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Linda Kelly has resigned as Gig Harbor city administrator due to an unexpected illness, the city announced Monday afternoon. Community Development Director Katrina Knutson will take over as administrator on an interim basis, the city’s news release said. Kelly was announced as the new administrator in March and started at the city on April 18.
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The Gig Harbor City Council on Monday approved an emergency resolution to hasten repair of a section of Borgen Boulevard near Olympus Way that has been closed due to a pavement failure. Public Works Director Jeff Langhelm noted that crews have been attempting to repair the pavement since January. Recent rains worsened the condition of
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Two-way traffic at the Harborview Drive-Stinson Avenue roundabout construction project could reopen in the next few weeks. But a date can’t be announced yet because some of the work is weather-dependent, city of Gig Harbor spokeswoman Laura Pettitt said Tuesday. According to information to be presented to the City Council at a study session on
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The island off of Kopachuck State Park has no facilities, and has long been plagued with garbage and human waste. A floating toilet targeted for installation in May 2024 could remediate much of the problem.
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An informational open house on Saturday, May 7, will give the public a chance to learn more about the sports complex planned for Gig Harbor North near Costco and the YMCA. The open house will be held at the Gig Harbor Civic Center, 3510 Grandview St., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. There is
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The city may face some pushback from residents if it moves forward with a proposed sports complex in Gig Harbor North before performing a “cumulative” impact study. A petition signed by 200 people was presented to the council on Monday, April 25, asking that new studies be done to ascertain the impact the complex will
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Thanks in part to a $20,000 grant from the Russell Family Foundation, the Gig Harbor Land Conservation Fund has already achieved a key benchmark toward acquiring 5.15 acres of forested land near Donkey Creek Park. The recently-launched Conservation Fund had been planning a fundraising campaign for this week, hoping to raise $50,000 to contribute to
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The Gig Harbor City Council voted unanimously Monday night to switch from a one-year budget cycle to a two-year cycle. The city used a similar two-year process most recently from 2015-2018. Biennial budgeting worked well during that time period, city Finance Director Dave Rodenbach said, but the council opted to adopt an annual budget process
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The walls inside the apparatus bay at Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One’s Station 58 on Bujacich Road tell a story. The cinder-block walls inside the poorly-ventilated garage are stained from more than 30 years’ worth of diesel exhaust from fire and aid vehicles. This despite the best efforts of generations of firefighters to scrub
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The group is circulating petitions to submit to the City Council asking for environmental impact studies on the entire project by an independent agency.
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