VISION

Spanning over 20 years, the vision for the Central Kitsap Community Campus in Silverdale is intended to be a civic, recreational and cultural gathering place for community residents of all ages-day and night. Previous visioning efforts identified priority uses for the properties and include:

• Library
• Government offices
• Community center with public meeting space with kitchen access
• Public open space  
• Senior housing
• Performing arts center 
• Recreational facilities
• Other public uses and offices

Private uses on the properties are also welcome and include offices, restaurants, markets, coffee shops, and other multi-family housing options. These private activities are intended to be complementary to the public activities listed above.

Our Community Challenge--The CK Campus is at a pivotal point in its redevelopment and demand to move this concept towards completion is stronger than ever. Since crafting the vision, circumstances have changed as many priority uses envisioned above have selected future building sites at other locations within the Silverdale area.

To move forward with the next redevelopment effort, Kitsap County will need to not only evaluate the viability of the remaining public elements of the vision, but also understand realities of site constraints and what is financially achievable. A redevelopment due diligence assessment is underway to examine types of improvements and uses that not only serve the Campus properties but can also benefit the larger Central Kitsap area by achieving multiple community goals.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Collaborative public-private partnerships include multi-year discussions and creative alliances between the public and private sectors. These efforts require preparation and homework to ensure meaningful conversations that will be actionable. Although public and private sectors have, at times, different interests and methods of operating, both sides can come together to implement shared community goals. These efforts promote efficient use of limited funding sources; meet community demands for services and maximize use of available land for urban renewal.

Kitsap County is currently at the due diligence stage of this discussion, which will prepare all parties for meaningful real estate conversations, negotiations and financially achievable discussions in the near future. Below is a link highlighting this stage of the  process and major milestones for this collaborative effort. 

CAMPUS PROPERTIES

By 2036, the population of Silverdale is expected to 26,335 people with employment reaching 8,928 jobs. Silverdale is the largest retail center in Kitsap County and will become the largest medical center too. Sales tax revenue contributes to +/- $22M annually, countywide. This revenue, along with other sources, fund a wide array of County services and programs. Silverdale is also the second largest unincorporated Urban Growth Area (UGA) in the County and a designated Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Regional Growth Center. These areas by nature are targeted for substantial growth over a 20-year period and beyond. 

The CK Campus, fronting Silverdale Way, is located on 12 acres of County-owned property within the heart of the Silverdale UGA and Regional Growth Center. Since the early 2000s, Kitsap County has acquired properties to form the Campus with the most recent acquisition of the Poplars property in 2012.  In June 2011, Phase I of site redevelopment was completed with the opening of a 85,785 square-feet multi-purpose community center, the Haselwood Family YMCA. With over 20,000 members and an average daily attendance of over 4,000 users, this facility is a tremendous success.

Time is now ripe to move forward with the next redevelopment phase through the creation of public-private partnerships.

CENTRAL KITSAP SHERIFF PRECINCT OFFICE 

The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office maintains a current staffing level of 118 commissioned personnel, 31 support staff and 150 volunteers.  Of these positions, 87 commissioned personnel, 4 support staff and 50 volunteers work out of the Patrol Division, which is based at the CK precinct office. With 25 years of public use, this precinct office no longer meets the needs of the community it serves and current law enforcement operations.

Kitsap County has identified spatial, usage and site location requirements for a new Central Kitsap Precinct Office. This facility needs assessment is intended to provide the necessary information to set the stage for meaningful real estate, budget and policy discussions now and into the future.

SILVERDALE COMMUNITY CENTER

The Silverdale Community Center was demolished in July 2016. It was closed to public use since 2015 due to significant water damage. The Community Center was roughly 16,070 square-feet and before the closure, provided County office space, three centralized public meeting spaces (totaling 4,380 square-feet) and a 170 seat community theater that was home to C-STOCK. 

POPLARS PROPERTY

In 2012, Kitsap County acquired the Poplars property from Housing Kitsap. At the time of transfer, the property came with existing commercial lease agreements and long-term debt obligations. The County has issued a Limited Tax General Obligation bond on the property which matures in 2022, with a pre-payment option in late 2017. Kitsap County currently operates the property that includes a County program office, six commercial uses and thirty-six affordable residential apartment units. Revenues generated from the property cover operating/maintenance expenses, with enough left over to only cover the bond's interest payments.

Reducing or eliminating bond debt will need to be considered in this due diligence assessment.