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A festival planned for mid-May aims to bring tourists into town before the usual tourist season, get some mileage out of the under-utilized Civic Center Green and provide a boost for the suddenly homeless Local Makers Gig Harbor group. It’s set for the day before Mother’s Day, so the Local Makers Spring Market & Festival
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A Bremerton man convicted of stalking 26th District Rep. Michelle Caldier has been sentenced to 17 months in prison. On March 1, Isaiah Long, 34, pleaded guilty Kitsap County Superior Court to two counts of stalking Caldier, R-Gig Harbor. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Albert Didcock recommended a sentence of 17 months in state prison, the top
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The $6,000 donation was one of several items deemed routine business. The gift “to pay off delinquent lunch accounts” at Peninsula High School was accepted without discussion or debate as part of the Peninsula School Board’s Feb. 9 consent agenda. The donor was none other than “Captain Seahawk,” a Gig Harbor resident who raises money
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Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula residents might be interested in coastal flooding that will be included for the first time in the new plan.
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Gig Harbor residents have a new way to let city officials know what they think about important issues. They can do so anonymously through a survey service called FlashVote. The Gig Harbor City Council approved a three-year contract with FlashVote to conduct six scientific surveys per year during its meeting Monday, March 13. City officials
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Sentencing of Isaiah Long is scheduled for March 24. The prosecutor will ask for top-of-the-range 17 months.
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Gig Harbor now has an ordinance governing short term rentals – those Airbnb and VRBO rooms-for-rent in homes and accessory units. The Gig Harbor City Council voted 6-1 on Monday, Feb. 27, to adopt regulations on short-term rentals within city limits. Council member Jeni Woock was the lone vote against the ordinance. Short-term rentals are
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The state is reviewing Pierce County’s proposed changes to its Shoreline Master Program. One would place 52 more miles off limits to new residential docks and piers.
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A fire department construction bond and escalating housing prices contributed to the rise in property taxes over last year.
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A full house packed a Gig Harbor City Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 13, for a hearing on proposed new regulations on short term rentals. About three dozen people spoke in person or via Zoom regarding the proposed regulations. Most opposed allowing short-term rentals, especially in residential neighborhoods. No current regulations The current city code
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