Hurdles for Business: Slowing Bremerton's Growth

Mayor Wheeler’s administration prioritizes loyalty over merit, creating an insular environment that hinders progress and new ideas.

Empty street at night with wet pavement, string lights overhead, and storefronts on both sides.

Slow permitting

Bremerton has the slowest business and residential permitting in the Puget Sound.

The Wheeler Administration has stood in the way of reforms to the street eater program.

Neon sign that says 'TwitterFeed' with Christmas lights and decorations around it, reflected in a window with a sign below that reads 'It's better in Bremerton'.

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