The permanent supportive housing facility will provide housing to people experiencing homelessness who struggle with mental illness and drug addiction.
Kitsap Transit to add back Sunday bus service over the next two years
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Kitsap Transit will be able to slowly reintroduce Sunday bus service over the next two years and fund $125 million in capital projects thanks to a surprisingly healthy economy and an influx of federal funds, transit officials announced Tuesday.
Kitsap Transit axed Sunday bus service during the Great Recession, and its return has remained a contentious topic in the decade-plus since. Strong sales tax growth over the last several years combined with federal COVID-19 relief funds have resulted in a budget surplus that Kitsap Transit plans to use to stand up Sunday service and fund a plethora of capital projects.
Bremerton to allow residents to build two accessory dwelling units on their property
BREMERTON Bremerton residents will be allowed to build up to two accessory dwelling units on their property following a City Council decision Wednesday night that continued a recent trend of loosening restrictions on small residential housing units.
The council voted 4-3 to approve an ordinance that will let property owners build up to two accessory dwelling units (ADUs) per single-family lot as long as they provide an off-street parking space.
The change comes on the heels of a council decision in December that relaxed the city’s ADU code by removing parking, design and owner-occupancy requirements at the recommendation of city officials and the planning commission. The council debated at the time whether to allow two ADUs on one property but ultimately decided to wait on making a decision.