Ken Dewitt 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.

—Sharon Soames has been an avid reader of the Bainbridge Island Review since settling into an 1870s mill home on Blakely Harbor in 1972. She said its focus on community and Kitsap County keeps us connected. As change happens, the paper is a source for historical records and a great resource for holding on to the facts of Bainbridge’s past.

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

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.

Bainbridge Island Metro Parks & Recreation District Commissioner Ken DeWitt recently went to Maui and saw the devastation caused by the wildfires.

Bainbridge Island Metro Parks and Recreation District commissioners have voted for staff to apply for permits for the Vincent Road to Gazzam Lake Nature Preserve trail.

Adam Hunt has withdrawn his recall effort against four Bainbridge parks commissioners, but said it was a success because it got the community talking about Sakai Park after the district left it dormant for seven years.