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Friday, December 19, 2014 | Vol. 113, No. 51 | WWW.NORTHKITSAPHERALD.COM | 50¢ Poulsbo Lions / Raab Foundation Bellringer Fund
‘It’s defacing a public asset’ To create an equal learning climate School board adopts policy protecting participation of transgender students By KIPP ROBERTSON
Local fund grows to $11,281 Poulsbo Lions/Raab Foundation Bellringer POULSBO — North Kitsap residents donated $2,000 this week to the Poulsbo Lions/ Raab Foundation Bellringer Fund, bringing the to-date total to $11,281. The fund is a third of the way to exceeding the 2013 campaign total of $32,431, fund chairman John S. Macdonald reported. The fund helps North Kitsap residents in crisis meet basic needs and emergency expenses. Donations are tax-deductible and can be mailed to P.O. Box 1244, Poulsbo, WA 98370. Donations are also accepted at the North Kitsap Herald, 19351 8th Ave. NE, Poulsbo; and Union Bank, 19950 7th Ave. NE, Poulsbo. WEEK 4 R. Montgomery: $250, to our neighbors, friends, pilgrims and wackos — Monty & Eileen.
See FUND, Page A3
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A contractor cuts a city-owned tree on Front Street, Dec. 2. The contractor said he trimmed the tree to prevent shading that caused mold growth on the neighboring building. Mayor Becky Erickson said the contractor did not have the city’s permission to cut the tree. Contributed photo
Mayor wants contractor prosecuted for cutting city tree on Front Street By RICHARD D. OXLEY
roxley@northktisapherald.com
POULSBO — Downtown Poulsbo is slightly more bare these days, and not because fall has taken the leaves off of the trees, rather because someone has taken branches and limbs off of Front Street’s last stand-
ing tree. The action was done to a cityowned tree, without public permission. “I just can’t believe he did it,” Mayor Becky Erickson said. “You don’t just go and harm a tree that you don’t own.” “This happened without our
knowledge,” she added, “This is not acceptable. It’s defacing a public asset. It is illegal.” On Dec. 2, Poulsbo residents noticed a private contractor cutting a considerable portion of limbs off of a downtown maple tree along Front Street. The police were called and discovered the limbing was being done to a city-owned tree, but without city permission. According to the police report See TREE, Page A3
Poulsbo’s old police station may have a buyer Developer Sound West Group of Bremerton By RICHARD D. OXLEY
roxley@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — The Poulsbo
City Council gave Mayor Becky Erickson permission on Dec. 17 to begin negotiations for the sale of the city’s old police station. “This is authorizing me to make an agreement,” Erickson told the council before it unanimously voted to approve the negotiation.
Sound West Group of Bremerton has approached the city with interest of purchasing the 24,829-square-foot property in downtown Poulsbo. Erickson said no price or site plans have been discussed yet. See STATION, Page A9
POULSBO — The North Kitsap School Board adopted a policy on Nov. 13 that requires the district to provide a safe and discrimination-free learning environment for transgender students. The policy requires all schools to have a common approach to transgender students with regard to records, health and education information, communication, restroom and locker room accessibility, sports and more. The policy allows transgender students to attend school in the way they identify themselves, providing an equal opportunity for learning and achievement. The transgender policy was not mandated by the federal or state governments. See POLICY, Page A8
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