• BOCC Decision: No ReZone Upheld

    Posted on June 24, 2025

    We are very pleased that the Kitsap Board of County Commissioners has voted to Keep Kitsap Green, by protecting rural Kitsap from large-scale residential overdevelopment.
    This is not about winning or losing, but an opportunity to come together on our shared goal of a bright future for the generations to come.[…]

  • Help Protect Rural Kitsap From Overdevelopment

    Posted on June 18, 2025

    Speak up! Email your comments by the  June 20 deadline and tell your county commissioners you support efforts to protect the rural parts of our county from rezoning that would turn it into subdivisions.

    On June 9, the county commissioners made a preliminary decision to turn down 14 requests to rezone rural portions of Kitsap County – including 400 acres adjacent to the Port Gamble Forest Heritage Park – for higher-density residential development.

    On June 23, they will make a final decision. Developers are pushing the commissioners to reverse that decision. Commissioners need to hear from the public! […]

  • Increasing Public Engagement – letter

    Posted on June 7, 2025

    Dear Planning Commission, Board of Commissioners, and Parks Director,

    First, I would like to mention that the recent Planning Commission meetings have been very impressive, with increased engagement, knowledgeable input, and discussion. I am pleased to see the more diverse experience at the Planning Commission table, and it is reflected in the quality of the meetings. I appreciate the addition of new Planning Commissioners to the group!

    I was intrigued by the question at the end of the Planning Commission meeting last night, June 3, 2025: how to increase public participation with the County. I applaud the Planning Commission and the Board of Commissioners for exploring the issue of increasing public participation in a future joint work session. […]

  • DNR Firvana Timber Sale – letter

    Posted on May 30, 2025

    Update: Firvana Timber Sale delayed thanks to letters from KEC, Kitsap County Commissioners, and You!
    The Kitsap Environmental Coalition (KEC) objects to the sale of timber at the Firvana site next to Green Mountain for the following reasons.
    First, the Commissioners of Kitsap County and KEC have called for delaying sales of structurally complex forests around Green Mountain. This delay provides time to evaluate the sites more and attempt to convert them from timber sites to areas preserved for future generations and nature. […]

  • Carrying Capacity of Heritage Parks

    Posted on May 13, 2025

    Organization of PROS Plan

    The organization of the plan needs improvement. Here are examples of improvements needed in the organization of the plan:

    Figure 1-1(p.8) appears to be a depiction of the order of the chapters. The Demand and Needs Analysis chapter is shown as coming before the Goals and Objectives chapter. These are reversed in the text.
    Most of the first four pages of the Overview and the Demand & Needs Analysis chapter seems more logically to fit in the Inventory & Assessment chapter which provides background and the general picture of the context for the PROS Plan. […]