Vision for future Peninsula Gardens park emerges
Oct 17, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichConsultants working with the community create a master plan for the former nursery that includes all the desired amenities they could reasonably fit.
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Conservative, progressive values collide in state superintendent race
Oct 16, 2024 | By: Christina T HenryAs K-12 schools have become a battleground for culture wars, it’s no surprise that the 2024 race for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, a nonpartisan position, is fraught with political overtones. David Olson, a longtime Peninsula School District board member, hopes to unseat incumbent Chris Reykdal, seeking a third term as head of the state’s
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Pierce County jurors now getting $100 per day
Oct 15, 2024 | By: Grace Deng/Washington State StandardThe Washington State Standard, a nonprofit newsroom covering policy and politics in Olympia, wrote this story. Residents of Pierce County who appear for jury duty will receive $100 a day and mileage reimbursements in an attempt to improve juror participation and diversity. The pilot program, which began Monday, Oct. 14, replaces the $10 typically paid
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Sixth District contest matches state senators from adjacent districts
Oct 15, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonDuring an event at the Admiral Theater in Bremerton last week, Democratic candidate Emily Randall recounted to a colleague how she first came to the venue as a fifth-grader, winning the chance to present a check to the reigning Miss America. Randall, a state senator from Bremerton, has frequently highlighted her Kitsap County upbringing as
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Vet Caldier, upstart Mitchell vying for 26th District seat
Oct 10, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichFour Democrats have taken a crack at state Rep. Michelle Caldier since she edged Larry Seaquist in 2014 to capture the 26th Legislative District’s Position 2 seat. None have come close. Caldier, R-Gig Harbor, has won every general election race by double digits. Next up is Tiffiny Mitchell, who finished second to Caldier in the
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Young, Richards foresee another tight 26th District clash
Oct 10, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichJesse Young and Adison Richards received more than 49% of the vote in separate legislative races during the 2022 election cycle. Both lost. Now they’re running against each other in what’s likely to be another tight competition for the 26th District’s Position 1 seat in the state House of Representatives. Which will get that little
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Work begins on Gig Harbor Fire’s training center as Fox Island, Crescent Valley projects near completion
Oct 09, 2024 | By: Vince DiceGig Harbor Fire and Medic One reached a milestone on Tuesday, Oct. 8, when it ceremonially broke ground on construction of a new live-fire training center. Another milestone is just around the corner. The department expects renovation work on two of its fire stations — Station 53 on Fox Island and Station 57 on Crescent
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2025 PenMet budgets show shift from building to operating rec center
Oct 03, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichPenMet Parks’ proposed 2025 operating and capital budgets illustrate a transition from building the Community Recreation Center to operating it. Contractors broke ground on the $31.6 million facility in August 2023 with completion expected 13 months thereafter. Supply chain issues pushed the opening date to spring 2025. However, progress on the 58,000-square-foot indoor center helped
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After failed acquisition, undeveloped Eagles Ridge parcel still on PenMet’s’s radar screen
Oct 02, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyThe Eagles Ridge property is 114 acres of forested property with waterfront access. Only a fraction of it is developable.
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City council approves 0.1% sales tax increase for transportation
Sep 30, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonGig Harbor’s sales tax will go up another penny on every $10 purchase starting Jan. 1, after the city council approved the increase and changes to how funds from the city’s Transportation Benefit District can be used. The new sales tax rate will be in effect for 10 years. The new tax is in addition
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