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Continued from page A1 mom for her birthday. They gave her a fake lottery ticket. So when Robert walked into the house on Nov. 26 announcing he won the lottery, Kelly didn’t believe him. “He said I needed to come into the house, he had something to tell me,” Kelly said. Robert told Kelly they had won $1 million. Kelly didn’t believe him — although Robert couldn’t speak because he was so excited. “I scratched it and real-
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Continued from page A1 downtown’s Jensen Way. It is currently on the market for $1.25 million. The City Council approved a right of refusal agreement on Dec. 18 between the city and the port. The agreement gives the port first place in a line of prospective buyers. “We thought we’d see if we can put a hold on the sale and see if we can get some concrete ideas,” DeCarlo said. DeCarlo noted that the port has not made any plans for the property, rather, it seeks to determine the feasibility of various ideas. “We’re looking at an investment, doing some major changes,” he said. “We haven’t really decided what we want to do with it.” One idea recently sprung on the port is a possible partnership with the
“We just want to keep doing what we’re doing. Live normal. Have a nice retirement.” — Kelly Bartel, $1 million lottery winner
ized it wasn’t a normal ticket,” Robert said in a press release. “It took me until I got home to realize the impact.” But after returning to the Hilltop 76 on State Highway 3 to verify the ticket, there was only one thing to do: the Bartels calmly walked out of the store and went home to figure out their
Poulsbo Farmers Market, which seeks a permanent location and facility for its Saturday market. “That’s come up in the conversation,” DeCarlo said about the farmers market. “We’ve thought that we would like to do something like that.” He said another idea that’s been discussed is turning the old city hall property into a parking area and turning Anderson Parkway into “a town square, you might say, a people place.” The agreement, approved by the City Council, states that the city will not seek offers from other parties until March 31, 2014. “(The port) would like a period of time to investigate what can be done with the city hall property,” Mayor Becky Erickson said. Erickson had hoped to see a hotel developed on the old city hall site. Lorig Associates, a Seattle-based real estate development and management firm, had
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next move. The Bartels originally thought they had won a lot less than they actually did. They figured after taxes and everything else, they won about $325,000. But it was a Gold Rush Scratch ticket, which meant a whole lot more. The following day, Robert claimed the money at Washington’s Lottery Headquarters in Olympia. “It made things a whole lot more fun,” Kelly said of the winning ticket. The family is remodeling their home and plans to do some traveling. The Bartels’ first trip is most likely to Australia — that’s where their daughter wants
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to go. The couple will continue to work. Their daughter will continue to go to school, of course. “We just want to keep doing what we’re doing,” Kelly said. “Live normal. Have a nice retirement.” The family will also use the money to pay off bills, put money away for their daughter’s education, and save for retirement.
Poulsbo’s Robert Bartel won $1 million on a Washington State lottery scratch ticket purchased at Hilltop 76 on State Highway 3.
an option on the property, but plans never materialized and Lorig’s option expired. If the port does take on the property, one thing is certain — the city’s plans to demolish the old city hall will go forward. “The building would probably go,” DeCarlo said. “We wouldn’t keep the building.” While the city won’t seek additional offers, if another buyer does come forth on their own, the city will consult the port to see if it can meet the price. If the city does receive an unsolicited offer on the property, and the port does not wish to beat it, the city has the option to go with the new buyer. While the port explores its options, both the city and the port agree to consider partnering on improvements to streets, parking, or public spaces around the property.
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