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Council hears complaints about waterfront noise, boat dereliction and marine enforcement; police outline resources and mutual-aid arrangements
Summary
A citizen raised repeated nighttime engine revving on the waterfront; Chief Brown said Port of Bremerton property is a factor, the department lacks capacity to patrol the busy evening period regularly, and explained marine-unit mutual aid and derelict-boat removal costs and funding constraints.
A resident, Pat Saint Laurent, told the council that repeated nighttime engine revving on the downtown waterfront is disturbing nearby residents. Chief Brown responded that the city relies on citizen calls when incidents occur and that the waterfront property in question is Port of Bremerton land; the department has discussed lighting and speed bumps with port staff.
Chief Brown said officers can respond when notified, but routine proactive downtown patrols during the reported…
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