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FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013 | Vol. 113, No. 23 | WWW.BAINBRIDGEREVIEW.COM | 75¢
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City council boils over on outsourcing water utility
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More than a dozen Bainbridge Spartans rise to the top of their class.
COUNCIL REJECTS KPUD CONTRACT, CITY MANAGER SILENCED
The Bainbridge High valedictorians, clockwise from top: Milan Chang, Kay Sterner, Elise Ran, Michael Chaffee, Brendan Redmond, Ford Eiman, Tyler Cox, Antonia Papajani, Emma Gray, Mafalda Borges, Brandon Willerford and Samuel Bishoff. Not pictured: Ella Banyas.
BY RICHARD D. OXLEY Bainbridge Island Review
Bainbridge High Class of ’13 has 13 valedictorians BY RICHARD D. OXLEY Bainbridge Island Review
A group of standout Spartans may have a bit of unexpected trouble standing out from the crowd. That’s because this group of super students is a crowd. Bainbridge High School boasts 13 valedictorians this year. And while each Spartan
has different reasons for chasing — and obtaining — the lofty honor, they said it all boils down to good old-fashioned hard work. The stellar scholars and their fellow members of the Class of 2013 will gather at Bainbridge Stadium for commencement on Saturday. The newly minted grads will
pick up their diplomas after a ceremony that’s scheduled to start at 4 p.m.
Milan Chang Chang can’t point to any specific secret to his valedictorian status, but he does credit his family as a key factor in his success at BHS. “My parents give me a lot of
support,” he said. “They never put too much pressure on me and supported me in whatever I wanted to do.” “My brother is very intelligent and he set a very good example for me,” Chang added. While he made the grade in
The Bainbridge Island City Council rejected a proposed contract to outsource the management of the city’s water system Wednesday. The council voted unanimously to cease all negotiations to outsource management to the Kitsap Public Utility District. But the matter took a back seat to a heated argument over the aptitude of the council, its treatment of its city manager. Some called it a crisis. “Why did we hire (City Manager Doug Schulze)? Why would we have a professional manager if we are not going to ask his input?” asked Councilwoman Kirsten Hytopoulos. She directed her questions toward Mayor Steve Bonkowski, who had bypassed the city manager and the contract to put forth his own work on the issue. “If you have such low satisfaction with him that you think you can usurp his job, then we have an incredible crisis in this city,” Hytopoulos said. Heated remarks flowed from the dais throughout the meeting. The utility discussion drew out criticisms of fellow council members and the city manager. “With regards to how this meeting has gone, your attacks set the tone,” said Councilwoman Sarah Blossom, pointing to Hytopoulos. The back-and-forth over the water utility steadily continued through the meeting, only
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