2009 Kitsap County Budget Book - Kitsap County Government

General Information and Economic Indicators
is host command to over 60 tenant shore and sea-going commands from aircraft carriers, submarines, a surface
ship, U.S. Marines and the U.S. Coast Guard to the massive industrial complex of the Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
Naval Base Kitsap – Bremerton is comprised of 205 acres near the City of Bremerton. Its architecture and
landscape are a blend of modern facilities and buildings with trees dating back to the turn of the century. In total,
the Base encompasses 419 acres in three geographic locations (Naval Base Kitsap – Bremerton itself, Jackson
Park and Olalla Military Family Housing areas).
Naval Base Kitsap – Bangor encompasses 7,201 acres. It serves the Navy as homeport for SSBN TRIDENT
Submarines and for the newly converted SSGN submarines OHIO and MICHIGAN. The Intermediate
Maintenance Facility at Bangor performs industrial activities such as incremental submarine overhauls,
modernization and maintenance; assembly and processing missiles and components; and training military and
civilian personnel on the latest military technologies.
Naval Base Kitsap – Keyport encompasses 340 acres. It includes military housing and regional facilities, and is
the primary headquarters for Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division, Keyport. NUWC Keyport’s
primary mission is to provide advanced technical capabilities for test and evaluation, in-service engineering,
maintenance and industrial base support, fleet material readiness, and obsolescence management for undersea
warfare; and to execute other responsibilities as assigned by the Commander, Naval Undersea Warfare Center
in Rhode Island.
The Naval Hospital Bremerton is a full accredited, community-based acute care and obstetrical hospital, is
licensed for 67 beds and houses a variety of ambulatory, acute and specialty clinics. It administers professional
care to the approximately 56,000 eligible military families residing within its area of responsibility. The Hospital
is the parent command for three major branch medical clinics, located at PSNS, Submarine Base Bangor, and
Naval Station Everett. The main hospital also provides an Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene operation,
Preventive Medicine, and Alcohol Treatment Departments.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
In 2008, a total of 1661 building permits were issued in unincorporated Kitsap County with a construction value
of $180,732,819. The following table shows details of building activity.
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BUILDING ACTIVITY
Total
Total
No. of Permits Residential Non-Residential
Single Multi- Mobile Const. Value Const. Value
Year Family Family Homes (in $000) (in $000)
2002 856 2 235 88,983 34,549
2003 1,023 3 234 172,431 96,566
2004 983 3 248 173,248 81,334
2005 986 6 129 227,733 69,617
2006 889 11 109 212,558 44,002
2007 744 9 93 220,202 37,569
2008 425 0 93 130,679 50,054
Source: Kitsap County, Department of Community Development
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