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Activist says Navy’s land use plan poses fire hazard BY PETER O’CAIN POCAIN@SOUNDPUBLISHING.COM
Safety proved to be a top concern over the Navy’s preliminary draft of the Joint Land Use Study (JLUS). Consultants from Makers Architecture and Urban Design presented the draft at the Norm Dicks Building Feb. 24. Makers worked with over 20 stakeholders, including local military,
tribes, and local agencies. The study is expected to work in conjunction with the city’s 20 year comprehensive plan. “It’s going to help us plan for the future,” said Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent. Some contention was raised by members of the activist group Ground Zero concerning Navy protocol if a ship were to catch fire at Indian Island. A JLUS draft published Feb. 12
addressed common myths about Navy operations, one of which being that a burning ship at Indian Island would be sent out to sea toward Port Townsend. But Glen Milner of Ground Zero cited Navy and Department of Defense regulations that state burning ships “must be moved to avert damage to other ships or piers.” “That is exactly the plan, so your information’s false,” Milner said.
A representative from Naval Base Kitsap said the rumor was based on old standards. “So that was started as part of the earlier response plans that were based on previous standards for our fire capabilities at Indian Island and that’s now labeled as a myth,” said Lynn Wall, community planning liaison officer at Naval Base Kitsap. “That’s
“There’s a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding out there and we are working to the extent we can to clear that up through this study” – Lynn Wall, Naval Base Kitsap
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Teen sentenced to 45-108 weeks for fatal crash Smoke
and fire damage store
Families say driver told them he was on military holiday leave
Firefighters battled blaze at Seattle Lighting
BY CHRIS TUCKER CTUCKER@CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM
F
amilies of three teenagers who were killed in a Jan. 11 car crash expressed anguished sorrow about the loss of their children during sentencing of the driver. Around 90 people packed the Kitsap juvenile courtroom on Feb. 19 to listen as the families broke down in tears as they spoke about their lost children, Kassidy Miranda Clark, Jenna Marie Farley and Luther James Wiggins-Stoudermire. Marcus A. McKay, the 17-year-old driver in the crash, was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide after the 3:26 a.m. Jan. 11 crash. Earlier McKay admitted to smoking marijuana and speeding prior to the crash. Several audience members wore pink T-shirts that read “Kassidy Miranda Clark — 1998-2015” in sparkly silver glitter. McKay sat silently and held a folded tissue as the victim’s families spoke. He sat with his parents. All three of them
BY CHRIS TUCKER CTUCKER@CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM
McKay may not possess firearms unless the court restores that right. He must also pay fees and restitution. McKay said he was sorry for the crash. “I wish I could bring them back,” McKay told the court. He said his friends would have wanted him to stay strong. Defense attorney Mark
A Silverdale home improvement store suffered extensive fire damage to a storage room and smoke damage throughout the building after a fire broke out Feb. 23 at 10:47 p.m. Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue crews observed smoke coming from the roof of the Seattle Lighting store and immediately upgraded the call to a commercial structure fire. A command center was established and the call was upgraded again to a second alarm. Upon entry firefighters discovered the fire in the back storage area of the business. The fire was quickly extinguished and the structure was ventilated. The fire was contained to Seattle Lighting and did not extend to any of the seven other businesses in the
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Chris Tucker / staff photo
Marcus A. McKay, left, listens to Superior Court Judge William C. Houser during McKay’s sentencing on Feb. 19. wore black sweaters. The victims’ families asked the court to deliver the maximum sentence allowed by law, a request Superior Court Judge William C. Houser granted: 15-36 weeks in juvenile detention for each of the three counts of vehicular homicide, to be served consecutively. The total time in jail could be 45 to 108 weeks. The actual time spent in prison would
“[McKay] chose to drive after smoking marijuana when he knew that he had three other kids in that car depending on him to get them safely to their next destination.” – Jenny Farley, mother of Jenna Farley be determined by the Juvenile Justice Rehabilitation Administration’s assessment of McKay’s behavior in jail.
McKay will get credit for one day of jail that he has already served. The court also ruled
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