Dan Hamlin News Today

Bainbridge Island Metro Parks & Recreation District commissioners recently decided not to be wishy washy regarding the $10 million bond it hopes to pass Aug. 6 for improvements at Ray Williamson Pool.

Voters on Bainbridge Island will be deciding on a $10 million bond to deepen and widen the Ray Williamson Pool from six to eight lanes.

The Bainbridge Island Metro Parks &Recreation commissioners are expected to vote at their next meeting on if they want to put a $10 million bond on the ballot to expand 54-year-old Ray Williamson pool.

Deep and wide they’ll be a pool on Bainbridge deep and wide.

Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and Recreation District commissioners aren’t going off the deep end, but they do have a lot to consider regarding expanding plans for the renovation of Ray Williamson pool at the Aquatic Center.

Strawberry Hill Park is going to the dogs.

The Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and Recreation Department is rolling out a new Metro Park Premium Membership.

Longtime Bainbridge parks executive director Terry Lande is retiring, and Dan Hamlin has been appointed acting executive director.

Bainbridge Island Metro Parks District commissioners aren’t sure if BI can support two swimming pools so they are hoping a private group might want to pool their resources to give the community what it needs.

The Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and Recreation District commissioners passed a number of resolutions regarding finances at a recent meeting.