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Kitsap Transit board authorizes start of negotiations for $15 million training facility site
Summary
Kitsap Transit authorized staff to begin negotiations to buy a site and hire an outside appraiser for a training facility after receiving $15 million in grant funding; the board approved the move unanimously as NEPA review nears completion.
The Kitsap Transit Board of Commissioners on June 2 authorized staff to begin negotiations to acquire property for a new training facility after staff said the agency has secured $15,000,000 in funding and is nearing completion of required environmental review.
Executive Director John Claussen told the board the agency completed an alternatives analysis and is finishing the NEPA review required before acquisition; staff asked for authority to open negotiations and to hire an outside appraiser to determine fair market value. Claussen said the preliminary design is complete and the next step is to develop bid‑ready construction documents.
The board moved and adopted Resolution 2632 to authorize staff to initiate negotiations. Claussen said the facility will primarily support transit training — including a driving course that could be made available to other public agencies such as school districts and neighboring transit systems when not in use.
Why it matters: the training facility is a capital milestone supported by grant funding that, if completed, will centralize driver and vehicle training and support long‑term fleet and operations needs. The board approved the action without recorded opposition; an outside appraiser will establish the basis for negotiations.
What’s next: staff will proceed with appraisal and begin negotiations with property owners. The board did not set a purchase price during the meeting.
