A barn and a boat top city’s 2027 legislative priority list
Oct 05, 2026Among other priorities, the city of Gig Harbor will ask the state to help fund a rehab of the Wilkinson Farm Park barn and to chip in for a new police boat.
City utility customers may face more rate increases
Sep 30, 2026Within the next 10 years, the city of Gig Harbor may need to drill a new well and upgrade its stormwater treatment plant. Those projects could force another rate increase.
City planning for reduction in sales tax revenue
Sep 29, 2026Due to the state government’s ongoing budget shortfall, the city is bracing for losing $465,000 to $930,000 in sales tax revenue.
Committee reworks funding recommendations for lodging tax grants
Sep 23, 2026The latest recommendation would steer more money toward the Chamber of Commerce, which handles tourism marketing for the city.
Mayor, council to get pay raises
Sep 21, 2026The city Salary Commission voted to increase the salary of the mayor and city council members by 5 percent, bringing the mayor’s monthly pay to $2,415 and each council member’s monthly pay to $840.
‘Man or Mountain’ ponders the final hours of a Northwest legend
Sep 21, 2026‘Man or Mountain,’ which debuts this week at the Gig Harbor Film Festival, imagines the final moments of Harry R. Truman, the 83-year-old man who refused to leave Mount St. Helens.
The Big Cheese reveals the soft heart, true grit of cheesemongering
Sep 17, 2026“The Big Cheese,” a documentary about American cheesemongers, leads off next week’s Gig Harbor Film Festival.
City adopts tax incentive program to encourage affordable housing
Sep 15, 2026The council voted 5-1 to adopt a 12-year multi-family tax exemption program. But what happens after 12 years?
Planning Commission recommends higher building threshold in low-density areas
Sep 14, 2026The city wants to make it easier for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units.
Committee finds compromise on lodging tax recommendation
Sep 10, 2026No organization will get everything it wants if the city adopts the plan put forward by the LTAC Committee.