Economic Development Manager - “I hired the economic development manager and I’m very happy. In the three months he’s been here, he’s brought in four businesses and helped relocate another business. He’s doing an excellent job.”

Lent Lie revealed:  Per Kitsap Sun 11-12-2015.  “BREMERTON — Projected revenues for the Kitsap Conference Center following its 2013 expansion have fallen short of the city’s expectations, spurring Bremerton to extend debt payments to a city fund that helped pay for it.”  

“Mayor Patty Lent acknowledges it will take longer to pay back the money…..”

“The first half of the year at the center was slow, said Arne Bakker, general manager for Columbia Hospitality, which runs it.”