Solar power celebration
The Bainbridge Library is hosting a SUN DAY event Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The event is one of hundreds to be held nationwide that day by Third Act (founded by author Bill McKibben) to celebrate the rise of clean energy, per a news release.
The library will explain its plans to install a solar system on its roof. Jeremy Smithson, founder of Puget Sound Solar, will review the history of solar in the U.S. and explain where the industry is headed. Experts will discuss solar projects on Bainbridge. Solar installers will be available to answer attendees’ questions about installing solar on their homes or institutions.
Register to attend at: https://actionnetwork.org/events/bainbridge-island-sun-day-event
For questions, email Fran.Korten@gmail.com
Swing dance
There will be a free swing dance and lesson Sept. 14 at Winslow Green.
There is a beginner swing lesson from 11-11:30 a.m., and dancing after that until 2 p.m. No partner or dance experience is required. The dance is being held outdoors and might be cancelled due to heavy rain.
More details can be found at https://www.facebook.com/share/16X9AES4bg/
Meet Councilmember Deets
Bainbridge Island City Councilmember Joe Deets is having his office hours Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon at CUPS Espresso on 123 Bjune Drive SE in Winslow.
Everyone is welcome to come and meet with him to talk about city business.
BI police log
09/01 SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT, 7088 NE BAY HILL RD
09/02 WARRANT, 8800 FLETCHER BAY RD
09/02 MALICIOUS MISCHIEF, 9694 NE LOFGREN RD
09/02 FOUND PROPERTY, 151 WINSLOW WAY E
09/03 FRAUD, 550 WINSLOW WAY
09/04 DOMESTIC VERBAL, 15400 BROOM ST NE
09/04 VEHICLE PROWL, 400 HARBORVIEW DR SE
09/04 HIT AND RUN, 270 OLYMPIC DR SE
09/04 THEFT, 9060 HOLLY FARM LN
09/04 BURGLARY, 225 HIGHSCHOOL RD 40
09/05 BURGLARY, 10442 NE BRACKENWOOD LN
09/05 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 200 HIGH SCHOOL RD 201
09/05 THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE, 7995 DAY RD W
09/06 BURGLARY, 1560 MADISON AVE N
09/07 AGENCY ASSIST, 270 OLYMPIC DR SE
Rodent control
The Kitsap Public Health District is revising rodent control regulations for Kitsap County.
KPHD will consider adoption of the revised ordinance during a public hearing in October. The health district has had a rodent control ordinance in place since 1996, which prevents diseases that can be spread by rats, mice, raccoons, and other animals, per a news release. The ordinance requires residents and businesses to prevent rodents and wildlife from accessing potential food sources and take steps to rodent-proof buildings, among other rodent-control strategies.
Health district staff presented proposed changes to the ordinance at the board’s Sept. 2 meeting, which include strengthening rules to prevent residents from feeding wildlife, improving the health district’s ability to enforce rodent control rules, and making enforcement measures consistent with recently updated public health ordinances, the release says.
The public can send questions or comments regarding the draft ordinance to john.kiess@kitsappublichealth.org. The health board will take public comment and consider adoption of the revised ordinance during a public hearing Oct. 7.
