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Contractor ‘on schedule’ for Harborview roundabout project

May 11, 2022 | By:

Two-way traffic at the Harborview Drive-Stinson Avenue roundabout construction project could reopen in the next few weeks. But a date can’t be announced yet because some of the work is weather-dependent, city of Gig Harbor spokeswoman Laura Pettitt said Tuesday. According to information to be presented to the City Council at a study session on

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Cutts Island chosen for first Puget Sound floating toilet

May 10, 2022 | By:

The island off of Kopachuck State Park has no facilities, and has long been plagued with garbage and human waste. A floating toilet targeted for installation in May 2024 could remediate much of the problem.

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Open house provides chance to learn about sports complex

May 06, 2022 | By:

An informational open house on Saturday, May 7, will give the public a chance to learn more about the sports complex planned for Gig Harbor North near Costco and the YMCA. The open house will be held at the Gig Harbor Civic Center, 3510 Grandview St., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. There is

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Petitions on proposed sports complex presented to Gig Harbor Council

Apr 29, 2022 | By:

The city may face some pushback from residents if it moves forward with a proposed sports complex in Gig Harbor North before performing a “cumulative” impact study. A petition signed by 200 people was presented to the council on Monday, April 25, asking that new studies be done to ascertain the impact the complex will

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Grant helps move North Creek land purchase closer to reality

Apr 18, 2022 | By:

Thanks in part to a $20,000 grant from the Russell Family Foundation, the Gig Harbor Land Conservation Fund has already achieved a key benchmark toward acquiring 5.15 acres of forested land near Donkey Creek Park. The recently-launched Conservation Fund had been planning a fundraising campaign for this week, hoping to raise $50,000 to contribute to

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Gig Harbor City Council moves to two-year budget cycle

Apr 14, 2022 | By:

The Gig Harbor City Council voted unanimously Monday night to switch from a one-year budget cycle to a two-year cycle. The city used a similar two-year process most recently from 2015-2018. Biennial budgeting worked well during that time period, city Finance Director Dave Rodenbach said, but the council opted to adopt an annual budget process

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Gig Harbor Fire asks voters to fund station improvements

Apr 12, 2022 | By:

The walls inside the apparatus bay at Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One’s Station 58 on Bujacich Road tell a story. The cinder-block walls inside the poorly-ventilated garage are stained from more than 30 years’ worth of diesel exhaust from fire and aid vehicles. This despite the best efforts of generations of firefighters to scrub

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Neighbors of proposed sports complex want to know its impacts

Apr 08, 2022 | By:

The group is circulating petitions to submit to the City Council asking for environmental impact studies on the entire project by an independent agency.

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Rep. Derek Kilmer tests positive for Covid but is asymptomatic

Apr 07, 2022 | By:

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer has tested positive for Covid-19, the Gig Harbor Democrat announced on Wednesday, April 6. “I am currently asymptomatic — and I am grateful to be fully vaccinated and boosted,” Kilmer said in a news release. “I will follow CDC guidance and isolate for the next several days.” Kilmer added that his

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City Council extends short-term rental moratorium, interim zoning measure

Mar 29, 2022 | By:

The Gig Harbor City Council on Monday renewed two emergency ordinances originally enacted in September. One extends interim zoning for transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, emergency shelters and emergency housing. The interim zoning was approved by the council last fall. The interim regulations were adopted in response to 2021 legislation that requires cities to amend

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