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    Articles by Charlie Bermant
    Commissioners go live, strengthen community signal
    Commissioners go live, strengthen community signal
    By Charlie Bermant • June 18, 2009 9:01 pm

    At the June 22 meeting of the Kitsap County commissioners, South Kitsap Commissioner Charlotte Garrido may very well open the meeting with “Live, from Port Orchard, it’s Monday night!”

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    Commissioners go live, strengthen community signal
    Commissioners go live, strengthen community signal
    By Charlie Bermant • June 18, 2009 8:24 pm

    At the June 22 meeting of the Kitsap County commissioners, South Kitsap Commissioner Charlotte Garrido may very well open the meeting with “Live, from Port Orchard, it’s Monday night!”

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    County settles with medical pot patient for destroyed items
    County settles with medical pot patient for destroyed...
    By Charlie Bermant • June 4, 2009 6:21 pm

    Kitsap County has reimbursed a medical marijuana patient for confiscated property that was destroyed before an innocent verdict was rendered.

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    County settles with medical pot patient for destroyed items
    County settles with medical pot patient for destroyed...
    By Charlie Bermant • June 4, 2009 6:11 pm

    Kitsap County has reimbursed a medical marijuana patient for confiscated property that was destroyed before an innocent verdict was rendered.

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    County produces permit video
    County produces permit video
    By Charlie Bermant • May 28, 2009 7:55 pm

    The Kitsap County Department of Community Development (DCD) has developed a short video intended to guide residents through the permitting maze and explain the process in a clear way.

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    County produces permit video
    County produces permit video
    By Charlie Bermant • May 28, 2009 7:21 pm

    The Kitsap County Department of Community Development (DCD) has developed a short video intended to guide residents through the permitting maze and explain the process in a clear way.

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    Westsound acquisition makes Kitsap Bank largest on peninsula
    Westsound acquisition makes Kitsap Bank largest on peninsula
    By Charlie Bermant • May 14, 2009 6:25 pm

    Kitsap Bank assumed control and operations of Westsound Bank last weekend, opening nine locations as branches of Kitsap Bank on Monday.

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    Westsound acquisition makes Kitsap Bank largest on peninsula
    Westsound acquisition makes Kitsap Bank largest on peninsula
    By Charlie Bermant • May 14, 2009 5:30 pm

    Kitsap Bank assumed control and operations of Westsound Bank over the weekend, opening nine locations as branches of Kitsap Bank on Monday.

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    Kitsap County shifts to four-day week
    Kitsap County shifts to four-day week
    By Charlie Bermant • April 23, 2009 5:55 pm

    For the next step in its budget-cutting process, Kitsap County government will close several offices one day a week beginning May 8.

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    Kitsap County shifts to four-day week
    Kitsap County shifts to four-day week
    By Charlie Bermant • April 23, 2009 5:12 pm

    For the next step in its budget-cutting process, Kitsap County government will close several offices one day a week beginning May 8.

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    Prosecutor drops medical marijuana charges
    Prosecutor drops medical marijuana charges
    By Charlie Bermant • April 16, 2009 7:20 pm

    The Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office announced last week it has dropped criminal charges against a local medical marijuana patient.

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    Drug Court’s 10th anniversary a muted celebration
    Drug Court’s 10th anniversary a muted celebration
    By Charlie Bermant • April 9, 2009 3:00 pm

    The Kitsap County Drug Court was established 10 years ago when the idea that treatment could be more effective than punishment was not so widely accepted.

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    County hiring freeze ends
    County hiring freeze ends
    By Charlie Bermant • April 2, 2009 9:43 pm

    The hiring freeze imposed by Kitsap County government as a means to cut costs and streamline its operation ended last week, theoretically allowing departments to fill vacant positions without approval of the county commissioners.

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    County hiring freeze ends
    County hiring freeze ends
    By Charlie Bermant • April 2, 2009 9:29 pm

    The hiring freeze imposed by Kitsap County government as a means to cut costs and streamline its operation ended last week, theoretically allowing departments to fill vacant positions without approval of the county commissioners.

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    Kitsap’s drug treatment cuts could increase homelessness, officials say
    Kitsap’s drug treatment cuts could increase homelessness, officials...
    By Charlie Bermant • March 12, 2009 6:43 pm

    Cutbacks in drug rehabilitation and mental health funds could impact a range of services and significantly increase the amount of homeless people in Kitsap County, according to local officials.

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    Drug treatment cuts continue ripple effect
    Drug treatment cuts continue ripple effect
    By Charlie Bermant • March 12, 2009 6:37 pm

    Cutbacks in drug rehabilitation and mental health funds could impact a range of services and significantly increase the amount of homeless people in Kitsap County, according to local officials.

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    County employees take volunteer cutbacks
    County employees take volunteer cutbacks
    By Charlie Bermant • February 12, 2009 3:57 pm

    Kitsap County has instituted a volunteer furlough program, allowing employees to take one or two days off each month to reduce expenditures and prevent future layoffs.

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    Buying local could help county budget
    Buying local could help county budget
    By Charlie Bermant • January 2, 2009 3:58 pm

    Kitsap County is in deep financial trouble, exacerbated by the fact that its sales tax revenue cannot be accurately predicted.

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    County budget depends on gas prices, sales tax
    County budget depends on gas prices, sales tax
    By Charlie Bermant • December 29, 2008 5:16 pm

    Kitsap County approved its $328 million budget on Tuesday, but the final numbers will depend on the price of fuel…

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    Discrimination charges against county dismissed
    Discrimination charges against county dismissed
    By Charlie Bermant • December 9, 2008 6:32 pm

    PORT ORCHARD — Kitsap County prevailed in a $20 million discrimination lawsuit in a federal trial in Tacoma on Dec. 2.

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