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Kitsap planners begin yearlong Silverdale Center update as market study, PSRC recertification loom
Summary
Kitsap County planners outlined a scope and schedule for updating the Silverdale Regional Growth Center plan and design guidelines, citing a May market‑study deadline tied to Puget Sound Regional Council recertification and potential loss of federal transportation funding if center status lapses.
Kitsap County Planning Commission members on March 4 heard a briefing on a yearlong update to the Silverdale Regional Growth Center plan and its design guidelines, including a market study due in May that county staff say is needed to support Silverdale’s recertification with the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC).
The briefing, led by Jim Rogers, long‑range planner with the Kitsap County Department of Community Development (DCD), emphasized that the county must show progress toward regional center criteria to retain PSRC benefits and federal transportation funds. "We want to ensure that we maintain our center status with PSRC," Rogers said, adding that losing that status could put roughly $2,500,000 a year in PSRC transportation funding at risk for Kitsap County projects.
The presentation laid out key metrics and next steps. County staff said Silverdale’s designated center covers approximately 717 acres — above…
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