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Construction of Gig Harbor’s Commercial Fishing Homeport project will not begin until July 2025 at the earliest, city Public Works Director Jeff Langhelm told the city council on Monday, May 13. The homeport at Ancich Park has been planned since 2013 and is considered crucial to Gig Harbor’s commercial fishing industry. But obtaining approval for
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A multipurpose building, welcome center, play area, amphitheater and other features will be added to turn it into a full-fledged day-use park after the campground was forced to close years ago.
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Several candidates filed to run for the 26th Legislative District House of Representatives position currently held by Michelle Caldier on Friday, May 10, the final day of filing week. Caldier, running for a sixth term in Olympia, is challenged by one fellow Republican, two Democrats and an independent. All except Caldier and independent Joshua Smith
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Shea Smiley is the city’s Housing, Health and Human Services manager. Her position, created last year, helps aid those in need.
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An inquiry alleges that state Rep. Michelle Caldier’s press release responding to an earlier investigation retaliates against staff complainants.
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Political candidates can formally file to run for office in the 2024 election starting next week. But plenty of would-be officeholders have already declared their campaigns and begun raising money. David Olson, a Peninsula School Board member, is running for state Superintendent of Public Instruction. Three candidates seek a seat in the Legislature being vacated
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As soon as it was apparent that voters had rejected a proposed property tax increase, the city’s Executive Committee – composed of the mayor, city administrator, police chief, finance director, city clerk and public works director – met to discuss the next steps for solving a potential budget crisis. As City Administrator Katrina Knutson reported
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Gig Harbor voters soundly rejected a proposal to increase property taxes inside city limits. Preliminary vote totals released by the Pierce County Elections Office on Tuesday, April 23, show 69% (2,379 votes) against the proposed increase and 31% (1,069) in favor of it. The elections office will post updated vote totals at 4 p.m. Wednesday.
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PenMet Parks enlisted help in determining the future of its Peninsula Gardens property. PenMet commissioners at their April 16 meeting hired AHBL, Inc. of Tacoma to help staff and the public produce a master plan for the former nursery. The contract pays up to $139,000 for work through the end of the year, according to
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Voters inside Gig Harbor will decide Tuesday, April 23, whether to increase their property taxes in order to fill a gap in the city government’s general fund. The Pierce County Auditors Office’s elections division will post preliminary results at about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. The office will release updated totals through May 3, with certification May
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