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Local astronomy ‘slam,’ other events introduce Kitsap residents to the wonders above us
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Similar issues, different approach
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City may be ahead on growth Projected population for 2035 could be reached early By MICHELLE BEAHM
mbeahm@northkitsapherald.com
From left, Kenneth Thomas and Amanda Cheatham talk about issues and priorities at the North Kitsap Herald, Aug. 24. They are candidates for Poulsbo City Council, Position 1. Michelle Beahm / Herald
Thomas, Cheatham vie for Poulsbo City Council, Position 1 By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — Ken Thomas would like to serve a full term on the Poulsbo City Council, but if Amanda Cheatham is elected, he thinks she’d do a fine job. Cheatham says the same of Thomas. Both have similar goals: Safe neighborhoods, protection of the
natural environment and bolstering community interest in local government. But they have different ideas on how to accomplish those goals, as different as their backgrounds and experiences. Cheatham is a self-described “hometown girl” — a fourth-generation Poulsbo resident who briefly moved away, then
returned to raise her daughter here because she wanted her to have the same experience growing-up that she had. She earned her associate’s degree at Olympic College, works in customer service for the Kitsap Public Utility District and is executive director of the Miss West Sound Scholarship Organization.
Thomas served as a city council member in Goodyear, Arizona, in 1977-78, when he was in his early 20s. He went on to earn degrees in political science, public administration and education, and served a career as a Navy officer. He was introduced to Poulsbo in 1986 See COUNCIL, Page A5
Red flags in that email? Trust your gut Closed account, fake driver’s license By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — If you get a vacation rental request from an
Oregonian with a Texas business address and Illinois driver’s license whose check is mailed to you from Ohio, you, um, might
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POULSBO — Residential construction is planned on 1,572 lots or parcels in Poulsbo’s near future, which means the city’s projected population for 2035 could be reached early. Mayor Becky Erickson said the average occupancy of a single-family home is 2.45 people. If a single-family home were built on each of those 1,572 lots and parcels — some will be multi-family — that would mean about 3,851 new residents. That means, if each of those lots is developed by 2025, the city’s population will be at least 13,801, up from the current 9,950. “We are supposed to be at 14,808 by the year 2035, so we have planned for increases in population,” Erickson said. “We might get to the 14,808 sooner than 2035, but we have planned for the level of increase See GROWTH, Page A7
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want to think twice about doing business with him. Oh, and by the way, that check will likely be for more than the rental amount. Just cash the check This fake driver’s license states and send him the difference. And, ‘Sample License’ where the name See RED FLAGS, Page A8 should be. Community.Homeaway.Com
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