Bainbridge Conservation Coalition
We’re holding our city and ourselves accountable—
because the choices made today shape the island we’ll pass on tomorrow.
News
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The History and Importance of our Guiding Principles
Continue readingThe genesis of Bainbridge Island’s Guiding Principles goes back to before Bainbridge Island became a city, and the desire for local control and sustainability among Islanders. To understand the origins of Bainbridge Island’s Guiding Principles you need to understand the movement for local control leading up to the vote that created all-island government in 1990. […]
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The Peer Review of COBI’s Draft Groundwater Management Plan
Continue readingDespite being identified as a priority in its 2016 Comprehensive Plan, the City of Bainbridge Island (COBI) has not yet completed and adopted a Groundwater Management Plan (GWMP). GWMPs are essential for responsible land use planning, necessary to ensure that human activity, including future development plans, protect and preserve a sustainable source of clean […]
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Blair King’s 2022 Letter In Defense of Bainbridge Island
Continue readingWith the State Legislature poised to impose massive growth on Bainbridge Island in 2022, city manager Blair King wrote an eloquent letter to the legislature in defense of local control. His letter now stands in stark contrast to the City of Bainbridge Island’s current campaign for massive upzoning. Read Mr. King’s letter at: https://bainbridgeconservationcoalition.org/2026/02/04/blair-kings-letter-to-the-legislature/
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BCC Supports Historic Preservation
Continue readingCOBI’s historic preservation program is a package of federally guided procedures and guidelines developed speci/ically for the CLG program and managed by the HPC. Its work is to establish, maintain, and update a local inventory of historic structures compatible with the state’s inventory; it seeks to preserve historic properties through a review process that ensures […]
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Bainbridge Island: Washington’s Unique Island-city
Continue readingOut of 490 towns and cities in Washington State there is only one EPA designated Sole Source Aquifer island-city—100% dependent upon aquifers for domestic water—and surrounded by saltwater. That island-city is Bainbridge Island, incorporated in 1991.
Monthly Events
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Apr, 26
Creative Phone Photography at Bloedel Reserve
7571 NE Dolphin Drive Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
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Apr, 26
Earth Day Activities at Bloedel Reserve
7571 NE Dolphin Drive Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
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Join a Meeting
BCC meets every first and third Monday of the month at the Marge Williams Center in Winslow from 6pm to 8pm. Meetings are open to the public. Located at: 221 Winslow Way W, Bainbridge Island
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Ways to Watch City Council Meetings
City Council and Planning Commission meetings are now held in person in the Council Chambers and remotely on Zoom.
FOR ALL VIEWING INFO, GO TO THE COUNCIL WEBPAGE BY CLICKING HERE
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