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Lawmakers raised taxes in several areas during the 2025 legislative session, but revenues are falling fall short of what they expected.
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The city council has not asked staff to draft any new legislation, but it has discussed steps like a landlord registry and extended notice for large rent hikes.
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The txʷaalqəł Conservation Area is a more than 52-acre parcel the city acquired between 2022 and 2024.
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At an open house-style meeting last week about the Crescent Creek Park master plan, many people called for the city to save the old building.
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Democrat Krishnadasan says. her party needs to ‘change direction,’ while Republican Caldier says the state Senate race has ‘absolutely nothing to do’ with Trump.
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MainVue Homes, a developer well known in the area, is under contract to buy the plot next to Gig Harbor High School. The company proposes fewer homes, a cul-de-sac instead of a through street and less impact on wetlands.
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Tray Federici will be the Gig Harbor police chief on a permanent basis, the city announced early on Monday, Sept. 22. Federici, has been the interim chief since Kelly Busey retired in June. He was among four finalists the city announced at an open house earlier this month. “I’m humbled and excited to carry forward
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It’s uncertain now what golf course owner PenMet Parks’ next steps will be after it hired Troon Golf to take over on Sept. 1 and got approval to lease equipment.
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At a meeting on Sept. 3, Gig Harbor Parks commissioners officially recommended demolishing the Masonic Lodge at Crescent Creek Park as part of the park’s proposed revamp. Commissioners discussed their decision at length after presenting the recommendation to Parks Department officials. “It was a long discussion with lots of details — and it actually was
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Voters inside Gig Harbor city limits will decide on the Cultural Access program, which would increase the sales tax by 0.1%, in November.
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