Daily Update Newsletter
State agency explains next steps in BI’s housing review
Pencils down — it’s time for the city to hand in what it’s got.
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BI Council agrees to hard Comp Plan deadline of June 2026
At its Nov. 12 meeting, the Bainbridge Island City Council voted 6-1 to adopt consultant Joe Tovar’s suggestions…
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Consultant says BI must kick Comp Plan into high gear
The city consultant’s review has arrived, and the verdict is firm: Bainbridge Island is behind the curve, and…
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BI approves ordinance to expedite ADU process, loosen requirements
Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit on Bainbridge Island? It’s now almost as easy as “add water and stir.”
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First looks at Winslow housing typology: apartments to ADUs
The vision of the population-dense Winslow of the future took a step closer to reality at the special…
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Phase 2 of Wintergreen housing project finally moves forward
The last half of Bainbridge Island’s first mixed-income development of single-family homes is ready to move forward, almost…
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BI to allow planners to assess Winslow for affordable, middle housing
Density is on Winslow’s doorstep — or so it would appear to some residents.
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New low-income liveaboard moorage rates coming to BI marina
Bainbridge Island just became the only city in the Puget Sound region officially considering liveaboards, or boats that…
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Growth case study about change in Island Center
One thing that Bainbridge Island officials and residents agree on is that change is hard to wrap your…
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BI Comp Plan: Reactions from ‘offensive’ to ‘opportunity’
It’s “offensive,” it’s “concerning,” it’s a “vision,” it’s an “opportunity” — it’s a routine government document.
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Lots for sale near herons concern many
A recent real estate listing has ruffled some feathers in Winslow.
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Opinions vary widely about BI’s affordable housing site
Like a house divided, comments were to the extreme.
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State asks BI to build more housing
Bainbridge Island has a housing problem, and the state wants to help fix it.