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Agreement underscores Tribal treaty rights, regional partnership, and the long-term economic significance of Navy modernization in Kitsap CountyA major Navy infrastructure project in Kitsap County has reached an important milestone with the signing of an agreement between the Suquamish Tribe and the U.S. Navy related to the planned Multi-Mission Dry Dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.The agreement is intended to honor and protect the Suquamish Tribe’s treaty rights as the Navy advances construction planning for the massive dry dock project at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton. The project is part of the Navy’s broader Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program,...

Read Kitsap Sun story be Peiyu Lin:  Prep work to modernize PSNS already worth $447M, with final project estimates unknownNavy Shares Progress on PSNS Dry Dock Plans at Kitsap SummitAt the August 21 Kitsap Industrial Readiness Summit, hosted by the Kitsap Economic Development Alliance in Bremerton, Navy officials provided an update on long-term shipyard modernization efforts at Naval Base Kitsap and answered questions from community members and local business leaders. (See event slide decks)Where Things StandDavid Sweet, director of the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) at PSNS & IMF, said design work for the new multi-mission dry dock is...