Remarks by Michael Goodnow
11 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 1
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“Yeah, I agree. And I wish we weren't already in the midst of talking about who we want to honor. But I would be happy to do an honorary street naming for Bishop Robertson. We've done research. We've looked at what other cities are doing and Other cities are doing honorary and when we brought this up last time I think it could have been a done deal and we could already have signs up Had we moved on it? We would just have to pick color and design and font and things like that and so, you know, I was just in Chicago and I Actually, there was interesting because I saw one that was an honorary…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“All right, to be clear, it was me. I wasn't trying to change anything of yours. No problem. I was just wondering if we could walk on. Get this done. Walk that one on. Get it on the books so we can do our job and write the ordinance. We had one that was ready to go that we were in support of. But I'm just trying to keep things neat. But let's wrap up this first.”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“okay seeing as there's no other public comment ask for a motion move to pass ordinance number five five four zero to increase the bremerton transportation benefit district vehicle license fee from twenty dollars to forty dollars for the purpose of funding transportation improvements second”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Yeah. So. Every year I've been on council, we have talked about this. So we don't take it lightly. And we are, as somebody mentioned, really trying to find priorities in the budget, trying to have the most sort of bang for the buck, I think somebody also used. But, you know, thinking back a little bit, I don't remember what year the I'm in initiatives is what brought us down. It was a very popular thing. They get a lot of people to vote for a $20 car tab, car tabs in Washington. Some folks were paying closer to $400 for their car tabs. I've lived in different states. I've definitely paid a…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“I Don't think I have any slides this time because the staffing so I'm glad we're hiring somebody new and You know I I I really would like to see the council as a whole operate with more grace. I think it is not a one-time issue. It is not just the folks we're talking about tonight. I think we are, I think our country So we may be lagging that but we just need to be kind and we need to move with grace and I This is something I've felt for a while, and I feel like I've voiced my opinion on this. And we put the time in to come up with those rules, and we're not following them. And it disappoints…”
City Council · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, let's go through some slides. First up, there is a new mural going in on the side of spread supplies. So it sort of faces, I guess, Lafayette, kind of the U-Haul center over there. Anyways, it's a great way to bring some color and stuff, and I just love the idea of that area being almost like a little mural district. Next slide. The district, the Charleston Business District wants to thank the city for donating or I guess relocating more planters from other areas of the city that were no longer being used down onto Calo so they can care for the plants and bring some green down there.…”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026
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“Okay, thanks. Tomorrow, 6 p.m. at Typewriter Fever. And so if you'd like to get involved, they can certainly use all the help they can get or would welcome all the help. I don't know if they need it. Next slide. Let's see. Their next meeting, their next Charleston Business District meeting is August 18th, 6 p.m., also at Typewriter Fever. That's at 620 North Callow. Next slide. And the new Charleston District newsletter is out. There's a QR code you can scan for that. And the highlight is the new owner of Calo Fibers, which is a brand new business on Calo. And I think that's all I have for…”
City Council · Aug 5, 2026
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“All these things make me think of other things. We're going to hold on this slide for a bit. I used to serve on a submarine in Group 9, so that brought up memories and obviously the air conditioning. Thanks for the shout out. Actually, I want to talk about something. So a week ago, so last Wednesday, I believe, there was a violent attack up by the bus transfer station on Wheaton Way. the person's known to me and uh i just wanted to really think thank the the police department and uh officer knox rk9 if you haven't seen the account uh it was a very it's pretty violent a random attack and It…”
City Council · Jul 15, 2026
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“Now would be a good time to ask the score.”
City Council · Jul 1, 2026
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“OK, I think I've got some slides. Yes. So first off, I just want to kind of bring people's attention to what is legal fireworks wise in the city of Bremerton. We have a couple two years ago, I think we sort of set some boundaries on our limits on what's available, what's allowed. And honestly, Nothing that flies into the air or self-propels is allowed. And the best place to find information on this is Bremertonwa.gov slash 240 slash fireworks with a capital F for lowercase work. should work anyways so just please be safe and respect your neighbors and you get a chance review this or reach out…”
City Council · Jul 1, 2026
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“Oh, I guess we'll go. Okay. Um, you can go back to the slide if you want to extend me. So, um, I also did want to thank council member, uh, Chamberlain. Uh, we also did a, uh, flag raising sort of mini ceremony at the boardwalk, which is, it's nice. And, uh, so we have a pride flag on the, uh, boardwalk flagpole that sort of greets people as they enter the city. So, um, really proud that we got that all done. And then I wanted to share Friday is the Art Walk. And there is a new shuttle that's been running. An organization called Mobility for All is running it. And it basically is going from…”
City Council · Jul 1, 2026