City of Poulsbo

August will be a quiet month for direct fundraising efforts due to the time constraints before the school board makes their decision.

Over the next several weeks it will be important that we continue to focus efforts on the Poulsbo City Council. They continue to discuss the pool, but to date they have not committed to supporting the pool financially. The fact is they have the money. New businesses, such as WalMart, are generating a large increase in sales tax revenue for the city and I believe the city should direct some of these funds back to the community.

A majority of the individuals that are shopping at these new businesses are not residents of the City of Poulsbo so the cities argument that they should not fund a resource that is used by the entire North Kitsap community is simply not valid. The entire North Kitsap community is contributing to the increased revenue the city is realizing and they have an obligation to recognize that.

There is a city council meeting on August 6th and I encourage everyone to attend and address the city council. Keep the letters and emails going and let them hear your voice.

Randy