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Gig Harbor had a moment of shock and awe last year when the 2020 U.S. Census results came in. The Census showed the city’s population soared by a staggering 69 percent in the previous 10 years. Gig Harbor went from 7,126 residents in 2010 to 12,029 in 2020. “As of 2020, the City had reached
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Gig Harbor City Council member Robyn Denson, who began campaigning last summer, is in a county council race against Mitch Anderson, Josh Harris, Paula Lonergan and Chuck West.
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The 26th District state Senate race has been one of the most hotly contested legislative races in Washington the past few election cycles. This year is proving to be no different. Incumbent Sen. Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, and challenger Rep. Jesse Young, R-Gig Harbor, have both raised more money for the 2022 campaign than any other
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The Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club, is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month. Mayor Tracie Markley read a proclamation at the July 11 City Council meeting acknowledging the club’s history and importance to the community. The proclamation praises the club for its firearms training, safety training and hunter education program. The club also sponsors several events
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State law restricts taxing districts to collecting just 1% more than the previous year, except for voter-approved levies and bonds.
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Options were presented for Phase 1B’s playgrounds, performance stage and pickleball courts.
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Islanders, who would be shouldering much of the cost of a new or renovated bridge, were most concerned about funding, but those details won’t be known until later.
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This will be the last Fourth of July that fireworks can be lit off, and it’s allowed on Monday only from 9 a.m. to midnight. The City Council was optimistic that a city-sponsored display could take place in the future.
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Pickleball, the grassroots sport born in a Bainbridge Island backyard in 1965, is often said to be having a moment, thanks to an impressive growth spurt over the last few years. It’s more than a moment. A movement is more like it. Sports Illustrated recently called the once-obscure game with the funny name (it’s reportedly
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The Gig Harbor City Council will decide on June 27 whether to permanently ban fireworks, starting next year. The council held a public hearing Monday on the ordinance, which would prohibit the sale and discharge of fireworks within city limits. If the council approves it, the ban would take effect in July 2023. City Fire
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