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Bremerton
Poulsbo
Port Orchard
Executive Director
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Jim Heins
Trent England
Rick Smith
Emily Parsons, Vice-Chair
Walter Draper, Treasurer
Brent Stenman (new, not shown)
Warren VanZee, Chair
W. Michael Walton
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Wow! As I
look back on
what the
Kitsap
Public
Facilities
District (KPFD)
has
accomplished
in the past
few years,
I'm very
pleased.
After our
involvement
in funding
the
construction
of the
Kitsap
Conference
Center
on the
downtown
Bremerton
waterfront,
we went to
work on
improving
the and
expanding
recreational
opportunities
at the
Fairgrounds
and Events
Center.
We, the PFD
Board of
Directors,
as well as
the County
Parks staff
at the
Fairgrounds,
invite you
to come down
and check
out the
improvements:
-
Significant
Stadium
improvements
to Field
#1 so
the
amateur
college
Bluejackets
could
play
there;
-
Many
improvements
to the
other
ball
fields
to
facilitate
holding
major
tournaments
in the
field
complex;
-
Remodel
of the
Pavilion,
so that
major
events,
such as
the
International
Table
Tennis
tournament,
could be
held
there;
also
regional
high
school
wrestling,
volleyball
and
basketball
tournaments
can now
be
staged;
-
Improvements
to the
Van Zee
Food
Service
Center
to make
it more
"user
friendly"
and
functional;
-
Paving
the
parking
lot at
Gordon
Field -
and soon
there
will be
a
lighted
synthetic
turf
field
there;
-
President's
Hall is
also
going
through
considerable
improvements
to
improve
it's use
for more
functions;
-
and the
new Disc
Golf
course!
A major
partnering
is now
taking place
at the
North
Kitsap
Regional
Events
Center
as it
progresses.
The PFD,
North Kitsap
School
District,
the City of
Poulsbo and
Kitsap
County have
joined in
the
planning,
funding and
construction
to create
what will be
a major
expansion of
North Kitsap
regional
recreational
facilities
and
activities,
as well as
being a
source of
pride for
the
community.
Finally, we
have been
able to
partner with
many
organizations
to assist in
bringing
people to
the area for
functions
and
recreational
activities
by providing
seed monies
to get
started and
promotion
for their
events
through our
Event
Fund
grants.
Along with
these
changes in
our
landscape
and
facilities,
we have had
some changes
in our Board.
Mike Walton
has joined
the
organization
as Executive
Director,
replacing
Anne Blair,
who has
served the
PFD so well
over the
last several
years.
Several
valued Board
members have
moved on and
been
replaced
with as
equally well
qualified
and
enthusiastic
new Board
Members, as
noted above.
I want to
express my
appreciation
for their
efforts and
their
cooperation
with County
staff, in
all aspects
of our
business.
We encourage
you to
attend our
Board
meetings,
held on the
fourth
Monday of
each month,
at 6:30 pm
in the
Eagle's Nest
at the
Fairgrounds
in
Silverdale/Central
Kitsap. If
meetings
aren't your
"thing",
just come
and look
around the
Fairgrounds
Complex or
the
waterfront
in Bremerton
- they
really have
changed!
Warren Van
Zee,
Chair, KPFD Board of Directors
KPFD Guiding Principles for Projects & Facilities:
Economic development:
Ability to generate revenue by bringing regional and small national conferences (vendors, participants and guests) and sports tournaments (organizers, participants, families and fans) and all the attendant media coverage into Kitsap County.
Efficient use of public and private money:
Both the Kitsap Conference Center and Kitsap Fairgrounds & Event Center
-Used state sales tax rebate managed by the KPFD to produce capital investment funding from bond sales.
-Garner multiple funding sources from inside and outside Kitsap County, including
• $1.5 million in federal and state grants for the tournament quality lighting for the Kitsap Pavilion, new baseball fields at Kitsap Fairgrounds and the fountains on the public plazas at Bremerton Harborside
• $18 million from City of Bremerton
• $1million matching funds from Kitsap County.
-Spur private investment in Kitsap County. To date these investments include:
• nearly $20 million from Opus Development Corporation for the Kitsap Conference Center and public plazas at Bremerton Harborside
• $30,000 in-kind contribution from RainStorm for the rainwater/underground recycling system in the Fairgrounds parking lot.
Innovation:
The newest construction technologies in parking lot construction are being used at both projects, resulting in
• water recycling and operating cost savings (approximately 40% or $50,000 a year) and avoidance of runoff problems at the Fairgrounds
• safety and earthquake damage prevention through rebar and tension-framing in the Conference Center underground parking structure.
Multiple-use:
Both the Kitsap Conference Center and the Kitsap Fairgrounds & Event Center feature multi-use facilities:
• At the Fairgrounds and Event Center, baseball fields have soccer fields in the outfields and share parking, lavatory and concession facilities among four fields.
• The Pavilion houses basketball, wrestling, volleyball, tennis badminton or community events with removable sports equipment and bleachers, as well as permanently lined sports flooring.
• The Conference Center meeting spaces are appropriate for conferences and meetings, weddings and community receptions, and commercial and cultural exhibits.
