Port Orchard, Washington

7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 Putaansuu says. “When I took office, everyone spoke of our potential, and it’s important to me that we realize that potential. We’ve got an older downtown. I’ve lived here most of my life and we’ve been talking about redeveloping that for 40 years or more – we are finally realizing that potential.” With all the development happening in Port Orchard, the city is working to lessen the environmental impact it will have through a series of measures aimed at protecting its best resources. One such measure is the protection of trees during development. “Unfortunately, when you develop, trees get cut down and sometimes when you cut down trees, those on the interior of the forest become vulnerable to blow down during wind storms, which we