2011 Budget Book - WHOLE - Kitsap County Government

GENERAL, ECONOMIC, & DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
NAVAL INSTALLATIONS
The Department of Defense installations in the County have a significant impact on the County’s economy. The
Puget Sound region remains home to the third-largest concentration of U.S. naval bases in the nation. It is
estimated that 55% of all economic activity in Kitsap County is directly or indirectly linked to the Navy presence.
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Naval Base Kitsap was established on June 4, 2004 through the merger of Naval Station Bremerton, Naval
Submarine Base Bangor and Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport properties. Naval Base Kitsap’s
major sites are Bangor, Bremerton, Keyport, Manchester and Jackson Park housing complex. The Navy’s thirdlargest
shore command, Naval Base Kitsap has responsibility in Alaska, Canada, Idaho and Kitsap County. The
Base has developed over fifteen community relations programs within the local communities. Naval Base Kitsap
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 on Hood Canal between Silverdale and Poulsbo. 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 south of Poulsbo. 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 2010, a total of 1559 building permits were issued in unincorporated Kitsap County with a
construction value of $ 118,135,390. The following table shows details of building activity:
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