HERALD NORTH K ITSAP
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LIFE AND CULTURE
George Winston returns
Lots of savings in Kitsap’s largest Classified section Pages 9-15
Meet
Harvey
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Stars Over Kitsap horoscope
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Elwood Dowd has a new friend, and the Bremerton Community Theatre can introduce you to him.
IN KITSAP WEEK ■ Make a date with a 6-foot rabbit ■ George Winston returns to Poulsbo
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IN THE HERALD
Back to school
Timing important in hotel project
SPORTS Football teams’ season starts Sept. 5
Demolition of old city hall will coincide with start of construction
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STAFF REPORT
Science Center occupies the building at no cost, in exchange for providing free admission and free educational programs. It pays for utilities, but the city pays for maintenance. The center subleases the second floor to
POULSBO — Demolition of Poulsbo’s old city hall on Jensen Way will be timed as close as possible to the beginning of construction of a hotel at the site, according to Mayor Becky Erickson. The city has completed a boundary line adjustment (the sale of the hotel site does not include the adjacent King Olav parking lot), the developer has hired an architect, and a pre-application meeting between developer and city planning staff is expected soon. A contingency of the sale was that the owner had six months from the date of purchase to get site plan approval from the city. That’s December. No construction date has been set. Tear down the old city hall too early, and you’ve got a big hole — the basement level — that could fill with water during the upcoming rainy season. Fill it with dirt, and the developer will have to excavate it because the hotel will
See MUSEUM, Page A3
See DEMOLISH, Page A3
Andrea Neault, an instructional support specialist at Gordon Elementary School, helps guide students to their classrooms as they exit the school bus Sept. 3 during the first day of school. Kipp Robertson / Herald
Maritime museum proposed downtown ONLINE Five years for Thor’s Hammer & Needle
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Project hinges on moorage fee waiver for science center By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — Poulsbo port commissioners were scheduled to dis-
cuss on Sept. 4 a proposal by the Poulsbo Historical Society to install a maritime museum in the Marine Science Center. In exchange for giving up a classroom for the museum, the Marine Science Center wants the port to waive the fees it pays to moor its floating
INSIDE ■ Point Julia pier scheduled to come down next week. — Page A10
lab. The Marine Science Center building is owned by the city. The Marine
Spill occurred during fuel transfer BUSINESS Sweet Life opens new location — Page A16
By KIPP ROBERTSON
krobertson@northkitsapherald.com
KINGSTON — The fuel spill that resulted in the cancellation 14 one-way ferry sailings between Edmonds and Kingston occurred when
Washington State Ferries personnel were transferring fuel to an emergency generator tank. Less than 15 gallons of diesel fuel were spilled into the water just north of the ferry landing in Kingston
on Sept. 1, according to Washington State Ferries spokeswoman Marta Coursey. “WSF staff immediately notified the National Response Center and the See SPILL, Page A3
A containment boom and absorbent pads are used to contain and clean up a fuel spill at the Kingston ferry landing, early Sept. 1. David Malone / Port of Kingston
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