TUESDAY, MARCH 20,
2007 6:45AM COFFEE & DISCUSSION MCP&PSG MANCHESTER FAMILY INN
In attendance were Joe &
Mary Ann Blazevich, Richard Dilworth, Ron & Joyce
Rada, Joe Gueriz, Bob
Parks, Ray Pardo, Bud and Wanda Larsen. Mark
Rebelowski also dropped by before going to his Kiwanis
meeting. A letter directed to the U. S. Postal Service and
others regarding the proposal for a second exit/entry to the Manchester Post
Office (per 2002 Manchester Urban Renewal plan statement page 32 "Post
Office" ) was read and reads as follows:
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
March of
2002.
In the plan, page 32 "Post
Office" it states that the 685 box holders of the Manchester Post Office
facility 98353, and other area users have indicated a strong preference for additional
access to the facility. Such access to provide for a
drive through mail drop, as well as better access to the Post Office itself.
Safety is a key issue now, as it was in 2002, when exit and entrance to the
facility has been magnified many times. A serious congested driving and
parking problem is in effect. This creates a daily safety concern to
automobiles and pedestrian traffic. To date there have been only minor
accidents that have occurred due to entrance and exit conditions, along with a
great deal of user stress and frustration.
We as a Community that relay on the
facility, urge the U.S. Postal Service to consider making this important
improvement as soon as possible. In that the property abuts the County right of way, it will be necessary to contact our
local Kitsap County Representative, Commissioner Jan Angel for coordination
with the proper County Public Works Dept. authority. Correction of these conditions should be
implemented now, before a major incident or accident occurs. Owners of
the Postal facility site are Harvey and Anne Tofte,
of
This request is from the MCP&PSG
(Manchester Crime Prevention & Public Safety Group).
Discussion's followed
related to the failure of the recent School Levy for South Kitsap, Traffic flow
improvements courtesy of Dusty Wiley,
We hope to have Kitsap
County Assessor, Jim Avery, as a guest as soon as possible.
Our interest is in what the tax base is as relates to growth of the community,
additional taxes, assessed values for Manchester
Community residents,
Everyone was reminded of the
second meeting of the Manchester Community Plan revisions committee that will
be held this evening March 20th, at the County Commissioners Chambers in the
Administration Building 619 Division St. The meeting is scheduled for
6:30PM to 9:30PM. If you have not already signed up to assist with
gathering information to upgrade to 2002 plan to 2007 standards, please do so
at once. This is a plan that
Bud announced that Ms. Linda
Bentley Sr. Planner for the
Pete Ball, Deputy Resources
Officer of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Dept. was expected at today's meeting,
if possible. Unfortunately he was not in attendance. In that we
have a number of important projects to review with him, it is hoped that he
will be able to join us in the near future. Our questions pertain to
expansion of several Neighborhood/Blockwatch areas,
information on locations and who represents current signed areas, how can we
assist the Sheriff's Dept. in gathering resource information for use in out
efforts to expand the Blockwatch programs. In
addition we have recently learned that the National Night Out program that has
been held so successfully in the
Respectfully
Submitted: Wanda Larsen