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FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014 | Vol. 29, No. 33 | WWW.CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM | 50¢
Port of Silverdale looking to add another pier BY LESLIE KELLY LKELLY@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM
The Port of Silverdale has applied for a state grant that will cover half the cost of adding a pier for nonmotorized watercraft to the Old Town waterfront along Dye’s Inlet. As a part of that process, port officials are seeking an enforcement from the Central Kitsap Community Council for the new pier. Port attorney Phil Best spoke to the council this week and asked for a letter of support. “This is a competitive grant process and part of what we will be judged on is the support we have in the community for this project,” Best said. Best explained that the grant, which comes through the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, would cover half the cost of the $450,000 project. The project will include removal of beach rubble, large pieces of concrete at the end of Pacific Avenue NW, and restore the beach to its natural sand and rock. Following that, the area
will be graded and public amenities added, such as a picnic area. Noxious weeds will be removed from the wetland and then a pier and float for use by people using sailboats, rowing shells, kayaks, paddle boards, and canoes will be designed, permitted and constructed going south across the beach and into the water. It will run parallel from the pier that now exists and serves motorized boats. The grant comes from the aquatic land enhancement account of the recreation and conservation office of the Department of Natural Resources, Best said. Silverdale is applying for $225,000, and if the port receives the grant, has the matching $225,000 in hand to fund the project. It’s something that’s needed at the waterfront, Best said. “We have more folks sailing and kayaking and we think its important to keep them separate from the motor craft,” he said. “In fact, we are becoming a destination for rowers and rowing regattas because spectators can stand on the dock and have a better view of the
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An additional pier for non-motorized watercraft is under consideration at the west end of the Silverdale waterfront where Pacific Avenue dead ends. Concrete and other materials would be removed to allow access for kayakers and canoers. races than just about anywhere around here.” He added that the port plans to also increase the
parking available in the area. The grant application process deadlines in June and if the grant is awarded
to the Port of Silverdale, the work could begin immediately. The council voted to sup-
port the project and plans to send a letter stating such to the port for use in the grant application.
CKCC wants new library built on community campus BY LESLIE KELLY LKELLY@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM
The Central Kitsap Community Council has approved a resolution in support of a new Silverdale Library being built on the Central Kitsap Community Campus. A majority of the 15-member board voted in favor of the resolution at a meeting of the council Thursday. All 10 of the members attending the meeting voted in support of the resolution. It will now go to the Kitsap Regional Library Board of Trustees for action which is
anticipated in June. It will also be sent to the Kitsap County Commission for its consideration. Kitsap Regional Library is searching for a new location to build a library to replace its current library which is in Old Town Silverdale. The library plans to build a new building that will double the space it now has, at approximately 8,000 to 10,000 square feet. While the final decision on a location will be made by the library’s board of trustees and the county commission, the council said it wanted to go on record support that
the library be on the community campus. The campus is located near the Kitsap Mall, between Silverdale Way and Randall Way, and now houses the YMCA, the C-STOCK community theater and a community center. A precinct office of the Kitsap County Sheriff ’s also is on the campus. The property is owned by the county and it will take the approval of the county commission before anything is added to the campus. The county also will decide whether to tear down the existing com-
munity center and sheriff ’s office to make way for new structures. In the resolution, the council said “site selection is critical to the success of the library. In the council’s view, the Central Kitsap Community Campus provided the best possible site for a new Silverdale Library.” Reasons listed included its proximity to Central Kitsap High School and junior high schools. “A campus site gives the library high visibility, excellent access to public transportation and to all necessary utilities. With
several access points to the campus, traffic congestion in Silverdale would be minimized,” the resolution stated. The council’s resolution went on to indicate that it would help oversee the development of the campus and make certain other organizations or options built on the campus would compliment the library. The council acts as an advisory board to the county commission on matters in Central Kitsap. Prior to the vote, council chairwoman Natalie Bryson said passing the resolution would be a way
to let the county know the council’s position. “The council thinks this is an excellent site for the library,” she said. In a recent online survey by KRL about where the library should be located, the campus received the most votes, but only by about 40 votes. Second was the property owned by the Silverdale United Methodist Church, on Ridgetop Boulevard. A third option, near the water in Old Town Silverdale was on the survey but was withdrawn from consideration SEE LIBRARY, A9