City court to move into old Kitsap Bank building
By LYNSI BURTON
The Bremerton City Council unanimously approved the purchase of the Park Avenue and Sixth Street Kitsap Bank building as the new site of the municipal court Wednesday. The $1.7 million deal is expected to be finalized in the next few days, City Attorney Roger Lubovich said. The sale is set to close by April 30 and the goal is to have the new court building running within six months after that date, following a few renovations. But the renovations needed are few, Lubovich said, which makes the Kitsap Bank building a prime spot for the court. “It’s just about as good a building as you can get,” he said, adding that the city’s plans for the building are already drawn. The city has vied for the Kitsap Bank property since last fall, Lubovich said, and has only now arrived at a purchase agreement with the bank. It also considered purchasing the old Pacific Avenue post office, but renovations would have made the post office more expensive than the Kitsap Bank building, Lubovich said. Bremerton has been renting the current court space at 900 Pacific Avenue for four years. When the city owns the Kitsap Bank building, the annual costs will be cheaper than what the city now pays in rent, Lubovich said. So keep your comments: We ask that all participants own their words by logging in with their Facebook account. It's a simple process that will take seconds and helps keep our comments free of trolls, cranks, and “drive-by” commenters. We reserve the right to remove comments from anyone using screen names, pseudonyms or false identities. Please refer to our Terms of Use for full detail on participating on our site.
Bremerton Patriot Staff Writer
March 19, 2010 · 3:44 PM
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