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COMMUNITY NEWS Vol. 31 No. 12 • December
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2014
Severe-weather shelter opens in Kingston By KIPP ROBERTSON EDITOR
KINGSTON — A severe weather shelter in Kingston could be operational in December. Kingston Cares, a volunteer group that has led the effort to open a shelter, has a target date of Dec. 1. The shelter will be located in the Kingston Community Center. The group has 37 volunteers. Those available Nov. 18 were
expected to go through official training with the Kitsap County Department of Emergency Management, according to Kingston Cares President Jane Mack. “It’s really exciting,” Mack said. The group began working on establishing a shelter in late 2013/early 2014. Mack said it’s difficult to See CARES, Page 5
No decision reported regarding July 4 fatal crash By RICHARD WALKER STAFF WRITER
KINGSTON — All reports related to the July 4 fatal collision between a North Kitsap Fire & Rescue engine and a Yamaha scooter have reportedly been forwarded by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office to the Kitsap County prosecutor’s office. What will happen next was
not known on Nov. 14. Rebecca Jolliff, assistant to Prosecuting Attorney Russell Hauge, told the Kingston Community News on Oct. 28 that the department had the investigation reports, but those reports hadn’t been looked at to determine whether there would be a charge in the case. On Nov. 14, no further infor-
Indianola artist Craig Jacobrown finishes his mural at the main trailhead at North Kitsap Heritage Park on Nov. 6. The parking lot and trailhead are located off of Miller Bay Road. Kipp Robertson / Staff photos
Mural welcomes Heritage users By KIPP ROBERTSON EDITOR
K
INGSTON — Craig Jacobrown is an avid runner.
The Indianola resident frequents the North Kitsap Heritage Park trails. So, when he was approached about painting a mural on the barn at the main parking lot for the trails, he took it. See MURAL, Page 3
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Election: Voters approve North Kitsap, Poulsbo Fire funding measures By RICHARD D. OXLEY STAFF WRITER
KINGSTON — North Kitsap voters supported two ballot propositions to fund local fire and rescue services Nov. 4.
Residents of the North Kitsap Fire & Rescue fire protection district voted 4,901 to 2,371 in favor of a property tax levy to support maintenance and operations.
“This levy will provide us with the funding we need to maintain current levels of service,” North Kitsap Fire & Rescue spokeswoman Michele Laboda said. The levy will raise
$600,000 per year for four years. Each property owner will pay 25 cents extra per $1,000 of assessed property value. The district will begin collecting the tax in 2015, until 2018.
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Property taxes provide the bulk of funding for the fire district, and revenues fell with assessed property values while costs of operation are on the rise, Laboda said.
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“We’ve been doing what we can to get by,” she said. “Employees’ wages have been frozen, employees have taken greater responSee ELECTION, Page 9
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