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LIFE AND CULTURE
Take a walk Event brings awareness to the serious issue of domestic violence. — page 2
KITSAP WEEK Taking a walk, and a stand, against domestic violence / Inside
Review of Airfield Winery
Bainbridge welcomes Lemolo
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City may increase water rates
IN THE HERALD
Conservative water use has meant less revenue to operate the system
SPORTS Freshman is a top NKHS runner
By RICHARD D. OXLEY
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roxley@northkitsapherald.com
An eagle takes flight at the Carpenter Creek estuary, where another culvert will be replaced by a bridge to improve water flow. Kipp Robertson / Herald file photo
FITNESS Getting into shape? These folks can help
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Another boost toward health Second bridge, culvert replacement planned at Carpenter Creek estuary By KIPP ROBERTSON
krobertson@northkitsapherald.com
REAL ESTATE ■ Windermere expanding ■ Median home price: $249,950 — Page A18-20
OPINION Vote yes for emergency response, prevention — Page A4
KINGSTON — A project that began 13 years ago is expected to be completed in 2017. The culvert under West Kingston Road will be removed. It will improve the flow of water within the Carpenter Creek estuary. It is the second of two culverts identified in 2001 that members of Stillwaters Environmental
Center wanted to see replaced. “It will be a huge enhancement … allowing the free exchange of salt and fresh water,” Kitsap County Public Works Director Jon Brand said. The work is being done by the county and funded completely by the U.S. Navy. The Kitsap County Commissioners approved the contract with the Navy on Sept. 8; the Navy earmarked $2,972,130
for the project. County officials met on Oct. 6 with the consultant who will design the bridge, Brand said. A call for construction bids won’t go out until early 2017, Brand said. The culvert and section of roadway that will be replaced are located near the bottom of the hill of West Kingston Road, not far
POULSBO — When it comes to water use, Poulsbo residents are thrifty consumers. “We are doing a great job in reducing water usage per capita, and that is a very good thing,” Poulsbo City Engineer Andrzej Kasiniak said. “On the other hand, when you think about it, we are reducing our revenues. The system is the same size, we serve the same number of customers, but our revenues See WATER RATES, Page A8
Weedin cites negativity in resigning from NKSD By KIPP ROBERTSON and RICHARD WALKER
POULSBO — The job gave Dan Weedin a new appreciation for the work that school boards do. In his time as a North Kitsap School Board member, the board grappled with declines in enrollment and funding; laid off teachers and closed a school; and ended its contract with one superintendent and
See ESTUARY, Page A3
See WEEDIN, Page A11
Q&A: Candidates for Kitsap County prosecuting attorney T Russell D. Hauge
Tina Robinson
his is part of a series of Q&As with candidates for local office in the Nov. 4 general election. This Q&A: Russell D. Hauge and Tina Robinson, candidates for Kitsap County prosecuting attorney. The Prosecutor’s Office prosecutes all felonies and misdemeanors in Kitsap County, advises
and represents all of the county’s elected officials and departments, provides legal advice to all county law enforcement agencies, establishes and enforces child support obligations, and provides victim and witness assistance services. According to www.kitsapgov. com/pros/, “We prosecute cases in the Superior and District courts
and in the Municipal courts of Port Orchard, Poulsbo and Bainbridge Island. We determine what charge to file, when and where to file it, how best to obtain a conviction, and we recommend a punishment if the offender is convicted.” The prosecutor receives an annual salary of $156,353.60. See PROSECUTOR, Page A16
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