North Kitsap Beat

I just received word that Port Gamble S’Klallam CEO Doug Quade has resigned.

I made some calls, but as yet don’t have any more information.

A statement from Port Gamble S’Klallam Chairman Ron Charles read:

“Doug has made significant contributions to the Tribe and has been a positive force in helping us manage the resources of our various business, cultural and social service departments. We wish him well in all of his future endeavors,” Charles said.

The tribe has been busy working on efforts to expand fiber optic Internet service – recently supplying the Port of Kingston – and developing plans for a new casino and hotel near the current Point Casino.

(If you’re putting two and two together, yes, Quade is the husband of Poulsbo Mayor Kathryn Quade.)

The North Kitsap School District is starting a mini campaign to try and educate the public about its budget shortfall – $2.8 million.

It’s a similar story at districts around the state.

Read the document HERE. [POWERPOINT FILE]

The design renderings for the new Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe’s casino were shown off last night at the Kingston Open House, the first time the drawings were presented in such a public place.

Construction of the new The Point Casino has been slowed by the softening financial markets, but it looks like there’s quite a plan in place.

The casino would be the first phase (the top in the picture) with about 100,000 square feet of gaming, retail, restaurants, meeting space, bars and entertainment. It would have 975 slots (an increase of about 400), 18-20 table games and 3-5 poker tables, 5,000 feet of meeting space and employ about 200 more people.

Phase two would be a hotel next to the casino.

Interestingly, the “Environmental Objectives” section of the informational flier is longer than the “Amenities” section. It lists things like “reducing construction activities pollution”, minimizing potable water use, using recycled building materials, and using “innovative wastewater technologies.” The hotel is “slated to be a LEED silver project,” which in common parlance means a “green building”.