Sorry for sharing this at such late notice, but tomorrow, Friday, June 24th, 10 am - 12 noon, Kitsap Parks is holding a “Day of Caring”. Join other Friends of Harper Pier to help clean up and improve Harper Park.

Register here https://bit.ly/HPDayofCaring or just come to the park!

To keep our parks happy and healthy we will work on removing invasive ivy, removing bricks from the estuary, and overall cleaning up of the park and trails.

Dress for the weather. Bring water, gloves, and sturdy shoes.

Bring tools including clippers, hoes, and shovels if you have them.

-4.2 Low Tide June 15, 2022

Many people explored the beach during the recent extreme low tide.

Kitsap Transit’s Moorage Quest

Status of Kitsap Transit Moorage Issue

1. The issue is NOT settled!

2. Kitsap Transit’s quest for moorage space is still ongoing. In October 2021, after completing a feasibility study and producing a fast-track rendering showing the use of Harper Pier for the moorage of two fast ferries, Kitsap Transit stated, that they would also complete a feasibility study for moorage at Southworth. Kitsap Transit has announced that staff, their consultant from KPFF, and WSF staff have started the feasibility study. The original consulting engagement agreement suggested results would take about 10 weeks once the engagement started. More than 10 weeks have passed and we wait to hear the results of the the Southworth feasibility study.

3. During this time, we, Friends of Harper Pier, continue to virtually attend Kitsap Transit Board of Commissioners’ meetings to listen to what is happening and how it might relate to Harper Pier.  If you’d like to listen to a meeting, you will find information about the meetings on our website.  Click here.

4. We invite you to express your opinion about using Harper Pier for moorage directly to Kitsap Transit’s Board of Commissioners.  You can make a public comment via email, voice mail, or speaking during the public comment time of the Board meetings.  Information can be found here where to send letters.

5. We are also quietly expressing our feelings about the moorage of ferries at Harper with orange yard signs stating “Don’t Industrialize Harper Pier.”  We have a few more signs available for sale.  Click here to purchase.

6. If you have questions for Friends of Harper Pier about this issue, feel free to send your question to fohpier@gmail.com.

Facebook, Website & Email

While our Friends of Harper Pier Facebook group has existed for 10 years, in 2021 a website was created to highlight the many aspects of the Harper Pier community, recreational activities, history, and to present and discuss our advocacy on the Kitsap Transit Moorage issue. The website is also beneficial as a place to hold history and albums of photos. It also allows Friends of Harper Pier to provide information to Friends who do not use Facebook.

To send emails and timely announcements out to Friends of Harper Pier, we now keep an email list.

Please make sure that FOHPier@gmail.org is in your contacts so the newsletters, like this, don’t end up in your spam folder, or another folder such as promotions. Email servers often filter email, but we hope you will want to see our newsletters in your Inbox.

Miscellaneous

Upcoming Events

Port of Bremerton Commissioners Meeting
Tuesday, June 28, 6:00 PM, Zoom

Kitsap Transit Board of Commissioners Meeting
Tuesday, July 5, 8:30 - 10:00 AM, Zoom

Port of Bremerton Commissioners Meeting
Tuesday, July 12, 10:00 AM, Zoom

Kitsap Transit Board of Commissioners Meeting
Tuesday, July 19, 8:30 - 10:00 AM, Zoom

Photo Harper sunrise by Mary Poudrier
Photo of low tide by Joy McFate Lee

Questions or comments? Email fohpier@gmail.com.