The Bainbridge Island City Council will meet face-to-face tonight with prospective firms all vying for the job to find the next Bainbridge Island city manager.
The man arrested at gunpoint in front of the Rooster Cafe in late March was released back on parole last week.
Recreational buoy permit fees for Bainbridge Island will increase to $450 in May.
Washington State Auditor Brian Sonntag has put the city on notice that the state will be watching to make sure Bainbridge Island follows the state law requiring open public meetings.
Bainbridge Island firefighters responded to a grease fire at a residence on Eagle Place Saturday afternoon.
City leaders passed a proclamation this week observing Arbor Day that will help maintain the city’s status as a Tree City.
From shoveling snow, to hosting soap box derbies, to serving customers at American Marine Bank, Rollins contributed to the island’s progress throughout the 20th century in many ways.
The city’s Historic Preservation Commission has presented a grant proposal to the council in the hopes of garnering $7,500 for a project that will mark historic sites on the island.
Local painter Hank Hays will offer the island a view of his unique work this month at the Bainbridge Bakery, showcasing the distinct Northwest scenes he captures in his oil paintings. Hays’ work is commonly on display, and sells, at galleries in Alaska, though from time-to-time he shows his work on Bainbridge Island.
Public works will be flushing out various water mains and into island streets over the next two months.
The Bainbridge Island City Council is considering hiring an interim city manager with a history of short-term positions in Western Washington cities. Michael Caldwell from Tucson, Ariz. has gotten the nod from the council’s ad hoc committee that’s in charge of finding a new city manager.
The Bainbridge Island City Council will hold a study session tonight in what looks to be another very brief meeting.
Officials said late Tuesday the leak at the Fort Ward Treatment Plant that may have sent sludge down Tani Creek and into Blakely Harbor actually happened late last week.
