PORT ORCHARD — A planned 12-unit affordable apartment complex in Kingston and roof replacements at two Poulsbo housing communities are among the projects in a $7.83 million housing and community-development funding package Kitsap County commissioners approved Nov. 9.
The board approved 2027 capital and public-service funding recommendations, its federal housing and community-development action plan and amendments to earlier plans after extending public comment from an Oct. 26 hearing.
The package includes $1.5 million for Housing Kitsap’s Howerton development near the Village Green Community Center in Kingston. The project is planned as a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments for households earning no more than 60% of area median income, according to the application summary.
Housing Kitsap also will receive $250,000 each for roof and gutter replacements at Fjord Manor and Fjord Vista II in Poulsbo. The county’s summaries describe the work as necessary to preserve affordable housing and prevent further damage.
Other capital recommendations include $811,000 for Kitsap Mental Health Services to develop two accessory dwelling units in Port Orchard and Bremerton for families with very low incomes and an adult receiving mental health services.
Catholic Community Services’ Benedict House men’s shelter in Bremerton is allocated $163,300 for building repairs, including roof replacement, windows and bathroom work.
The package also recommends $577,958 for Community Frameworks’ homebuyer down-payment assistance program and $200,000 for Housing Kitsap’s home-rehabilitation program.
Public-service awards include $30,000 each for Helpline House and South Kitsap Helpline food-bank operations, plus $22,000 for YMCA child-care scholarships in the Central Kitsap School District.
County staff said the YMCA funding would support 18 scholarships for children ages 5–12 in before- and after-school programs.
The recommendations draw on federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME funds, along with the county’s affordable-housing sales-tax program. Federal award amounts remain subject to the final 2027 allocations from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Program staff told commissioners no additional comments had been received during the extended comment period, which ended Nov. 6.
The recommendations and project summaries are available at https://agendasuite.org/iip/kitsap/file/getfile/3653.
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