REVIEW BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
Friday, January 8, 2016 | Vol. 91, No. 2 | WWW.BAINBRIDGEREVIEW.COM | 75¢
BIG PROBLEMS
TINY HOUSE
INSIDE: Celebrating an early historian, A6
2016 ISLAND TREASURES
Luciano Marano | Bainbridge Island Review
Denise Harris and Cameron Snow, 2016 Island Treasures.
Harris, Snow take top prize BY LUCIANO MARANO Bainbridge Island Review
Jessica Shelton | Bainbridge Island Review
Nick Hinton and Nora Phillips became jacks-of-all trades for their tiny house project. To construct the 8.5-by-20-by-13-foot space, they consulted Phillips’ stepfather, Hinton’s Home Depot colleagues and, when all else failed: Google.
‘Til the codes come home? Nick Hinton and Nora Phillips spent nearly two years building their tiny house. Now they don’t know where to put it. BY JESSICA SHELTON Bainbridge Island Review
Trash soiled the floor, diapers caught runaway drippings from the skylight and the rats had left behind their own housewarming gift in the form of droppings. A musty smell infected the air with base notes of urine, possibly from the old toilet stashed in the corner, or the critters that burrowed in the rusted-out trailer. “It was kind of a dump,” Nick Hinton recalled. “The whole back half was
gone. They were saying homeless people were living in there.” But Hinton and his girlfriend, Nora Phillips, weren’t afraid of the mess. All they wanted was the metal frame, and it came free, courtesy of Freecycle. Phillips was the one who decided they should build a tiny house, three months before. At 20 and 22, they were ready to move out of their childhood homes, but their $1,000-a-month budget didn’t really cut it on Bainbridge. TURN TO TINY | A14
Two new Bainbridge Island artists have joined the historic roster of Island Treasure Award recipients. Denise Harris and Cameron Snow are the 2016 awardees, having been officially approved by the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council Board last month following the traditional anonymous nomination and juried selection process. Both awardees agreed they were very surprised, but flat-
tered, to have been selected. “It’s a great honor,” Harris said. “It feels like the affection that I have for this community is returned,” Snow agreed. “I love this community.” Originally conceived in 1999, the Island Treasure Award honors excellence in the arts and humanities and is presented annually to two individuals who have made outstanding contributions in TURN TO TREASURES | A11
Peltier presses for building moratorium BY BRIAN KELLY
Bainbridge Island Review
One of Bainbridge Island’s newest council members has been pressing his fellow councilors to pass a building ban that would halt large-scale development on the island. Councilman Ron Peltier is calling for a development moratorium to be adopted by the council while the city is updating its comprehensive
plan, the expansive policy document that will guide growth on the island for the next two decades. Peltier, who was elected to the council in November after a campaign that largely focused on growth and development issues, began beating the drum for a building ban just weeks after his victory at the ballot box was certified as TURN TO MORATORIUM | A10