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Video Interviews of the City Council Candidates: Question 2
In early September, Inside Bainbridge interviewed and filmed the candidates for Bainbridge Island City Council. There are eight candidates, two running for each of the four seats: North Ward: Anne...
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BI Battles in 2011—Peace in 2012?
In the Northern Hemisphere, winter is a natural time to pause, to reflect, to cease our fighting, as it is much more difficult to wage war in the darkness and cold. In this brief pause, let’s reflect...
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Bainbridge City Council and Staff Set Workplan for 2012, Review 2011
At last night’s City Council meeting the Council approved the workplan for 2012, acknowledging that, with the search for a new city manager, the Council will not be able to get as far as they would...
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More Than 150 Shoreline Owners March on City Hall in Protest, Confront Council
by Sarah Lane and Julie Hall A visibly angry group marched on the City Council meeting Wednesday night to protest changes in the Bainbridge Island Shoreline Master Program (SMP). Protesters gathered...
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Letter to the Editor: SMP Complicated by Misinformation
The Shoreline Master Program (SMP) is a complicated plan because, unfortunately, it is one of those very complicated issues. However, it is made much more complicated by all the misinformation that...
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Aquaculture Arrives on Bainbridge: Potential Environmental Disaster or...
Now that the Shoreline Master Plan has been approved by the Department of Ecology, Bainbridge Island is open for offshore aquaculture, or fish and shellfish farming. The first and so far only...
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Islanders File Petition for Review of SMP
Yesterday, October 7, Preserve Responsible Shoreline Management LLC and eleven Islanders filed a Petition for Review with the Growth Management Hearings Board to challenge the City of Bainbridge...
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A Second Coalition Files Petition for Review of SMP, This One About Aquaculture
Two coalitions filed different petitions for review of the Bainbridge Shoreline Master Plan on October 7. As we reported yesterday (October 8), one of these was made up primarily of Preserve...
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