Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION MEASURESCity of Bremerton Impacts. If the Gorst UGA were to be annexed by the City of Bremerton before 2035, thecurrent population of the Gorst UGA and the projected growth of 985 residents would come under the jurisdictionof the Bremerton Police Department, for a total population of about 1,207 people over the next 20-30 years.Under the Kitsap County Final SEIS prepared in 2012 for the Kitsap County UGA Resizing and Composition Remand,the City of Bremerton was estimated to grow by about 14,288 residents without annexing Gorst or any other UGA.The additional population from a Gorst annexation would only represent an approximately eight percentadditional population growth increase.If the annexation were to occur in the relatively near future, the impact on police LOS would be a relatively modestadditional need for 0.4 commissioned officers. This impact would be higher under this alternative as the additional985 residents would require1.8 commissioned officers. While this level of additional growth would imply the needto add 2.2 commissioned police officers at the adopted LOS, the growth from the Gorst UGA will likely be relativelymodest and spread out over time, giving the City of Bremerton adequate time to plan for service changes aspopulation increases impact levels of service. In addition, the incremental tax revenues that would come with anannexation would be available to at least partially fund incremental public safety costs.However, the City of Bremerton acknowledges in its 2010 CFP that the City of Bremerton already has a staffinglevel that is too low, and would generally benefit from increased staffing, especially if required to take onadditional geography and population.The County and City of Bremerton LOS standards are not based on employment growth, but it is likely the caseloadcould increase due to calls for service related to commercial businesses.Alternative 3Alternative 3 models the highest growth level for the Gorst UGA, and assumes a 2035 Gorst UGA population of1,304, which is an increase of 1,082 residents over current population levels.County Impacts. The estimated 1,082 additional residents would have minimal impact on the LOS for the KitsapCounty Sheriff’s Office. The County’s will be able to meet nearly all of its adopted LOS standards through 2035under Alternative 3. LOS impacts for Alternative 3 are shown in Table 3.12-12 Kitsap County Sheriff’s OfficeProjected LOS – Alternative 3.Draft | June 2013 3-195