{"id":778,"date":"2017-10-13T08:29:32","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T15:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/?p=778"},"modified":"2023-06-26T13:36:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T20:36:09","slug":"community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.piercecountywa.gov\/executive\/2017\/10\/13\/community\/","title":{"rendered":"Community"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community means many things to many people \u2013 and it is the heart of why we choose to live where we live.\u00a0 Community is what binds us together and helps us through the most difficult times.\u00a0\u00a0 Our County is big and while we have a common sense of identity, generally the feeling of community is more closely associated with our cities, towns and neighborhoods.\u00a0 One place where I have found the sense of community to be especially strong isn\u2019t a city, town or neighborhood \u2013 it is the Key Peninsula.<\/p>\n

I have spent some time on the Key Peninsula over the years: visiting the town of Home and Joemma State Park, eating at El Sombrero, and hunting snipe at Camp Seymour.<\/p>\n

Last week, I attended District 7\u2019s \u201cin-district\u201d Council meeting at the Gig Harbor City Hall.\u00a0 CM Derek Young had community leaders from \u201cthe Key\u201d share about some of the important projects for the community.<\/p>\n

I have always really appreciated how the community comes together to address problems like the plan for the Hope Recovery Center.\u00a0 Spearheaded by Jeremiah Saucier, this center will help people with addiction regain control over their lives.<\/p>\n

Then in the past few weeks, \u201cthe Key\u201d was rocked with the death of two Peninsula High students. Kyle Stillion was struck by a car while walking along the Key Peninsula Highway just outside Key Center.\u00a0 Then James Oatridge was killed in a car accident.\u00a0 Losing youth is the hardest challenge for any community and my heart went out them.\u00a0 Did you see the impressive and heartwarming show of support Peninsula High got from their rivals at Gig Harbor High?<\/p>\n

\"\"(photo courtesy of Rob Manahan)<\/em><\/p>\n

On Wednesday of this week, I learned a lot more about this amazing community.\u00a0 I spent the afternoon riding along with Deputy Jake Kreis of the Peninsula Detachment.\u00a0 Jake has not only patrolled KeyPen for the last 11 years but he also lives in Longbranch.<\/p>\n

Now, there are those in law enforcement who would counsel you against \u201cliving where you work.\u201d \u00a0The idea is you don\u2019t want the bad guys to know where you live or bump into you at Costco.\u00a0 Deputy Kreis took the opposite approach.\u00a0 He decided where he wanted to live and then worked there to help keep his own community safe.<\/p>\n

Basically, his approach is a community policing strategy expanded to the entire Key Peninsula.\u00a0 Deputy Carl Shanks holds the same philosophy \u2013 both living and working on the Key.\u00a0 Both deputies responded to a security check in a neighborhood with a higher property crime problem.\u00a0 It was amazing to watch them when they go back to their cars.\u00a0 Person after person stopped by to talk with them \u2013 including some people they had previously arrested!<\/p>\n

These two deputies not only know the names of potential thieves, but they likely also know who they are dating and who their kids are.\u00a0 So it came as no suprise when I learned Deputy Kreis heads up the \u201cWatch Dogs\u201d (http:\/\/www.fathers.com\/watchdogs\/<\/a>) program at Evergreen Elementary, where his wife teaches 2nd<\/sup> grade and his daughter is a student!<\/p>\n

Riding with Deputy Kreis was a bit like having a tour guide.\u00a0 On our patrol, he showed me the local winery, the stops on last weekend\u2019s Farm Tour (http:\/\/www.kpfarmtour.com\/<\/a>), the location of the upcoming Hope Recovery Center, the Longbranch Marina, and he bragged about the new Gateway Park.<\/p>\n

We even stopped by the Longbranch Improvement Club, where he told me about the upcoming Trunk-or-Treat event where kids go from car to car to gather their treats.\u00a0 That\u2019s because there are very few places on the Key where it is safe for kids to trick-or-treat in the traditional way on Halloween.<\/p>\n

Since becoming County Executive last January, I have done three ride-a-longs.\u00a0 While I was very impressed with the professionalism of each deputy, Deputy Kreiss set a very different tone.\u00a0 He reflected the strength of community that is KeyPen!<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading,<\/p>\n

\"Bruce<\/p>\n

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Bruce<\/p>\n

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