Share opinions
A Community Survey is available to take on Bainbridge Island through Aug. 26.
A city notice says it’s a fast way for residents to give input and remain anonymous. City leaders hope to hear from a wider variety of residents using this method of gathering information.
Those perspectives are important in determining values of community members, the notice says.
To take the survey go to //polco.us/n/res/vote/bainbridge-island-wa/the-city-of-bainbridge-2?pn-method=open.
Superfund cleanup
A cleanup is going on at the former Wyckoff wood-treatment facility, located at the mouth of Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge Island.
This summer and fall, vegetation clearing, geophysical surveying, air and noise monitoring, sub-surface drilling, test pitting, and infiltration testing will occur. Work will be overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and most of it will occur inside the fenced area.
Work outside that area will be done Aug. 23-24. Drilling that will inform seismic design requirements in the beach adjacent to the western sheet pile wall will take place. The beach will remain open to the public with limited access restrictions.
On Sept. 8, a drone will be used to collect aerial imagery and/or topographic survey data of the former processing area and beaches. The beach will remain open to the public.
Help with housing
Want to shape the future of affordable housing on Bainbridge Island?
BI is developing a Housing Action Plan to identify actions that can help it promote more housing, more housing diversity and affordability.
Share your opinions through this community survey at 7w1lhjunlfb.typeform.com/BIHousingGen
Guatemala coffee
Pegasus Coffee Co. is hosting coffee farmers from Cooperativa La Asunción, San Jose Poaquil, Guatemala, at The Pegasus Coffee House on Bainbridge Island for a free “Meet the Coffee Farmers” event Aug. 19 from noon to 2 p.m.
Cooperativa La Asunción is a 30-plus-member farming cooperative dedicated to producing high-altitude coffees of excellent quality. The cooperative represents a group of rural farmers, each of whom owns and works their own small plot of land in the Chimaltenango region.
The Guatemalan farmers will be giving this special presentation and Q&A session for the public, and attendees will be able to meet and interact with the farmers, taste a sampling of their coffee, and learn about the complex journey from farm to cup.
Pegasus Coffee hopes that the event will help bring awareness of the importance of direct-trade and sustainable coffee farming practices.
Hours expand
The Planning and Community Development counter started new hours of operation Aug. 15.
It will be open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.
You can also go to the online permit center at www.bainbridgewa.gov/154/Planning-Community-Development.
Singers sought
The singing group Crescendo is accepting singers for its upcoming concert. Teens and adults will sing a mix of holiday, standards and pop songs this fall.
The 12-week session starts Sept. 12 and culminates with a public concert Dec. 12. Rehearsals run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays at the Ovation Studio, 600 Ericksen, Suite 103. There is a fee. For details go to ovationmtb.com/crescendo or email crescendo@ovationmtb.com.
Sports standout
Ryan Rohrbacher, a sixth-grader who just finished school at Sakai Elementary on Bainbridge Island, is on the fifth-ranked team in the nation for his grade level.
He plays basketball for Seattle Rotary, coached by former NBA star Jamal Crawford.
The team won a national-level tournament in Las Vegas and reached the semifinals in two others in Dallas and Anaheim.
Police log
July 31, vehicular assault, NE Hidden Cove Road.
July 31, drug paraphernalia, Fletcher Bay Road NE.
Aug. 1, vehicle prowl theft, Madisen Avenue N at Winslow Way E
Aug. 1, indecent exposure
Aug. 2, traffic accident, Agatewood Road NE at Highway 305
Aug. 2, boating accident, Main Street NE
Aug. 3, burglary, Point White Drive
Aug. 4, traffic accident, Winslow Way E
Aug. 4, possession of burglary tools, Henderson Road NE
Aug. 4, phone harassment, Crown Drive NE
Aug. 5, motor vehicle theft, Whispering Lane NW
Aug. 8, theft, NE Day Road E
