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Patty Charnas is retiring as the city’s planning director May 1.

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Charnas to retire as COBI planning director May 1

City of Bainbridge Island planning director Patricia “Patty” Charnas announced she will be retiring May 1 after about…

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BI Council weighs in on PC’s Winslow Subarea, Comp Plan work

The Bainbridge Island City Council approved six motions at its Feb. 10 meeting that aim to “provide feedback”…

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Winslow Subarea Plan up for council approval this spring

After about a year, the plan for the future of Winslow is almost done, and a draft will…

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Parks ‘level of service’ performing well, still room for improvement

As Bainbridge Island’s park district decides what to focus on in the next 25 years, an assessment of…

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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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A packed house filled the BI Planning Commission meeting Sept. 11.

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BI planners vote to move forward Winslow affordable housing project

Call it what you want — an eyesore or an asset — the proposed housing development at 625…

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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…