Kitsap County and the nonprofit West Sound Performing Arts Center have signed a letter of intent for construction and operation of the arts center on the site currently home to Silverdale Community Center.
Exact plans for the arts center are still in the works, and organizers have already obtained nonprofit status. The letter of intent, which is nonbinding, specifies that should WSPAC obtain funds to build, the county will lease the land at nominal cost. The agreement is similar to what the county had in place with the YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties for the Silverdale YMCA.
Should fundraising for construction of the arts center be successful, the county will pay to demolish the existing Silverdale Community Center, which includes C-STOCK community theater, and will relocate the nearby sheriff’s substation. In return, WSPAC agrees to dedicate space in the site’s master plan for Kitsap Regional Library’s planned new Silverdale branch, should KRL select that location as the final choice. read more »