Feasibility studies recommend contiguous recreation, senior, aquatics centers
Mar 21, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichPenMet also advanced a master plan for Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve to the final design phase.
Read MoreGovernment
Gig Harbor Now provides citizens the information they need to oversee and participate in the city of Gig Harbor, Pierce County and smaller governing bodies.
Gig Harbor plans $2 million roundabout at 56th Street and 38th Avenue
Mar 14, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyMany people living near the junction of 56th Street NW and 38th Avenue NW, at the western edge of Gig Harbor city limits, have been there long enough to remember when it was a country crossroads. Traffic at this spot is not bad now. But when city officials look at the intersection in light of
Read More
Gig Harbor Council accepts feasibility study for Sports Complex Phases 2 and 3
Mar 13, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Gig Harbor City Council moved a step toward making the Sports Complex a reality by accepting a feasibility study for its Phases 2 and 3 in a 5-1 vote on Monday, March 11. Council member Jeni Woock voted against adopting the study. Council member Roger Henderson was absent, while Mary Barber, Ben Coronado, Le
Read More
Salvagers beat bulldozers to native plants
Mar 11, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichConservation enthusiasts dug up plants Saturday morning in a forest that will soon be cleared for a portion of the Gig Harbor Sports Complex. Phase 1B — which will include three bocce ball courts, six pickleball courts, two playgrounds, an event lawn with a covered stage, two picnic shelters and a restroom/concessions building — is
Read More
Fox Island Bridge maintenance work to require lane closures
Mar 08, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffConcrete girder repairs will result in single-lane closures with alternating traffic plus some short overnight total shutdowns.
Read More
Denny Richards remembered for his wisdom, humor and legacy of leadership
Mar 07, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichDennis “Denny” Richards served as Gig Harbor police chief, city administrator and performed good deeds as a longtime Kiwanis Club member.
Read More
Gig Harbor City Council puts sales tax increase before voters
Feb 29, 2024 | By: Vince Dice and Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Gig Harbor City Council voted unanimously on Monday, Feb. 26, to place a proposed sales tax increase before city voters on the Aug. 6 primary election ballot. The 0.1 percent sales tax increase would bring the city’s overall sales tax rate to 9.0 percent. The city would use proceeds from the increase to fund
Read More
Gig Harbor Council to consider putting public safety sales tax increase before voters
Feb 23, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe Gig Harbor City Council will consider placing a sales tax increase before voters during its meeting on Monday, Feb. 26. If approved by voters on the Aug. 6 ballot, proceeds from the increase would support public safety efforts. The proposal before the council would increase sales tax inside Gig Harbor city limits by 0.1%,
Read More
Fox Island park plan could include more parking, picnic shelter, paved walkway
Feb 22, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichAccording to a master plan nearing completion, Tacoma Demolay Sandspit Park will receive expanded parking, a new building, lawn area and paved ADA path to the beach.
Read More
In the Margins | Amid our booze bonanza, let’s get sober on drunk driving
Feb 21, 2024 | By: Chris PhillipsI was arrested for drunk driving about 35 years ago. True story: A Gig Harbor police officer ran me through the curbside test for sobriety — I failed. He handcuffed me in front of W.B. Scotts restaurant (now Bella Femmina) on Harborview Drive and invited me to the back seat of his patrol car. I
Read More