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Hearing examiner to issue final decision for proposed retail center BY CECILIA GARZA Bainbridge Island Review
A decision on whether the proposed shopping center for High School Road will be permitted for development will be issued by early March. Hearing Examiner Stafford Smith notified the city Wednesday that attorney briefings are to be completed by Feb. 24 and a decision will be made within the following two weeks. Last spring, Visconsi, an Ohio-based developer, proposed a 62,000-squarefoot shopping center to be constructed on land next to
High School Road, directly across from ACE Hardware. The development would include a Bartell Drugs, health care facilities and space for retail, restaurants and professional services. The proposal has since received extensive pushback from the community. Smith heard from a multitude of community members last month on the legality of constructing the commercial development. Opponents cited issues of traffic safety, as well as environmental and economic impacts the development will have on the community. Proponents, on the other
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hand, argued that since the area is commercially zoned and privately owned, it is not a discussion of whether it is allowed. They further urged citizens to see the potential economic growth and community space the development would provide. Architect Charles Wenzlau also presented the proposal’s current design plans, how pedestrian safety would be mitigated, and how the development would blend with the overall aesthetic of downtown Winslow. Smith’s conclusion will ultimately decide whether or not the development will be permitted.
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Woman suspected of casing three homes BY CECILIA GARZA Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge police received three calls from north island residents Tuesday evening regarding a woman who was knocking on doors asking for gas money. According to police documents, the woman may have been casing the homes. In one incident, a woman and what appeared to be her teenage daughter knocked on the door of a Vista Drive home. The woman told the homeowner that their car was parked at Sage and Day Roads and they needed money for gas. The homeowner’s hus-
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band told the woman that he had fuel, but the woman objected saying that she had enough to make it to the next gas station. She would need money to fill up once she got there. The woman was described as in her late 40s or early 50s with brown wavy shoulder length hair. She was about 5-foot-4. The homeowner further explained that the woman did not seem mentally stable. The teenager, the homeowner told police, seemed to be about 15 years old and wore a gray jacket with the hood up. She did not look up during the encounter and was holding a bottle of soda
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which was shaking in her hand. Officers were dispatched to a Madison Avenue residence just one hour earlier for a similar call. There, the woman was alone at the front door, while a second person stood on the street waiting. She again asked for gas money. The homeowner told police that she recognized the woman from a similar encounter at the Albertsons in Poulsbo. When she told the woman this, the woman denied it was her, but left at a fast pace shortly after. The woman was later seen at a Raccoon Lane residence where she again asked for gas money.
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