Yesterday a “Transition Addendum to Employment Agreement” was posted to the City Council’s next meeting agenda. With it, the word is out: City Manager Brenda Bauer’s time with the City of Bainbridge Island is indeed coming to a close. Although the Addendum isn’t effective until the Council votes on Wednesday night, it signals that the [...]
Archive for January, 2012
After Bauer, a hard reality
Posted in Bainbridge government, Bainbridge Island, Change of government, City finances, City Manager, Good governance, Island life, Politics, tagged Bainbridge Island, Brenda Bauer, City Manager on January 31, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Let’s make a new park at 305 and Winslow Way
Posted in Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge real estate, Environment, Family, Health, Island life, Outdoors, tagged Citizens, Park, Unocal site on January 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Submitted by Bruce Weiland, bpweiland@comcast.net The Citizens Park Task Force is an informal group of community volunteers who have come together for a single purpose — to convert the ugly vacant lot on the corner of Highway 305 and Winslow Way into an attractive and welcoming gateway to Bainbridge Island. Our vision is to make this former Unocal gas station [...]
Gay marriage has the votes
Posted in Bainbridge Island on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press – 25 minutes ago OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — As lawmakers held their first public hearing on gay marriage, a Democratic senator on Monday announced her support for the measure, all but ensuring that Washington will become the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. The announcement by Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, [...]
Ward, Lester add “performance review” to Wednesday’s Council agenda
Posted in Bainbridge government, Bainbridge Island, Change of government, City Manager, Good governance, tagged Bainbridge City Council, Brenda Bauer, Dave Ward, Debbi Lester, Sandbag on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This post has been updated as of 1/11. See italics below. Yesterday Council member Dave Ward and incoming Mayor Debbi Lester delivered a document to City Hall, signed by both of them, directing that an item be added to the agenda in Executive Session at Wednesday’s Council meeting: “Review Employee Performance.” The closed session is scheduled [...]
“Mrs. Johnson” sends ultimatum to City Manager
Posted in Bainbridge government, Bainbridge Island, Change of government, Politics on January 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »
“Time is not your friend.” So wrote the pseudonymous “Mrs. Johnson” in an email to Bainbridge City Manager Brenda Bauer yesterday, telling her that she can resign from her City position in exchange for assistance finding a new position, or wait to be fired and “not have our our support.” Claiming that Bauer’s time with [...]





