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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 | Vol. 30, No. 32 | WWW.CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM | 50¢
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CKFR takes first steps for new bond and levy CKFR says it must find more revenue or cut back on services due to budget gap BY CHRIS TUCKER CTUCKER@CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM
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CENTRAL KITSAP – Due to rising a workload coupled with aging firefighting vehicles, Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue may ask voters this summer to approve a maintenance and operations levy and a bond that could pay for additional workers and
purchase newer equipment. Fire Chief Scott Weninger said the current operating budget was not sustainable. “That is not a surprise. Most fire departments across the state are struggling or will be struggling in the future because their finances are not sustainable … That’s why we see more and more stuff go to the ballot,” he said.
lances, ladder trucks and even CKFR operates with a $16.4 its 1984 rescue boat needed million budget that is 84-perreplacement at some point due cent drawn from property to accumulated wear and tear. taxes. But due to the recession, The equipment typically serves reductions in the assessed valu15 years of “front line” service ation of properties has reduced followed by an additional 10 CKFR’s budget. CKFR has dealt years on the back line before with the shortfall in revenue being replaced. Replacing a fire compared to expenditures by Weninger engine or ladder truck can cost drawing from its reserve funds – something that cannot continue $1 million. Also, fire stations are in need of indefinitely, Weninger said. Weninger said some of CKFR’s equipment such as fire engines, ambuSEE CKFR, A9
Seahawks’ Sherman tells students to be courageous BY CHRIS TUCKER
CTUCKER@CENTRALKITSAPREPORTER.COM
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PORT ORCHARD – Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman advised students to be courageous during a special visit to Cedar Heights Junior High May 7. The 6-foot-3-inch 27-year-old star player spoke with several hundred children at the school gym and encouraged them to show their character and strength by not bullying fellow students. Sherman was welcomed to raucous applause as he ran down the front row of students seated on the gym floor and let loose a series of high-fives. “I’m here to talk to you guys about courage,” Sherman said. Everyone encounters situations where they make a decision to be courageous or act fearfully, he said. “And how you react to those situations kind of shows your character and shows who you are.” In his football career, Sherman said
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“The same way I deal with winning a big game. You move on to the next game. You just move on. You treat the two impostors the same: Success and failure. Because neither one of them is fatal and neither one of them is final.”” – Richard Sherman on how he deals with a loss some players might be afraid of “real big” competitors on the field. “I’m not scared of nothing. But in those situations, you know, they’re running full speed; you’re running full speed … they’ve got a ball; you’ve got to tackle them. And the decision to be courageous is one that some people SEE SHERMAN, A9
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Chris Tucker / staff photos
Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman speaks at Cedar Heights Junior High School on May 7.
Cedar Heights Junior High students eagerly raise their hands to ask questions to Richard Sherman.
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