2024 Comprehensive Plan Update. As part of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan Update, the Poulsbo Planning and Economic Development Department is pleased to launch its first Story Map and Community Survey! They are both being provided in English and en Español. The survey consists of 20 questions and should take approximately 5 minutes to take, with the story map taking approximately 10-15 minutes to read. The survey responses will help to inform our housing, land use, and transportation elements of the Comprehensive Plan.

Link provided is to the project webpage where you will find links to the Story Map and Survey in both English and Spanish: https://cityofpoulsbo.com/planning-economic-development/2024compplanupdate/

Increased Poulsbo Sales Tax Rate. The sales tax rate will be changing effective April 1^st, 2023 to 9.3%. As explained in adopted City of Poulsbo Ordinance 2023-01, the extra percent increase is due to a newly approved 1/10^th of 1% sales tax for the new Transportation Benefit District (TBD).

Surplus Auctions. New surplus auctions have started today! The auctions will end next Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

You can view all the current auctions here: https://www.govdeals.com/poulsbowa

Utility Billing Autopayment. The City offers auto-pay as an option to pay your utility bill.

Have your payment automatically deducted from your bank account on the 20th of every month.

Click here for additional details and an application.

If you’d like an application mailed to you, please contact the Finance Department at (360) 394-9881.

Poulsbo City Hall will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2023, in observance of President's Day. Garbage services will be on normal schedule for both days.

Public Works 2022 Winter Storm in Review

With two major snow events, an ice storm, and king tides, Public Works has been very busy this winter keeping the City’s roadways clear and safe!

During the two snowstorms in late November and late December, Public Works:

• Treated 2,240 road miles
• Used approximately 400 cubic yards of sand
• Worked 784 labor hours

Citizens can help keep city streets safe during snow events by removing snow from sidewalks and storm drains in front of your home or business. 

Building Department 2022 Review



2022 had a total of 469 building permits issued, with a total valuation of $68 million. This is the highest number of issued permits we’ve had since 2016!

We had three large commercial projects in 2022, Liberty Bank, The Sophie Apartments, and Discount Tire. There were also four new developments that started; Blue Heron (85 lots), Calavista (43 lots), Noll Terrace (31 lots), and Spencer Plat (81 lots). In total there were 69 building permits issued for new single-family homes.

In addition to issued permits, at the end of the year we had 41 New SF permits and 5 New Commercial permits ready to be picked up.

WELCOME! 😊

Welcome New Parks and Recreation Director. We are excited to announce that we are now led by Director Jeff Ozimek, who brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and passion for parks and programming to our community. We are thrilled to have him on board! Stop by the Rec Center and say hello!

Poulsbo Garden Club Gardening Grants. Last year the Poulsbo Garden Club gifted over $3,500 for 8 gardening and landscape projects in North Kitsap and we are thrilled to be doing it again this year. For more information and application forms please email the Poulsbo Garden Club at PGCgrants@gmail.com and get your application in before the February 28, 2023 deadline.

Please mark your calendar for several events:

First, please attend our public meetings on Saturday the 11th of both February and March in the lower level conference room of the Poulsbo Library. General meeting from 10:30 to 11:30 and then at 11:30 we will welcome two great speakers, details follow:

• February: Welcome Bess Bronstein, an ISA Certified Arborist, Qualified Tree Risk Assessor and horticultural consultant, speaking on “Changing Times, Changing Gardens”.

• March: Join Debbie Teashon as she talks about her award winning book, Gardening for the Homebrewer and discusses plants we can grow for our own mixology.

Finally, look forward to our wonderful plant sale to be held again at Raab Park on Caldart on Saturday, May 6!