Bremerton Patriot, July 17, 2015

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IN THIS EDITION

Mo’ money downtown Huddy hopes to

be a team player BY PETER O’CAIN POCAIN@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM

NEWS USS Stennis ready for inspection

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OPINION Be ready for the ‘Really Big One’

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BUSINESS Kitsap Transit may feature alcohol ads

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Peter O’Cain / staff photo

The city is looking to focus grant money along Fourth Street and downtown Bremerton.

City hopes downtown development will help everyone BY PETER O’CAIN POCAIN@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM

B R E M E R T O N — Tw o Bremerton city councilmen infamous for their demonstrative clashes with each other found some common ground at a recent council study session. Dino Davis and Roy Runyon sided with each other in regard to the city’s spending of

2016-2020 grant money from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Both were upset that their districts weren’t going to see much of the $390,000 Community Development Block Grant. Most of that money will instead be spent in areas Evergreen Rotary Park and Harborside Fountain Park and the boardwalk and Chester

Avenue. “I thought part of the discussion was to really pump up our economic development and I didn’t think that meant more parks and capital projects,” Runyon said. Davis echoed Runyon. “I see a beautiful new movie theater in the blighted area, beautiful new apartments SEE CDBG, A9

BREMERTON — District 6 city council candidate Richard Huddy wants to differentiate himself from incumbent Roy Runyon. Where Runyon has a reputation for dissension, Huddy wants to be a “team player.” “My motto is basically winning through collaboration,” Huddy said. “I really believe in collaborating with people to achieve results. I think teamwork will get us where we want to go.” Huddy’s lived in Bremerton since 1999 when he and his wife, Sabrina, bought a “fixer-upper” on North Montgomery Avenue. He’s the former executive director of CAPRI Heart & Lung Institute. His interest in running for city council was first piqued last year when incumbent Roy Runyon was the only councilman not to sign a letter disapproving a potential casino on Callow Avenue. “Mr. Runyon totally disappointed his constituents with respect to this,” Huddy said. “They told him that they were opposed to this in no uncer-

Richard Huddy tain terms and he told us in no uncertain terms that he wanted to keep an open mind on it.” For his part, Runyon said he left his signature off the letter because he didn’t think the developer, Gold Mountain Capital, was given the same treatment as other potential developers. “It’s not about the casino. It’s about letting the process play out,” Runyon said. “It’s unfair for the city council to pick winners and losers.” Huddy thinks a united city council can speed-up Bremerton’s growth. “If you ask me the number one reason why I am running SEE HUDDY, A9

Councilman Sullivan still Old East HS gets fighting pancreatic cancer $1 million for roof BY PETER O’CAIN

that doesn’t hurt.” Sullivan represents District 1. As POCAIN@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM a politician he’s used to “running BREMERTON—Bremerton city around,” but he hasn’t been able to councilman Mike Sullivan was diagsince he started chemo. nosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer “I am basically bedridden when i’m about a month ago. not in treatment,” Sullivan said. “It’s He went through a round of chemohard. But it is what it is.” therapy recently. Sullivan, 65, is in his Mike Sullivan He was elected in 2013. A retired first term as a councilman. chief petty officer and submariner, SulThe treatment is taking its toll. livan served 23 years in the Navy. He’s “You want to know what chemo feels like?” lived in Bremerton for over 30 years. Sullivan asked. “It feels like you got hit by a moving truck. There’s not a bone in my body BY PETER O’CAIN

SPORTS Pickleball enjoyed by 400,000

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BREMERTON—Finally, a bit of good news in the Youth Wellness Campus saga. In the most recent legislative session, the state allocated $1 million of its capital budget to go toward a new roof for the old East High School gymnasium. “That’s one huge step toward drawing more people back into that property and

the potential that it holds,” said Aaron Leavell, Bremerton school district superintendent. Prior to its disbandment, the Youth Wellness Campus had worked with legislature to procure funds for the new roof. The YWC dissolved almost two months ago due to financial problems and its operations were returned to the school district. But YCW’s former director, SEE EAST HS, A9

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