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IN THE HERALD
Coalition has one more year So far, enough money has been raised to buy shoreline block and some uplands
By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
PORT GAMBLE — The Kitsap Forest & Bay Coalition is exercizing its option to purchase forestland and shoreline in North Kitsap from Pope
Resources. Forterra, which is leading a coalition that wants to acquire forestland and shoreline for conservation and public open space, had until Thursday to identify funding sources for
the purchase. The purchase must close by March 28, 2014, according to Forterra. “We really appreciate Pope [Resources’] cooperation and the leadership of Kitsap County See OPTION, Page A2
“We’ll only get one chance at it. When it’s lost, it’s lost.” — Rob Gelder, county commissioner, on the effort to acquire 7,000 acres of Pope Resources land in North Kitsap for conservation and public open space
P.G. mill site cleanup could begin in 2014
SPORTS Kati Schwabe is KHS’ No. 1 tennis player — Page A8
By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
BUSINESS New brews and more on our Business pages — Page A17-18
OPINION Vietnam War veterans finally welcomed home — Page A4
See CLEANUP, Page A5
Breidablik parents consider charter school an option to closure Herald staff
— Page A20
See CHARTER, Page A6
Breidablik Elementary School students head to class after being dropped off by the bus. Parents are considering starting a charter school in the wake of the school board’s decision to close Breidablik. Kipp Robertson / 2012
By KIPP ROBERTSON and MEGAN STEPHENSON
SCHOOLS School teams advance in academic bowls
charter schools in Washington and explained related laws to about 30 local residents and parents. Spady was contacted by Breidablik parent Robin Francom. Francom, whose children will
PORT GAMBLE — Cleanup of the Port Gamble mill site could begin in 2014, now that the state Department of Ecology and Pope Resources have agreed on a cleanup plan. Ecology announced the agreement March 22, and Ecology spokesman Seth Preston said the cleanup could begin next year. As part of the cleanup, Pope Resources agrees to remove the company’s two southern docks by fall 2015. That may give the company time to work out an agreement in which it could use removal of those docks as mitigation when it applies for a permit to build a new dock. The company wanted to keep the docks in place until it has approval for a new dock. Jon Rose, president of Olympic Property Group, the real estate arm of Pope Resources, said March 22 the company is preparing an application to build a new community dock, considered an important part of Port Gamble’s redevelopment plan. According to Ecology, the agency and Pope Resources will sign a consent decree, which is a legally binding agreement that will lay out how the cleanup of contaminated, in-water
POULSBO — When residents of the Breidablik community found out they would not have an elementary school for 201314, some parents began weigh-
ing their options. One of those options is a charter school, the topic of a community meeting Wednesday night at Breidablik Elementary. Jim Spady, president of the Washington Charter School Resource Center, discussed
Individual efforts are part of pollution solution By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstephenson@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — While the state Department of Ecology has given four local governments required tasks to improve water quality in Liberty
Bay and its streams, officials want residents to know they can make a big difference. Mindy Fohn of Kitsap County’s stormwater management program said residents, especially those
that live on the bay, should figure out how to filter their property’s stormwater through soil. Stormwater is a conveyance, she said; it delivers the problems to Liberty Bay. See POLLUTION, Page A7
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Seals bask on a dock near the Port of Poulsbo breakwater. Megan Stephenson / File