Burn ban begins Saturday in unincorporated Pierce County
May 28, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe ban only applies to land clearing and burning of yard debris, not small recreational fires.
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Gig Harbor breaks ground on sports complex
May 24, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichThe first phase — 1B— will include pickleball and bocce ball courts, a performance stage and playground. Phase 1A, with two multipurpose fields, is on deck.
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Committee denies Caldier’s appeal, orders ‘remedial training in respectful workplace expectations’
May 23, 2024 | By: Jerry CornfieldThis article is reprinted with permission from the Washington State Standard, a nonprofit publication covering policy and politics in Olympia. Read more here. A Washington state lawmaker accused last year of bullying and berating employees has been told she must undergo remedial training on proper workplace conduct before her access to legislative staff is fully restored.
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State schools superintendent candidates debate special ed funding, DEI and other issues
May 22, 2024 | By: Grace Deng/Washington State StandardThis article is reprinted with permission by the Washington State Standard, a nonprofit publication covering policy and politics in Olympia. Read more here. Candidates running to lead Washington’s public schools debated Monday night on issues like student mental health, absenteeism and the role of parents in their kids’ education. Three contenders vying to be the
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Gig Harbor Council member Woock not running for re-election in 2025
May 20, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffGig Harbor City Council member Jeni Woock announced in a letter to constituents that she will not run for re-election in 2025. Woock will remain on the council through the end of her term at the end of 2025. “While Gig Harbor does not have term limits, I am a supporter of terms limits,” Woock
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Grown-up PenMet Parks celebrating 20th anniversary
May 20, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichThe effort to build more and better parks got a huge boost when a 2002 change of state law enabled metropolitan park districts to form in unincorporated areas.
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Water main project could cause traffic snarls on Soundview this summer
May 16, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonDrivers who use Soundview Drive, Olympic Drive or Hollycroft Street will see disruptions this summer as the city of Gig Harbor replaces more than a mile of water main. The Gig Harbor City Council on Monday unanimously approved four contracts that will fix water main problems in the area. The projects include replacing an existing
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Commercial Fishing Homeport construction won’t start this year
May 15, 2024 | By: Vince DiceConstruction of Gig Harbor’s Commercial Fishing Homeport project will not begin until July 2025 at the earliest, city Public Works Director Jeff Langhelm told the city council on Monday, May 13. The homeport at Ancich Park has been planned since 2013 and is considered crucial to Gig Harbor’s commercial fishing industry. But obtaining approval for
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Kopachuck State Park closing for more than year on June 3
May 13, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichA multipurpose building, welcome center, play area, amphitheater and other features will be added to turn it into a full-fledged day-use park after the campground was forced to close years ago.
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26th District House seat draws a crowded field of candidates
May 10, 2024 | By: Vince DiceSeveral candidates filed to run for the 26th Legislative District House of Representatives position currently held by Michelle Caldier on Friday, May 10, the final day of filing week. Caldier, running for a sixth term in Olympia, is challenged by one fellow Republican, two Democrats and an independent. All except Caldier and independent Joshua Smith
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