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Council conditionally approves contract to build Recovery Cafe commercial kitchen pending landlord sign-off

5874401 · October 1, 2025
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Summary

Council authorized a $76,603.31 construction contract for a commercial kitchen at the North Kitsap Recovery Cafe, contingent on written approval from the building owner. Funding includes a $35,000 Health Care Authority grant and existing city professional services funds; staff said the grant expires in December.

The Poulsbo City Council voted Oct. 1 to approve a construction contract to build a commercial kitchen for the North Kitsap Recovery Cafe, contingent on receiving the landlord’s written approval of tenant improvements.

Public Works presented a project that would convert roughly 311 square feet of unused office space into a commercial kitchen to allow food preparation and volunteer engagement on-site. Summer, a Recovery Cafe representative, explained the program has been operating since February with food prepared off-site and partnered church volunteers; an on-site kitchen would let members participate in cooking, dishwashing and other volunteer roles.

Engineering said bids were opened Sept. 19; the low responsive bidder was Capital…

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