Kitsap Review

City of Port Orchard recently issued the following announcement on March 10.

Mayor Rob Putaansuu and the City of Port Orchard  opened up an online survey that invites the public to suggest ideas for ‘one word’ that celebrates Port Orchard. This word (or words) could be incorporated in the exterior design of the upcoming Port Orchard Community Event Center & Library facility that will occupy the current location of Kitsap Bank on Bay Street. This public input session will be hosted online and open to anyone who would like to submit feedback until April 10th.

The latest concept designs for the Event Center created by Rice Fergus Miller Architecture depict the word ‘COMMUNITY’ in large letters on one end the building and ‘EVENT CENTER’ on the other. However, Mayor Putaansuu sees an opportunity to engage the public on what would eventually be the new Library, public event space and cornerstone of the Port Orchard waterfront.

“I really like the way the word ‘community’ wraps around the two sides of the building in the conceptual drawings. I especially like how the word UNITY is created when you face the building head on, and it made me think that there must be a better idea than ‘Event Center’ for the other side of the facility. This is an opportunity to make a statement about what kind of community we are and what is so special about Port Orchard. And since this facility is intended for the benefit and enrichment of the public, I thought that asking the public to help could be a meaningful exercise,” said Mayor Putaansuu.

The ‘One Word’ public input survey is open to all who would like to participate at https://www.imagineportorchard.com/one-word and will be open until April 10th.

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