City of Bainbridge Island

The latest City Highlight is out now featuring the 2024 Public Works "Roadeo" - testing the best of the best! Also in this week's Highlight (find it here: https://conta.cc/3Z8J5QJ ) - Four beautifully, tearjerking Proclamations - Springbrook Creek fish ladder - go salmon go! - Bundled Madison Ave updates - the improvements just keep coming - Festive winter celebration Nov. 30 - though cold outside, it will be heartwarming and sugar coated - AND MORE - check it out!!

Madison is PAVED. Say what?!!! Learn more in this video update. Still more improvements come! *raised bike lane asphalt is yet to come

Our NEW e-newsletter, City Highlight - Updates from City Hall, is out NOW! Check it out: https://conta.cc/3CkOXgM If you subscribed to our City Highlight email list and didn't get it, be sure you verified your email from Constant Contact (the verification email might have have gone to your junk or spam folder). If you want to receive these emails, click on the link and look in the top right corner to "Join Our Email List"

Today is the last day of the City Manager's Report . . . kind of. Look for a refresh and glow up email next Friday! In the meantime, today's City Manager's Report (here: https://conta.cc/3YMwItf) is filled with updates on: - Hometown Halloween photo highlights! - Farm Trail Dedication (video!) - Winslow water tank - Country Club Rd open to two way traffic finally! - Madison Ave construction - Island emergency management plan - and more!

We’ve heard concerns that the driveway to the Madison Ave ballot box might be closed due to Madison construction, but this is NOT TRUE. The driveway to the BALLOT BOX WILL REMAIN OPEN AT ALL TIMES until after polls close on November 5. A message in the Thursday, October 31 traffic notification mistakenly stated that driveway access to the ballot box would be closed overnight on November 4. This was INCORRECT, and we apologize for any confusion. Please rest assured: the ballot box driveway access will stay open continuously until polls close on November 5. People can access Madison Ave. via High School Rd. in the evening on Nov. 4.

Live in the North Ward on Bainbridge Island? Come to the North Ward Meeting on Sat., Nov. 2 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Fire Station 23 (12985 Phelps Rd.) and meet your council members! North Ward Councilmembers Joe Deets and Brenda Fantroy-Johnson and At-Large Councilmember Kirsten Hytopoulos, together with City Manager Blair King, will attend the North Ward Meeting. The Council Ward Meetings are an opportunity for you to meet with council members who represent your ward to talk about topics in your neighborhood and the broader community that are of importance to you. Ward Meetings are intended to be less formal than a Council meeting, so it allows for more of a conversation between community members and Council members.

Our Operations and Maintenance team installed the new Winslow Way bike corral just in time for Halloween! This bike corral is part of a pilot program aimed at expanding accessible bike parking in Bainbridge Island’s neighborhood centers as part of our Sustainable Transportation Plan. As a fun addition, the public selected a winning mural design that will be painted on the corral pavement by summer 2025. So if you're heading to Hometown Halloween and wondering where to park your bike—or broomstick—check out the new bike corral on Winslow Way near Madison! It can hold up to 10 bikes or brooms, including e-bikes, cargo bikes, and even Nimbus 2000s.

On Bainbridge Island, community is the heart of everything we do. It’s the neighbors, friends, and families who make our island feel like home—even when that means sharing the street with a few ghosts and goblins! ?? Come celebrate the season with us at Hometown Halloween, October 31, on Winslow Way from 4-6pm. ??Enjoy . . . - Complimentary hot apple cider sponsored by Town & Country - Chili and hot dogs at Eagle Harbor Church for a UNICEF donation - Look for your favorite teacher scooping at Island Cool Frozen Yogurt and Ice Cream in Winslow (formerly Mora) - DJ will be spinning tunes near Winslow Mall - Hometown Halloween Photo booth on Madrone Lane - And of course, trick-or-treating from businesses and sponsors all along Winslow Way The Bainbridge Island Downtown Association puts on Hometown Halloween, co-sponsored by the City, along with Safeway, Town & Country Markets Bainbridge, and Eagle Harbor Church. See you there! Boo! #HometownHalloween #Community #BainbridgeIsland

Celebrate the beauty of Bainbridge Island’s newest public trail! The Farm Trail dedication last Friday was a delightful autumn event in a gorgeous setting. Kids eagerly planted native plants along the trail, adding to the festivities. The Farm Trail, a collaboration between the City of Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District, and the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation, offers stunning views of historic farmland, including the Suyematsu property. The Park District constructed the trail under an agreement with the City, with the Parks & Trails Foundation funding additional trail and plant restoration. Long planned as part of the 2001 Open Space Bond for community farmland, the trail connects the community with active, working farmland and scenic landscapes. The new Farm Trail runs from Day Road East to Lovgreen Road, along the west edge of the community farm district, pumpkin patch and historic agricultural lands. Enjoy the trail!

Live in the South Ward on Bainbridge Island? Come to the South Ward Meeting on Sat., Oct. 26 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Island Center Hall (8395 Fletcher Bay Rd NE) and meet your council members! South Ward Councilmembers Ashley Mathews and Jon Quitslund and At-Large Councilmember Kirsten Hytopoulos, together with City Manager Blair King, will attend the South Ward Meeting. The Council Ward Meetings are an opportunity for you to meet with council members who represent your ward to talk about topics in your neighborhood and the broader community that are of importance to you. Ward Meetings are intended to be less formal than a Council meeting, so it allows for more of a conversation between community members and Council members. *North Ward meeting coming in November.