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Commissioners agree to prepare county position and feasibility numbers before further talks with Bremerton on sewer service

5834534 · August 19, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners discussed a multi-session review of the Belfair sewer system and the city of Bremerton’s outreach about providing sewer service. Commissioners asked staff to prepare numbers and feasibility material and scheduled a special work session to develop county negotiating points.

Mason County commissioners spent an extended portion of Tuesday’s briefing re-opening a long-running discussion over sewer service in Belfair and a letter from the city of Bremerton seeking further talks on sewer connections and cost sharing.

Commissioner Netherland requested the commission develop a clear, commission-approved set of expectations — including dollar or percentage figures and feasibility findings — before meeting again with Bremerton. “We should be doing a feasibility of our own when we're looking at any of that stuff,” he said. Commissioners asked staff to prepare data and a recommended starting point for negotiations.

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