Change is inevitable, growth is optional

Change is inevitable, growth is optional

The city of Bainbridge Island was founded in 1991 on the principles of preserving the island’s special character and the sustainable use of its limited natural resources. What Bainbridge Islanders created, however, was an entity destined to forget why it exists and gravitate to what it deems most important: ever-increasing revenues to support salaries, benefits, and favors for special interests.