Woods View is an urban project located in a rural area. This is were the controversy lies. The 12 acre plat located near the Manchester area of Port Orchard is scheduled to be developed into 78 lots. Tuesday the ruling came down for approval. Read the article here from the Kitsap Sun.

Court Approves New Urban Development in Rural South Kitsap

Would you like to be involved in acquiring the new sign for Manchester? If you would like to support this project then click on over to the Manchester Community web site and click on the link that is flashing on the right hand column.

The new proposed sign will be located at the Colchester and Mile Hill intersection directing traffic to Manchester. The proposed project will cost approximately $6,250 which $3,250 has already been raised. There is only $3,000 left for the friends and community to raise to support Manchester.

Remember your donations are tax deductible.

 

Researching areas in Kitsap County is a priority of mine as a real estate professional in the area.  Not having grown-up here in Kitsap County I have the added joy of learning the area history and why things are the way they are. 

 

Over the last couple of weeks I have spent a lot of time in the Manchester area.  The homes I have showed or previewed were listed as being in the 98353 zip code. Some have a city name of Port Orchard and some have a city name of Manchester.

 

I had never thought of “Manchester” as a city so off I went to figure out what this was all about.  No there isn’t a Manchester City in the true sense of “city”, but Manchester is a separate census area, has a Community Council and very active volunteers.  The citizens of Manchester are very interested in their area of Kitsap County and have formed several committees/groups to address their city issues.

 

Check out these awesome websites for more information and to see historic photos.

 

Manchester Washington Community Web Site

Manchester Community Foundation

Manchester Historical Society

Manchester Community Links

Friends of the Library

Manchester Citizen’s Advisory Council

Here you can check out the boundary for Manchester Washington

Port of Manchester

 

Some interesting Manchester Census Data

Population in July 2007: 5,051.

Males: 2,480	(49.1%)
Females: 2,571	(50.9%)

 

Median resident age:	36.2 years
Washington median age:	35.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,100 (it was $52,213 in 2000)

Manchester	$64,100
Washington:	$55,591

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $289,000 (it was $141,600 in 2000)

Manchester	$289,000
Washington:	$300,800

 Photo remarks: _________________________________________________________________________________

Description	The Manchester waterfront. The public dock and park is in the foreground. The naval refueling pier may be seen further back. Bainbridge Island is in the distant left, and Seattle is far away on the right.
Source	Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.
Date	2006-06-20 (original upload date)
Author	Original uploader was Mlouns at en.wikipedia
Permission (Reusing this image)	Released under the GNU Free Documentation License.