BREMERTON — Here are other items from the Bremerton City Council’s meeting Wednesday, Nov. 4.
Office building becomes 52 studio apartments
A former medical office building at 2512 Wheaton Way, where Cherry Avenue, Lebo Boulevard and Wheaton Way meet, has been converted into 52 studio apartments that should open by February 2027, Councilmember Denise Frey said. Frey said the building was rehabbed by local developer Dale Sperling.
Frey said her District 2 lost many medical offices when Harrison Hospital left, and the empty offices add to “this feeling of blight.” She called the project “the first of what I hope will be several renovations in my district” and said other owners of half-empty office buildings could follow it. “It wasn’t easy. There were a lot of obstacles, but this developer persevered,” she said.
Trenton Avenue traffic calming meeting Nov. 17
Public Works will hold a public meeting on the traffic calming installed on Trenton Avenue from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at the Bremerton Senior Center, 1140 Nipsic Ave. Mayor Greg Wheeler said the work is meant to address the street’s traffic volume and speeds, mostly during commute hours, and has been paused so the city can take more feedback. Resident Jack Reed told the council he can already feel a difference in vehicle speeds along his stretch of Trenton and asked the city to share monitoring data.
Garage restroom back after vandalism
The public restroom in the 405 Washington Ave. parking garage is open again after vandalism, Wheeler said. Facilities staff cleared drains of debris that had been flushed down the toilet. Wheeler mentioned a mop handle and a T-shirt. The city restored the restroom earlier this year for $17,500 after it had been out of service since the early 1980s, according to the mayor’s report. A new ADA-accessible restroom is planned for the garage’s first floor. The two CE-4 restrooms at the end of Second Street by the boardwalk have also been refurbished, for $17,172.
New transportation projects map
Residents can now look up planned transportation projects, with descriptions and priority scores, on a new interactive map of the city’s Transportation Improvement Program. It’s at bremertonwa.gov/404/Projects, under “Transportation Improvement Program,” and works best on a desktop or laptop.
Poet laureate search
The Bremerton Arts Commission will soon open its search for the city’s next poet laureate. The position comes with a $250 stipend. Poets can sign up for the Bremerton Arts Registry to get the call by email when it’s released.
District 6 town halls
Councilmember Anna Mockler’s District 6 town halls are back, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month in the Subway Community Room, 3850 Kitsap Way. On Nov. 9, city customer service staff will talk about how to raise concerns with the city more effectively. The Dec. 14 session is about building community and mutual aid. Details: Anna.Mockler@bremertonwa.gov.
Holiday events
- Bremerton Foodline’s third annual Turkey Trot, a 5K with a 1-mile option, starts at 9 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, at Evergreen Rotary Park; festivities begin at 7 a.m. Registration is $15 and up for ages 4-13 and $30 and up for ages 14 and older at bremertonfoodline.org/events.
- Winter Fest runs from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, in Quincy Square downtown, with a holiday market, Santa at 5 p.m. and the tree lighting at 5:30 p.m. Details: downtownbremerton.org/events/winter-fest.
- Magic in Manette, with a tree lighting on East 11th Street, is from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, Councilmember Christy Cammarata said.
- Krampusnacht, with a market, is from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, downtown.
- The Bremerton Fire Department’s Santa Run returns in early December, with dates and an online Santa tracker to be posted on the department’s website.
Backpack Brigade needs volunteers
Wheeler said he joined Bremerton School District Superintendent Slade McSheehy at a Bremerton Backpack Brigade packing session behind Naval Avenue Elementary, where volunteers filled 752 backpacks for 317 families. The group sends food home with more than 700 children each week. Volunteers can sign up at bremertonbackpackbrigade.org/volunteer.
Manette Bridge approach project closeout
On its consent agenda, the council added $50,000 to the city’s 2026 Transportation Capital Fund to close out the Washington Avenue and 11th Street improvement project. The project was finished in January, and the final contract amount came in higher than the money set aside for it, according to the agenda bill. A resident used the comment period to ask the city to fix the eastbound bike lane, which he said ends at the bridge’s off-ramp.
Meeting schedule
The council’s budget workshop is at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the mayor’s conference room and on Zoom. There is no council meeting Wednesday, Nov. 11, because of Veterans Day. A study session is set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, and the next business meeting is at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the first-floor chambers of the Norm Dicks Government Center, 345 Sixth St.
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