Penrose State Park campground closure extended
May 10, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichThe park in Lakebay on Key Peninsula will open to day use on May 15, but supply-chain issues on a septic repair project are holding up camping.
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Gig Harbor Fire puts general levy renewal to voters in August
May 02, 2023 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One commissioners voted last week to put a renewal of its general levy before voters in August. Gig Harbor Fire is asking for a renewal of its levy equal to 32 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. For the owner of an average-priced Gig Harbor-area home (worth $865,000),
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Gig Harbor development revenues dip, but finance director not worried
Apr 26, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe city of Gig Harbor saw a sharp dip in development-related revenues like building permits in the first quarter of 2023. Building permit fee revenue is about $131,000 for the first quarter of 2023. It was over $400,000 in the first quarter of 2022, a 67 percent decline. The city also saw real estate excise
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Caldier returns to House Republican Caucus after leadership change
Apr 26, 2023 | By: Vince DiceRep. Michelle Caldier, R-Gig Harbor, returned to the House Republican Caucus this week after Rep. J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, stepped down as its leader. Caldier left the caucus late last year, citing a conflict with its leadership. The conflict involved what Caldier said was insufficient accommodations to help her serve while experiencing vision loss. Wilcox served
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Wollochet road improvements among projects receiving state funds
Apr 25, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichState budgets also included money for PenMet’s community recreation center and restoration of Whiteman Cove on Key Peninsula.
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Gig Harbor businessman convicted for participating in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
Apr 24, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichA jury found David Charles Rhine guilty of four misdemeanors for entering the Capitol Building and walking the hallways for 22 minutes.
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Airport advisory meeting audience questions loss of trees, taxi lane
Apr 13, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichThe FAA requires thousands of trees to be removed for safety; widening flight service company leases could displace taxi lane.
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City moving ahead with plans to replace North Creek culvert with a bridge
Apr 12, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonWork will begin in 2025 on a new bridge on Harborview Drive to “daylight” North Creek, a small stream flows beneath the road. The bridge will replace a box culvert that now serves as fish passage for migrating salmon in North Creek, also known as Donkey Creek. The city must design and permit the project
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Inattention to disabilities prompted Caldier to leave Republican Caucus
Apr 11, 2023 | By: Vince DiceDocuments obtained by Gig Harbor Now through a public records request indicate that state Rep. Michelle Caldier of Gig Harbor left the Washington House Republican Caucus to protest what she views as inadequate accommodations to help her serve while experiencing vision loss. Caldier remains a Republican, but she left the Caucus in November 2022, not
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City residents discuss ideas for climate action plan
Apr 04, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe city of Gig Harbor hosted an online workshop on climate change on March 29, as part of its efforts to craft a Climate Action Plan. Seattle-based Cascadia Consulting Group led the workshop, attended by more than two dozen people. The consultants gathered feedback on five “overarching sectors” of the action plan: transportation; buildings and
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