Special lots near the courthouse are already set aside for people willing to bring at least one other person to work at least three days a week. Lots have been arranged in Poulsbo, Central Kitsap and South Kitsap, said Siems, who is searching for other locations as well. Although a change in parking arrangements has forced the upcoming changes, Nogle said the county also is trying to comply with the state's Commute Trip Reduction Program. With 77 percent of the county's employees still driving alone to work, the county has never met its 62 percent goal, he said. In a few years, that goal will drop to 55 percent.
People like to park right next to the courthouse.
Gloria Masters, president of Local 1306 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said the union has had concerns about the changes in parking, but union officials are cooperating to make sure the transition goes smoothly. The long-term solution to parking at the courthouse is to locate a number of county offices somewhere else, Nogle said. Click here to send your ideas to The Sun.