North Kitsap Herald, April 27, 2012

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Shoreline money is in, purchase on hold Acquisition awaits appraisal, cleanup agreement

By RICHARD WALKER

rwalker@northkitsapherald.com

PORT GAMBLE — Olympic Property Group and the state Department of Natural Resources are expected to have an agreement in place this summer for the

cleanup of the waters adjacent to the Port Gamble mill site. Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday signed a supplemental capital budget that includes $7 million for the acquisition of Port Gamble shoreline targeted for conservation, and

$2 million for the abandonment of a Port Gamble wastewater treatment plant that threatens a geoduck bed. But an Ecology official said that day the $7 million won’t be spent on shoreline acquisition until the

Fred Hill Materials closes

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POULSBO — In the front office of Fred Hill Materials, display cases reveal decades of public service: Sponsorship ribbons from prize-winning livestock at the Kitsap County Fair, certificates of appreciation, and Little League team photos of the many teams sponsored by the company. The 66-year-old company at one time had 130 employees. Now, Fred Hill Materials, a three-generation concrete materials supplier to the Kitsap and Olympic penin-

Almost $1 million given to district in five years By KIPP ROBERTSON

krobertson@northkitsapherald.com

By MEGAN STEPHENSON

mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com

KINGSTON — The Port of Kingston has faith that the community can keep SoundRunner afloat. With a 2-to-1 vote of the Port

to blame, engage in conjecture or just get personal, unfortunately. However, I’m deeply appreciative of the fine people who worked here who I know did their best.” The company was founded by Fred Hill in 1946 and was run by his grandsons — Alex and his brother, Adam, as vice president. The company produced and delivered concrete to residential, commercial and military customers in

SUQUAMISH — Thomas Mabe has seen a lot of changes occur in North Kitsap since he was a boy. The Suquamish elder, military veteran and member of the tribe’s seafood board grew up during a time when he noticed a separation between the tribe and surrounding community. It was a time when, prior to being high school age, he had never seen the high school building. Ultimately, he did not graduate from high school, instead becoming self-taught. He went on to work for such companies as Hewlett Packard. He became a “prolific reader,” as he continued through his career without a high school

See BANKRUPT, Page A3

See DONATION, Page A5

Fred Hill Materials has closed, having entered Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings. Forty-two employees were laid off April 20. File photo / Herald sulas, has closed, having been petitioned to convert from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The last day for the company’s 42 employees was April 20. “During the past few years, we had hoped that we could survive the depressed state of the construction industry ... further burned by the banking credit crisis,” President Alex Hill wrote in a letter to employees. He wrote that first quarter sales had decreased

“At some point, you have to stop the bleeding.” — Alex Hill, president, Fred Hill Materials

by 70 percent since 2005. In a statement to the Herald, Hill wrote, “At some point, you have to stop the bleeding. I realize some in their disappointment will want

Poulsbo driver charged with vehicular homicide, assault

Port extends SoundRunner’s life Commission will use $200,000 to sustain five months of service

See SHORELINE, Page A2

Suquamish gives $100K to NKSD

42 workers laid off; company was founded in 1946 By MEGAN STEPHENSON

cleanup agreement is signed. The cleanup involves removal of wood waste and creosoted pilings. “We won’t execute the transaction until we have a mill site cleanup agreement,” said Tim Nord,

Commission Monday, SoundRunner has been given a reprieve, at least until Sept. 30. “This time yesterday I was still on the fence,” Commissioner Pete DeBoer said, around noon the next day. He said he knew from his business background that start-ups need time to work out the kinks. He and Commissioner Walt Elliott voted to continue the service, while See SOUNDRUNNER, Page A8

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POULSBO — Kim M. Yeager of Poulsbo was charged with the death of Jenna Carp, 50, of Bremerton in a head-on collision on State Route 305 Dec. 9. Prosecutors said Yeager, 46, was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash, and charged her with vehicular homicide and vehicu-

lar assault Monday. Her first hearing is May 17 in Kitsap County District Court. According to a State Patrol report, Yeager was driving a 2000 Hyundai Sonata northbound on 305 when the crash occurred. Her car was weaving in and out of a ditch, struck a row of See HOMICIDE, Page A8

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