The city council heard a presentation from South Sound Military and Communities Partnerships, an organization that builds relationships between Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma and local jurisdictions.
The 0.1% sales tax levy will go into effect on July 1, with proceeds going toward the sheriff’s office, jail and other public safety purposes.
A wind phone is a disconnected telephone in a natural setting that grieving people can use to privately express their feelings or speak with loved ones who have died.
The council voted 4-3 to recommend approving the 0.1% sales tax, proceeds from which would help hire sheriff deputies. It will formally take up the proposal next month.
Peninsula Art League and Ebb Tide Gallery, a downtown artist cooperative, will work together to showcase regional artists.
As the city of Gig Harbor prepares to overhaul its zoning codes, a possible public-private partnership to bring multifamily housing to the Judson Street complex is an option.
If approved by the county council, the levy would create a 0.1% sales tax — one cent on every $10 spent — to increase funding for public safety, including in the Sheriff’s Office.
The code update will make some land less developable in Gig Harbor, but future revisions to the city’s housing code will make other properties more developable.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accepted an updated mitigation plan, allowing work on the long-awaited Commercial Fishing Homeport to proceed.
The city of Gig Harbor will revamp its popular Crescent Creek Park, while leaving the future of the old Masonic Lodge aside for now.
