Feasibility studies recommend contiguous recreation, senior, aquatics centers
Mar 21, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichPenMet also advanced a master plan for Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve to the final design phase.
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Gig Harborites love the natural surroundings in which they live, and Gig Harbor Now staff members keep them apprised of opportunities to enjoy and preserve their forests, waters and creatures.
Guest column | North Creek: Quality over quantity
Mar 20, 2024 | By: Jamie GlasgowAn article titled “Idle incubator largely responsible for absent chum run” was posted online by Gig Harbor Now on Jan. 16. The article quotes a source who describes North Creek as a “glorified drainage ditch” and implies the watershed is incapable of supporting fish populations without the help of the remote site hatchery “incubator” at
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Geoduck farm hearings postponed two months due to opposition leader’s departure
Mar 19, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyHearings on Taylor Shellfish’s proposed geoduck farm in Burley Lagoon have been postponed until May.
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Gig Harbor plans $2 million roundabout at 56th Street and 38th Avenue
Mar 14, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyMany people living near the junction of 56th Street NW and 38th Avenue NW, at the western edge of Gig Harbor city limits, have been there long enough to remember when it was a country crossroads. Traffic at this spot is not bad now. But when city officials look at the intersection in light of
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Gig Harbor Council accepts feasibility study for Sports Complex Phases 2 and 3
Mar 13, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Gig Harbor City Council moved a step toward making the Sports Complex a reality by accepting a feasibility study for its Phases 2 and 3 in a 5-1 vote on Monday, March 11. Council member Jeni Woock voted against adopting the study. Council member Roger Henderson was absent, while Mary Barber, Ben Coronado, Le
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Salvagers beat bulldozers to native plants
Mar 11, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichConservation enthusiasts dug up plants Saturday morning in a forest that will soon be cleared for a portion of the Gig Harbor Sports Complex. Phase 1B — which will include three bocce ball courts, six pickleball courts, two playgrounds, an event lawn with a covered stage, two picnic shelters and a restroom/concessions building — is
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Fox Island park plan could include more parking, picnic shelter, paved walkway
Feb 22, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichAccording to a master plan nearing completion, Tacoma Demolay Sandspit Park will receive expanded parking, a new building, lawn area and paved ADA path to the beach.
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Kopachuck State Park improvements finally forthcoming
Feb 13, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichA renovated Kopachuck State Park, at long last, will begin to emerge this spring. Fourteen years in the works, construction is slated to commence in late April. All permits have been approved. Drawings are finished. Bids will be sought by the end of February. Groundbreaking would follow. “I’m very excited to get out to bid
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Two in Tow & On the Go | ‘Manhunt,’ bonfire and more DeMolay memories (Part II)
Feb 10, 2024 | By: Tonya StricklandI first visited Fox Island’s Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Park in 2021, when the kids and I were still the seeking out the Puget Sound’s elusive “real sand” beach after moving here from California. At the time, I’d never heard of the word “DeMolay” before. But I figured it was the last name of a local
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Two in Tow & On the Go | The history of the DeMolay club behind this PenMet park (Part I)
Feb 09, 2024 | By: Tonya StricklandThe sandspit is a slice of Washington geography that’s truly special around here — and unlike any place we’ve ever been. But, did you know this nature preserve also has a uniquely interesting social history filled with mystery and intrigue? Namely, in its past relationship to … a secret society. Have I got you hooked yet? Read on.
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