TRACYTON — The Port of Tracyton can't afford to upgrade and maintain facilities after a bid to expand its boundaries fell short.
The port asked some Bremerton residents if they wanted to join the district, but they voted 407-347 not to, even though its tax rate is the lowest of any port in Kitsap County. The cost is 4.2 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, or $8.44 a year on a $200,000 home. The annexation would have almost doubled the port's revenue.