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U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer has tested positive for Covid-19, the Gig Harbor Democrat announced on Wednesday, April 6. “I am currently asymptomatic — and I am grateful to be fully vaccinated and boosted,” Kilmer said in a news release. “I will follow CDC guidance and isolate for the next several days.” Kilmer added that his
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The Gig Harbor City Council on Monday renewed two emergency ordinances originally enacted in September. One extends interim zoning for transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, emergency shelters and emergency housing. The interim zoning was approved by the council last fall. The interim regulations were adopted in response to 2021 legislation that requires cities to amend
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The Gig Harbor City Council approved its first-ever strategic plan on Monday. The two-year plan identifies projects and issues of importance to the community and provides strategies for moving forward, based on discussions at a council retreat in January. “We need to celebrate this,” member Jeni Woock said. “Never before has the Gig Harbor council
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Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One commissioners are considering asking voters to approve a bond measure to build a new training facility, replace one fire station and upgrade several others.
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Gig Harbor stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and condemns the Russian invasion. So says a resolution passed unanimously by the Gig Harbor City Council on Monday, March 14. The resolution notes that Gig Harbor is home to many Ukrainian families who have relatives in Ukraine and asks local citizens to find ways
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The Gig Harbor City Council approved financial incentives for the contractor to finish paving three weeks earlier than originally scheduled, but bad weather could foil the plan.
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Linda Kelly has been in public administration her entire career because, she said, she loves working in a community setting. On Friday, Mayor Tracie Markley announced that Kelly has been selected as the new Gig Harbor city administrator following an extensive interview process. Kelly inherited her passion for community service from her father, who fled
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The Gig Harbor City Council on Feb. 28 approved plans to review four amendments to the city’s comprehensive land-use plan in 2022 — including restoring language pertaining to climate change. The previous council voted in 2018 to remove all references to “climate change” from the various plan elements. Because the current city council has noted
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Pierce County was requiring wider right-of-ways in case it needed to expand roads in the future, but made an exception for the park.
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Jeff Niten, Linda Kelly set to answer questions, meet citizens Thursday at the Civic Center.
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