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Gig Harbor stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and condemns the Russian invasion. So says a resolution passed unanimously by the Gig Harbor City Council on Monday, March 14. The resolution notes that Gig Harbor is home to many Ukrainian families who have relatives in Ukraine and asks local citizens to find ways
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The Gig Harbor City Council approved financial incentives for the contractor to finish paving three weeks earlier than originally scheduled, but bad weather could foil the plan.
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Linda Kelly has been in public administration her entire career because, she said, she loves working in a community setting. On Friday, Mayor Tracie Markley announced that Kelly has been selected as the new Gig Harbor city administrator following an extensive interview process. Kelly inherited her passion for community service from her father, who fled
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The Gig Harbor City Council on Feb. 28 approved plans to review four amendments to the city’s comprehensive land-use plan in 2022 — including restoring language pertaining to climate change. The previous council voted in 2018 to remove all references to “climate change” from the various plan elements. Because the current city council has noted
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Pierce County was requiring wider right-of-ways in case it needed to expand roads in the future, but made an exception for the park.
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Jeff Niten, Linda Kelly set to answer questions, meet citizens Thursday at the Civic Center.
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Democrat Adison Richards views running for office as a new way to deliver opportunity for all and help people.
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Kitsap County is reviewing whether Olalla Winery violated its conditional use permit. The decision was expected 10 working days after the Dec. 16 hearing.
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Republican Spencer Hutchins is running for the state rep seat being vacated by Jesse Young, who is running state senator.
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Under proposed new billing, more than half of property owners would see no change or a decrease, while others’ would rise because a discount would be removed for detention facilities or the amount of hard surface was under-reported.
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