It’s an odd tradition, this dressing up in a homemade zombie outfit or as a not-so-worldly Dr. Seuss character, then going around with a plastic pumpkin asking people to fill it with candy bought at the grocery store. The dress-up part makes sense since we all – young, old and the living dead – like to get out of our own skin once in a while, even if it’s make-believe.
All things being equal, the creation of a Port of Bainbridge Island might be a good long-term answer for an island desperately needing another economic player other than the flailing real estate/building industry that can no longer depend on the incessant movement of people to a floating suburb 35 minutes from a metropolis.
The Health, Housing and Human Services Council of Bainbridge Island (HHHS) ceased providing service to our community in January 2011.
Your Oct. 14 edition contains a guest opinion piece by Arlene Buetow (“City needs to act in best interest of ratepayers”) recommending transfer of the city’s water utility to the Kitsap Public Utility District (KPUD).
The woman who is my wife and I have slightly different personality types when it comes to meeting new people. For example, when Wendy walks into a room full of people she doesn’t know, she becomes energized and acts as though everyone in the room is an old friend she is meeting for the first time.
There’s no doubt that people, especially those living in a small town whose populace has a high political IQ and loves a spirited power struggle, have a tendency to want to put neighbors in office who share their own political or consensus-building views. That makes sense, at least if it’s done on an individual basis and important personality traits such as morality, ethics, and honesty are also taken into account.
It’s not by accident (just another near-miss) that Squeaky Wheels, the island’s bicycle advocate, is holding a meeting Monday from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Senior Center Commons. Bicyclists and other community activists are calling the event “Safe Roads For All,” and it’s not an oxymoron like it may sound.
Are you too growing weary of the campaign hyperbole and unending dialogue concerning the disposition of the city’s water utility? I’m a city utility ratepayer and I certainly am.
Our November ballot seeks establishment of an island-wide Port District to be managed by five, simultaneously chosen commissioners. If approved by a simple majority vote, the Port of Bainbridge Island becomes our sixth taxing district.
