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Friday, November 30, 2012 | Vol. 111, No. 48 | www.northkitsapherald.com | 50¢ Poulsbo Lions / Raab Foundation Bellringer Fund
City knew in ’95 about sewer limits Couple’s basement flooded twice since 2007. And they’re afraid it could happen again By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — A docu-
ment written by Poulsbo’s planning director in 1995 advised that the city’s
to Keyport Junction, connecting to a line that would carry it to the treatment plant in Brownsville. “The sewer situation is perhaps the most worrisome of immediate con-
sewer main was inadequate to handle development in the Olhava area. It recommended that an additional sewer main be built to carry wastewater from that area down Viking Avenue
Norseman statue now greets visitors at the Junction
‘There’s no reason for us to go forward’ after passage of I-502
By RICHARD WALKER
POULSBO — Donations to the Poulsbo Lions / Raab Foundation Bellringer Fund total $1,925 as of Thursday morning. Donations can be delivered to the North Kitsap Herald, 19351 8th Ave. NE, Suite 205, Poulsbo. Or mail to P.O. Box 1244, Poulsbo, WA. 98370. Names of donors will be published each Friday in the Herald. The Poulsbo Lions Club/Raab Foundation Bellringer Fund provided 102 Christmas dinners for local families and helped more than 300 people in financial crisis in 2011-12. Thanks to the $33,061 See BELLRINGER, Page A9
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — When it was time to awaken the Norseman, the 12-foot giant seemed to take on a life of its own Nov. 23. Project coordinator Bill Austin and Miss Poulsbo Michaela Meeker pulled the rope that released the Norseman’s shroud, but the covering over his head was problematic, as if the giant was not yet ready to be awakened. Then, fully revealed, he looked like he might step down from his concrete platform to join — or rule — the crowd. Viking horns sounded, adding to the excitement of the moment. Meeker described the monument as “kind of intimidating” because of its towering size. Still, the unveiling was, to her, “a magical moment.”
By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
Artist Mark Gale shows the plaque that will be displayed at the Norseman sculpture on Viking Avenue and Lindvig Way, Nov. 23 during the Viking Avenue Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Miss Poulsbo Michaela Meeker watches as project coordinator Bill Austin makes the presentation. Richard Walker / Herald And the Norseman, which dominates the entrance to Poulsbo at Viking Avenue and Lindvig Way,
never failed to impress. Meeker said she hopes the See UNVEILING, Page A8
Former police clerk gets 18 months Pleads guilty; wants to get on with her life By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — Former Poulsbo Police clerk Amanda Dixon said at her sentencing hearing she was
See SEWER, Page A7
County drops 60 pot cases
A festive unveiling Bellringer donations up to $1,925
cern in the capacity of the Lindvig lift station,” thenPlanning Director Glenn Gross wrote to Olhava’s developers on Aug. 17, 1995. “The existing 8-inch
sorry for the crimes she was accused of and wanted to get on with her life, according to her attorney, Ron Ness. Dixon will be able to start
a new life in 2014, after serving 18 months in prison, and she will soon be a mother. Dixon agreed to enter an See dixon, Page A9
POULSBO — Kitsap County Prosecutor Russ Hauge is dismissing 60 pending marijuanarelated cases, based on new legal framework from Initiative 502. The initiative, approved by voters in November, takes effect Dec. 6. Hauge’s office began reviewing specific cases — adults older than 21 whose sole charge is possession of 40 grams or less of marijuana — after the passage of I-502, which legalized up to an ounce of recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older. The law also set up a framework for the production, distribution and sale of marijuana in the state. Some of the cases go back more than 10 years. “Although it may be a violation of federal law, even after Dec. 6, the only agency that could prosecute those cases would be us,” Hauge said. He added that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has “made plain” in the last few years they’re not interested in pursuing misdemeanor marijuana offenses. “There’s no reason for us to go forward and spend the resources
Amanda Dixon
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