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Friday, May 31, 2013 | Vol. 112, No. 22 | www.northkitsapherald.com | 50¢
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Buc Field not permitted for games Public hearing June 13, 5:30 p.m. By KIPP ROBERTSON
krobertson@northkitsapherald,com
KINGSTON — The North Kitsap School District lacks
KITSAP WEEK Local web series is in its second season — In this edition
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the proper permit for games to be held on Buccaneer Field. A public hearing is sched-
uled for June 13, 5:30 p.m., to ask Kingston residents for permission to use the field for games. The hearing will be held in the district office, 18360 Caldart Ave., Poulsbo. The hearing is a requirement of
the board, before the district can ask Kitsap County for the proper permit to host games on the field. The field was originally contested by neighbors when Kingston High School was being planned. Though
Coalition buys P.G. shoreline STAFF REPORT
ONLINE $10,000 for Caring for Carmen
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See field, Page A2
Budget won’t cover cost of new buses
One of five blocks sought for conservation PORT GAMBLE — Forterra and Pope Resources signed a purchase and sale agreement Wednesday for 535 acres of forestland and 1.5 miles of shoreline along Port Gamble Bay and State Route 104. “This agreement is the first stroke in making an audacious vision a reality,” Forterra Executive Vice President Michelle Connor said in a press release issued before the organization’s annual awards breakfast that day. Some 1,800 people were expected to attend. “It is a great credit to the many elected leaders, Tribes, agency staff, community stakeholders and the
the neighbors lost the fight against a field being developed, the district’s use agreement allows the field to be used only for practice. “They’re technically not
More than a mile of Port Gamble Bay shoreline and 535 upland acres were recently acquired for conservation, the first of five blocks the Kitsap Forest & Bay Coalition hopes to secure from Pope Resources. Don Willott / Courtesy landowner who are acting to ensure a positive legacy for the future,” she said. The so-called shoreline block was purchased for approximately $4.5 million, Forterra reported, with funding provided by the National Coastal Wetlands Program, state Department of Ecology, state Wildlife and Recreation Program and state Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account. The Kitsap Forest & Bay Project is
Kitsap Transit fleet must be replaced By MEGAN STEPHENSON
mstphenson@northkitsapherald.com
a longtime effort to conserve 6,700 acres and 1.8 miles of shoreline in north Kitsap County. The forests and shorelines have cultural significance to local Tribes and communities; draw thousands of outdoor recreationists annually; and support fish and wildlife in the integrated ecological and watershed systems of Port Gamble Bay, Hood Canal and Central Puget Sound.
POULSBO — In three years, Kitsap Transit needs to begin replacing its bus fleet, but does not have the projected budget to bear the expense. Additionally, in 2012 the state Legislature passed an alternative fuel use requirement in the state code (RCW 43.19.648) that all local government agencies soon must use 100 percent biofuels or another renewable energy source to
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See TRANSIT, Page A3
Museum exhibit spotlights role of women in Poulsbo’s history, development NEXT WEEK
Veterans Service officers in Poulsbo are here to help — June 7 edition n
By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — Bank tellers. Bookkeepers. Ferry captains. Mayors. Plant workers. Postmasters. Publishers. Go back to the earliest days of settlement-era Poulsbo and women were helping to shape
the development and life of the community. Not that there weren’t glass ceilings — but, while a man might have been at the wheel, it was women who kept the machine running smoothly. “If it hadn’t been for some of the women, things might
not have gotten done or might not have happened,” said Donna Jean Bruce, a Poulsbo civil service commissioner and former mayor. Indeed. In fact, historian Judy Driscoll notes, women had to “step in and run See EXHIBIT, Page A13
Four women have served as mayor of Poulsbo. Richard Walker / Herald
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