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February 2004
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RFQ: Request For Qualification
February 11, 2004 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

RFQ 2004-124
 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Planning and Environmental Consulting Team
For Combined Sub-Area Plan and EIS
DATE: February 27, 2004

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Kitsap County’s Department of Community Development, with funding provided by the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners will undertake development of a combined Sub-Area Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the Port Orchard Urban Growth Area .

PROJECT DESCRIPTION read more »

 
Alternative medicine is not just a last resort
February 4, 2004 @ 12:00am | Rodika Tollefson

Many people think of alternative treatments when all else fails, a last resort after countless traditional methods have been unsuccessfully tried. But alternative health care is surprisingly more mainstream than the name implies — and even health insurance companies pay for some options. read more »

 
Encore Communities honors two employees
February 4, 2004 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

Encore Communities recently named its Employees of the Month for December and January.

At its Silverdale Campus, Rosanne Carlson, activities director at Clearbrook Inn was honored. She was recognized as an excellent team player with enthusiasm and creativity.

Joe Dehoff from Claremont East has been chosen as employee of the month for January. He has worked for Claremont East/Encore Communities for just shy of seven years as part of the Maintenance Department. His dependability, hard work, and flexibility won him the respect of his supervisors and peers.

 
Besselievre joins Kitsap Bank IT department
February 4, 2004 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

Michael Besselievre, has joined Kitsap Bank as senior vice president/Chief Information Officer. He brings over 10 years of bank operations and senior level IT experience to the institution, most recently as Chief Information Officer-senior VP of Pacific Northwest Bank; and prior to that, as vice president of information services for North Sound Bank. read more »

 
Two hire on with CleanSpace Northwest
February 4, 2004 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

McKenna Mac McKenna, sales and customer service rep, will be working with residents of in Jefferson, Clallam, and Island counties. McKenna has 25 years of sales and marketing experience in the home improvement industry specializing in structural integrity and Hazmat.
Both Miklian and McKenna will travel to your home or business, inspect your crawlspace or basement and design a custom solution based on your individual situation.  read more »

 
Is the Cajun primary the best solution?
February 4, 2004 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

How come now, I asked Olympia lawyer Jim Johnson, you’re hot for the Cajun primary to replace our blanket primary, when only months ago you were against it?

Johnson represents the Washington State Grange, which ran the initiative that established our blanket primary in 1935 and, now that it has been declared unconstitutional, has filed an initiative for an alternative. read more »

 
Thanks
February 4, 2004 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

As we close Christmas Angel 2003, I must pause to thank United Moving and Storage in Bremerton, for the tremendous support the company has given our program throughout the years.

Their continued generous financial support has enabled us to fulfill the needs and wishes of so many of our program’s children. Additionally, United dedicated equipment and personnel to shop, wrap, deliver gifts, and fill special needs without a thought of how long it took, the hour of the day or the day of the week. read more »

 
NK Schools
February 4, 2004 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

There they go again! Promising one thing and giving us another.

On March 13, 2001 the citizens of North Kitsap voted to fund a bond for a new high school in Kingston to the tune of 61 million dollars. The voters were told by the NKSD Board and by the NK Citizens for Quality Schools , the bond money would provide a complete school located in Kingston sustainable for future generations. read more »

 
Impact Fees
February 4, 2004 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

I attended the Impact Fee hearing where the issue was decided and frankly was stunned at the number of educators all whining how the sky was going to fall if the increase didn’t pass.

Many of those people are the very same ones I see testifying against every new development that is proposed. What seems to be lost on them is that there is already a critical shortage of lots for builders to build new homes on.

Where is their education money going to come from when we run out of lots and construction stops?

Denise Norman
 Silverdale

 
Impact Fees
February 4, 2004 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

Many words have been written recently concerning impact fees and school funding. We would like to express our views on several key issues:

  1. The impact fee recommendations that were made to the Kitsap County Commissioners in July were developed following several meetings that district superintendent, Dr. Medina, and Nancy Moffatt, Executive Director of Finance and Operations had with representatives of the development community and the Kitsap County Homebuilders Association. read more »

     
Tort Reform
February 4, 2004 @ 12:00am | The KPBJ

I was disappointed with Bill Broughton’s counter-point article in the January KPBJ. Several months ago I replied to Michael Koch’s statements regarding the liability cost crisis and I had hope that Bill Broughton’s article would shed some new light on the issue from the point of view of the plaintiff’s bar. However, his statements are the same misleading, and in some cases, absolutely false arguments that have been around for years. read more »

 
A new approach to health care -- guaranteed
February 4, 2004 @ 12:00am | Rodika Tollefson

bodylink doesn’t believe in a band-aid approach to pain, injuries or other problems. When clients come in, they will be engaged into long conversations and examination of their medical history and habits that help define the root of their problem rather than a temporary fix. read more »