Parks
This park was the first recognized park of Bainbridge Island Parks and Recreation which was presented to the District in 1966.
Rotary Park
Recreation programs started with the opening of this facility in 1971
Ray Williamson Pool
The comprehensive plan, also known as the Bainbridge Island Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan, is updated how frequently to reflect community interests.
Every 6 years
Bainbridge Islands median age of _____, distinguishes it from other communities in Washington.
50.7 (this is 12.6 years older than the states median age)
The Parks District was founded in 1965....
The same year this iconic Island activity!
Pickleball
Who knew the history of pickleball was so closely related to District in time, how fun!
In 2011, WA State transferred these two State parks on the island to the Park District.
Fay Bainbridge Park and Fort Ward Park
Shortly after the pool opened, this program was born, and the recreation component of the Park District was up and running.
Gymnastics
To stabilize funding for the Park District, island residents voted on September 14, of what year, to approve the formation of the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District.
2004
Bainbridge Island has a population roughly of 25,530, what percentage of the population is Ages 5 to 19.
15% (roughly 3,999)
(Fun fact, 29% of the Island is 65+)
On November 7, 1991, the residents of Bainbridge Island vote to change the name of their city from ________ to Bainbridge Island
Winslow
Established in 1997 the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation came to be to support the work of the Park District through private fundraising, grants, and community-led initiatives. The Foundation awarded its first round of grants in 1998, with its first major project being _____________.
Camp Yeomalt Cabin
Breaking down spending to cents of a dollar, for a dollar of income for the District this amount is spent on recreation staff and program supplies.
(How many cents per dollar toward rec staff/program supplies)
$0.41 per $1.00
In recognizing the need for public park facilities and, in particular, a swimming pool, island voters approved the formation of the Bainbridge Island Park & Recreation District in a special election on this date in 1965
May 25
Bainbridge has ______ residents per square mile, compared to more urban cities like Mercer Island which is home to 4,025 residents per square mile.
904
Bainbridge Island Japanese Americans became the first in the nation to face exclusion from the West Coast. With just six days’ notice, 227 individuals were forcibly removed from their homes, leaving behind the lives they had built.
At the time of the Japanese internment, many members of what community cared for the property and harvests of those taken from their homes.
Filipino