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Democrats want Daugs as county commissioner
In all, seven Democrats sought the position. The others were forBremer ton City mer Bremerton Mayor Councilwoman Leslie Cary Bozeman, Richard Daugs has been select- Huddy, former executive ed by Kitsap County director of the CAPRI Democrats to be their heart and Lung Institute, first choice to replace Silverdale attorney Josh Brown on the Kitsap Rob MacDermid, and County Board of Silverdale water Commissioners. commissioner It took numerJohn Poppe. ous ballots for a Current cenmajority of the tral area comDemocratic premissioner Josh cinct officers to Brown is leaving decide on Daugs, the position Dec. but the picture Leslie Daugs 31 to become the was clear that executive direcshe had their tor for the Puget support following a long Sound Regional Council. meeting Monday eve- The remaining comning. missioners, Rob Gelder “I think I was chosen and Charlotte Garrido, because the Democrats will now make the deciknow I have experience sion who will replace working with local gov- Brown. They will interernments,” she said. “And view Daugs, Bowling they know I have what it and Streissguth and then takes to get the job done name Brown’s replaceand hold on to the job in ment in January. the next election cycle.” Daugs said if the hisDaugs has been on the torical pattern regarding Bremerton City Council replacements to elected for two years. She was seats repeats itself, comjust recently re-elected to missioners will name her another two-year term in as the replacement. November. “The top one going in Daugs also said her is usually who gets the longterm relationship job,” she said. with the Kitsap County If that happens, Daugs Democratic Party helped said she will immediher have the advantage. ately resign her position “I’ve been active with on the Bremerton City the local Democrats for Council and her job as more than 10 years,” she a campus security offisaid. “They know me and cer with the Bremerton I have a relationship with School District. the party.” “ The Bremerton The party now hands Charter doesn’t allow the remaining two com- anyone to hold two electmissioners a list of their ed positions at one time,” three top choices. Besides she said. “Even thought Daugs, who is the top technically this is an choice, Irene Bowling, appointment, it would a local businesswoman not be possible to do and piano teacher, came both jobs. And I would in second, and Linda not keep my job with the Streissguth, a manager with Puget Sound Energy, was third. BY LESLIE KELLY
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Here comes Santa! Santa Claus arrived in downtown Bremerton last Friday night, above, as part of Winterfest. Old Saint Nick got a lift from the Bremerton Fire Department to overseee the tree lighting. Prior to his arrival, the Bremerton High School Marching Band, left, warmed up the crowd with some holiday cheer.
City cuts $20K in tourism funding BY KEVAN MOORE KMOORE@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM
In a 5-4 vote last week, the Bremerton City Council removed $20,000 worth of lodging tax funding in the 2014 budget to Visit Kitsap Peninsula, a local nonprofit that promotes tourism in Kitsap County. The move to cut the VKP funding was introduced by Councilwoman Leslie Daugs
and supported by Carol Arends, Eric Younger, Nick Wofford and Jim McDonald. Voting against Daugs’ amendment were Greg Wheeler, Wendy Priest, Faye Flemister and Adam Brockus. Daugs, who this week was tapped as the top choice by local Democrats to replace outgoing county commissioner Josh Brown, said that VKP’s website and promotional literature is often filled
with typos and incorrect information. As examples, she said the organization recently misspelled Sen. Nathan Schlicher’s name along with a Bremerton businesswoman’s and pointed visitors to a business in Silverdale under a “things to do in Bremerton” list. “I want our image to be a positive image, not misspellings and typos and minimal Bremerton references in a lot of the publicity,” she said.
“This is a difficult decision and I know our nonprofits need their money from the lodging tax,” Daugs added. “But our job on city council is to ensure the citizens’ tax dollars are spent wisely and for this particular situation I don’t feel that we’re spending the dollars wisely.” Councilman Eric Younger agreed. SEE TOURISM FUNDING, A13
SEE DAUGS, A13