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Poulsbo to press Kitsap commissioners after repeated rejections of mental‑health tax funding
Summary
Following two rejections of Poulsbo applications to Kitsap County’s mental‑health and chemical‑dependency tax fund, the council agreed to send a letter urging reconsideration and more transparent decision‑making; staff argued county review committees had not visited the city’s recovery center and misunderstood its integrated hub model.
City staff and council members criticized the county review process after two Poulsbo applications for mental‑health and chemical‑dependency tax funds were rejected. Kim presented a draft letter to the Kitsap County Commissioners seeking reconsideration and proposing a different decision process for the fund.
"What we're trying to do with our city model is gather different providers under one roof... it's not duplication, it's accessibility," Kim said, defending Poulsbo’s Recovery Resource Center and urging county reviewers to visit local programs before making funding determinations. Several councilmembers expressed frustration that substantial county disbursements ($10.4 million cited) produced little return for the North End and urged a formal, on‑the‑record challenge to committee practices. Council agreed to send the letter and to pursue follow‑up conversations with commissioners; staff noted one county commissioner had already been approached.
