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Texas mystery-developer plans 31 houses next door to Gig Harbor High School

Mar 26, 2025 | By:

The project is proposed for 39 acres on Rosedale Street, directly west of Gig Harbor High. Developers are asking to deviate from city rules on altering topography and on the required size of the vegetation buffer between the property and the high school.

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Gig Harbor won’t install license plate-reading cameras

Mar 26, 2025 | By:

Public comment was overwhelmingly against license-plate reading cameras, and the council voted 5-2 against installing them.

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Proposed new Gig Harbor comp plan doubles down on housing density

Mar 20, 2025 | By:

The plan would increase density, thanks in part to a new state law requiring jurisdictions to accommodate housing for a variety of income levels.

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Many receiving ‘smishing’ scam messages for alleged unpaid tolls

Mar 19, 2025 | By:

The text messages imitate tolling agencies and attempt to acquire people’s credit card or banking information.

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Cultural access program and tax headed for November ballot

Mar 13, 2025 | By:

Voters will decide in November whether to increase the city sales tax to pay for a cultural access program to support nonprofits.

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State eyes savings from Medicaid pharmacy benefit, which could hurt clinics that help the most vulnerable

Mar 12, 2025 | By:

Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to steer savings from the Medicaid pharmacy benefit into the general fund. This provider currently uses that money to pay for mobile health clinics.

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Reassessment improves Fox Island fire rating

Mar 10, 2025 | By:

Homeowners insurance costs could be reduced now that a newly remodeled Station 53 will be staffed on most days.

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Crowd at Randall’s town hall asks why Democrats aren’t doing more

Mar 07, 2025 | By:

The crowd at the first-term representative’s town hall urged Randall and her Democratic colleagues to stand up to Trump.

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Council seeks comment on cultural access program proposal — and a sales tax to support it

Mar 06, 2025 | By:

The cultural access program would support local nonprofits and provide educational program. The city council must decide whether to put the question before voters.

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Purdy Creek culvert projects completed to salmon’s liking

Mar 06, 2025 | By:

Bridges replaced state culverts under Highway 16 and the Highway 302 spur, though a couple county culverts still partially block fish.

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