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City council okays rental registrations By KEVAN MOORE
kmoore@soundpublishing.com
The Bremerton City Council has unanimously approved a new Rental Property Registration Program. The newly approved ordinance requires landlords to register all of their residential rental dwelling units within the city. The drafting of the new ordinance was spearheaded by council member Eric Younger and City Attorney Roger Lubovich. “I do believe that the tools are now in place and it is up to us whether or not this proves to be an effective program or not,” Younger said prior to the council’s vote. “It is going to depend on how well we execute it.” Younger called on the mayor, the department of community development and the police and fire departments “to be the eyes and ears to use the tools” that the new ordi-
nance provides. Kurt Wiest, the executive director of the Bremerton Housing Authority, spoke in favor of the new ordinance. He noted that his agency, in partnership with private property owners, assist over 1,000 rental properties with subsidies and the authority also owns 500 units of its own “I support the efforts to improve the quality of rental property within the city of Bremerton,” Wiest said. “I think this ordinance is a significant step towards that end.” Wiest was especially pleased by one part of the new ordinance, a landlord notification program to alert property owners any time there is police, fire or unauthorized activity at a residence. Lubovich noted that those renting residential property in Bremerton are already required to obtain a general business license.
“… it messes with my heart that we have families that are in substandard houses and unsafe houses.” — City Council member Faye Flemister Now, they will be required to register each property, provide a local and emergency contact, register for the notification program and file a declaration of compliance with the state’s Landlord Tenant Act. Those that are suspected of violating state laws will be issued a correction notice. If no action is taken, a violation notice is issued. At that point, a hearings examiner would determine whether or not a certificate of inspection is required. Those found in violation at that point could be subject to a $1,000 fine followed
Wes Morrow/staff photo
Kindergarten students in Katie Kriewald’s class turn and point at the students next to them to tell them they are awesome. Kriewald’s class stands outside the gymnasium at Armin Jahr Elementary School last Thursday as they prepare to walk in their kindergarten graduation ceremony. During the ceremony, kindergarteners sang songs and received certificates.
See Rentals, A17
Port CEO says Paris Air Show was a success Officials are already eyeing more trips to London and Las Vegas By Leslie kelly lkelly@soundpublishing.com
The trio of local officials who went to the Paris Air Show last week termed the visit a success. So much so that they’re already planning on attending the Fornborough International Air Show in London next year. And, in October, they plan to attend a National Business and Aviation Association meeting in Las Vegas.
“It was a wonderful opportunity,” said Tim Thomson, Port of Bremerton CEO, of the Paris Air Show. “We met the objectives we set out to, and we made connections that will prove invaluable in the future.” Thoms on, along with Kitsap County Commissioner Josh Brown and John Powers, executive director of the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance and co-chair of Kitsap Aerospace and
Defense Alliance, spent last week at the Paris Air Show to market Kitsap County as a destination for aerospace and defense subcontractors. Thomson presented a PowerPoint presentation, complete with photos of the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre, Tuesday at the meeting of the port commissioners. Thomson said their time in Paris was spent meeting with several companies that have manufacturing in Kitsap County, including Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. The purpose of those meetings was to secure relation-
ships with those companies and talk about possible future expansion. The group also met with RUGA, Umbra Aerospace, Nimbus and toured the Safron Aerospace Factory. “What a lot of people don’t understand is that you have to make plans ahead in order to get time with these companies,” Thomson said. “You do your pitch through an invitation. A lot of the credit goes to John (Powers) for that. Because of his front work, we were able to see the people we needed to meet with.” Thomson said the meeting with RUAG, a Swiss
aerospace manufacturing company, opened doors that could prove fruitful in the future. “We gave them our marketing packet and we met with the head of their business development,” he said. The meeting with Raytheon was about “exploring where they could expand in Kitsap and to show them our appreciation for their being in Kitsap,” he said. The group had meetings with suppliers for Airbus and with officials from Boeing, Thomson said. “It’s not just Boeing, but it’s Airbus who’s looking
to the Northwest for their supply chain,” he said. “They know the expertise is here.” The group also met with Nimbus, an Italian Aerospace company that is working on a prototype for a balloon wing for use in surveillance work. And they stopped by displays and talked with officials of Tubiflex, Flame Enterprises, Albany Engineered Composites, Nexans and Circor, all domestic aerospace manufacturing companies that are not represented in the Pacific Northwest. See Air Show, A17