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Kitsap County DCD has released the Year of the Rural Deliverables Comment Form. The public comment period was 9/24/25 - 11/10/25. Click here to review the concerns and feedback submitted by fellow constituents regarding the Draft and Draft 2.0 code updates, as well as the proposed changes to the Rural and Resource Lands chapter of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan.

On Monday, November 10th, the KCAA Board showed up in numbers to comment on the proposed changes to the Year of the Rural 2.0 Deliverables Draft. The public hearing was held at the Kitsap County Commissioners’ Hearing Room in Port Orchard, and KCAA Board President, Bob Geballe, read KCAA's official statement to the Board of County Commissioners. Board Members Karissa Holcombe, Jeremy Anunson, and Scott Hall also made comments as individual stakeholders. You can read KCAA's pu

Kitsap County's Department of Community Development (DCD) has released their 2.0 DRAFT updates   of the Comp Plan's Rural and Resource Lands Chapter, as well as the updated draft Agricultural Code. Below are our comments. Written and Prepared by Scott Hall and Bob Geballe 1. Comments on Description of the Function of the Agriculture Advisory Council – Rural and Resource Lands Strategy 5.c. Recommendation: The wording in the draft 2.0 YOTR document be changed to the following

On October 13, 2025, the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners voted to postpone the Equestrian Facility Code update until 2026. This decision separates the equestrian code from the broader Year of the Rural project to allow more time for discussion, community engagement, and thoughtful refinement. This means that in 2025, the County and community can focus fully on other Year of the Rural topics—such as farmland protection, rural character, and rural economic development—whi