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The Gig Harbor Parks Department recommends setting aside the Masonic Lodge question for now but continuing with other aspects of a Crescent Creek Park redesign.
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The old way resulted in chronic health problems for staff and worse outcomes for inmates. The Washington Corrections Center for Women is trying a new way.
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The conservancy will transfer ownership of the 21-acre Butterfield Forest, located south of the park, to PenMet Parks.
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The Tacoma-Pierce County Health District notified employees late last month that their positions would end Dec. 19
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An unknown number of properties will be “impacted” if the county replaces the Fox Island Bridge. People who live near it say they feel whiplashed.
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Gig Harborites can expect to see changes in their utility bills starting next year after the Gig Harbor City Council approved a rate increase at its Nov. 10 meeting. Councilmember Emily Stone cast the sole “no” vote. The city has deliberated increasing rates for all three utilities — water, sewer, and stormwater — since July. The
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Family Promise, a national organization whose local chapter is a central player in fighting homelessness in Pierce County, plans to expand to other Western Washington communities.
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The Gig Harbor Historic Preservation Commission unanimously voted on Nov. 10 to recommend that the city hold off on demolishing the former Masonic Lodge. The commission also suggested contracting with a surveyor for an historic structures report before the city makes any decisions. The commission voted to support preserving the lodge in some form as
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The city wants to replace a box culvert that carries North Creek under Harborview Drive, but first it has to resolve the matter of salmon incubators there.
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Deb Krishnadasan, an appointed incumbent, now leads the race for state Senate by nearly 2,000 votes.
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