Kitsap County Planning Commission recommends approval of 2025 PROS Plan findings

On June 17, 2025, the Kitsap County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Findings of Fact for the county's 2025 Parks and Recreation Open Space (PROS) Plan after a brief staff presentation.

The Findings were presented to the commission by Carmen Smith, Parks Department Planner, with Alex Wisniewski, Parks Department Director, in attendance. The Findings of Fact document, the minutes note, represents the commission's deliberations and recommendations from the Planning Commission meetings held June 3, 2024.

Commissioner Richard Shattuck moved "to recommend approval of the Findings of Fact for the 2025 Parks and Recreation Open Space Plan, as presented by staff." The motion was seconded (second not specified in the minutes) and recorded as "Unanimous in Favor - Motion Carries." Seven commissioners were listed as present at the meeting (Alan Beam, David Vliet, Aaron Murphy, Tami Bowen, Richard Shattuck, Ashlee Hall and Kaleb Nelson); one member (Adrienne Hampton) was absent.

Why it matters: the PROS Plan provides a framework for parks and recreation planning and capital investments across Kitsap County. The commission's Findings of Fact are the Planning Commission's formal recommendation based on the staff presentation and prior deliberations; the minutes do not record any dissenting positions during the vote.

The minutes state only that staff presented the Findings and that the commission approved the recommendation; no amendments or conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes. The minutes do not specify the next administrative step after the commission's recommendation or a formal docket to which the Findings will be forwarded.

The action was recorded in the meeting minutes under "F. Findings of Fact: 2025 Parks and Recreation Open Space (PROS) Plan." The Planning Commission adjourned the meeting at 8:13 p.m.