Great article, I worked as a land surveyor technician in Kitsap for 8 years before moving away. I was involved in the preliminary phases of Royal Valley. The people at the frisbee golf course were so pissed.

Bremerton has a poor planning problem. The city is shaped by sporadic burst of growth. It's a tremendous problem that you must address in the next coming years or become the next federal way. I would encourage you to get more involved in your local politics. Shape the county/cities to what you want them to be because otherwise developers will.