Community Cafe Bainbridge

This is the second episode in this Fall’s "Election 2015" series on BCB. It's an interview with the two local candidates for a position with a 6-year term on the 5-member board of the Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Parks and Recreation District -- incumbent Ken DeWitt and challenger John Grinter. John Grinter describes himself as a stay-at-home dad of school-aged kids and a long-time proponent of non-motorized transportation. Ken, who has served on the Parks Board since 2000, describes himself as a dad and grandfather, a long-time community volunteer and a financial professional. In this podcast, BCB asked each candidate the following six questions, which had been provided to the candidates in advance: Why did you decide to run (or run for re-election) for the position on the Parks Board? What relevant experience and skills do you bring to the position? How is the Parks and Recreation District doing? What is it doing well for the community? What are its unsolved problems? What are the key challenges or oppor