The North Kitsap Regional Event Center is a proposed multi-use regional recreation and cultural center with ball fields, expanded swimming pool and community performance center. The Center, located near the NK High School complex, will include improvements and renovation of existing facilities and fields.

A series of public meetings were held in 2005 to establish initial needs and priorities. The KPFD is now working closely with project partners; the Poulsbo City Council, NK School District and Kitsap County, on the first Phase of the Project. The PFD contributed $1.45 million dollars of the total $2.2 million required to complete Phase I.

The Phase I project is replacing the grass fields at the NK Stadium (Field #2 in the drawing below) and one of the soccer fields at Strawberry Field (#8 below) with artificial turf, and also install lights at Strawberry Field. This project began on the 2nd of June and will continue through the summer, completing by Sept 5th at the Stadium and by October 15th at Strawberry. Some pictures of the progress to date are below.

Click here for a copy of the Master Plan for the Regional Event Center (it is a large, ~13 MB pdf file, please be patient while it downloads). Please watch this web site for updates as this project develops.

Following is a draft rendering of the proposed North Kitsap Regional Center.



Following are photos of the work being done on the NKREC Phase I project.

North Kitsap Stadium:

After stripping the old turf, leveling the field and installing drain lines at NK Stadium.

Strawberry Fields:  Before...

And now, as Field #8 is leveled for drain lines and installation of artificial turf.