Government

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Summer bus service arrives in time for Maritime Gig Festival

May 29, 2025 | By:

The buses, not dressed as trolleys this year, will run Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between Uptown and the base of Peacock Hill.

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Kopachuck State Park reopening in early August

May 21, 2025 | By:

The reopening date was pushed back a few weeks because the contractor added four work items.

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Pierce County libraries could lose access to some services due to federal funding cuts

May 15, 2025 | By:

Harbor History Museum and other local institutions also face the potential loss of grant funds and other revenue sources.

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City council approves new rules for ADUs

May 15, 2025 | By:

The ordinance brought the city into compliance with a 2024 state law expanding access to accessory dwelling units.

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Library confirms ‘cybersecurity event’ caused outage

May 13, 2025 | By:

The Pierce County Library system confirmed Tuesday that a “cybersecurity event” caused a multiweek outage affecting services at its branches around the county. The library system sent a letter to patrons acknowledging that “an outside entity gained unauthorized access” to its network. The library discovered the problem on April 21 and took its computer network

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Crowded 2025 ballot awaits Gig Harbor-area voters

May 09, 2025 | By:

Incumbent Mary Barber faces Chris Haywood in the Gig Harbor mayor race; Councilmember Jeni Woock, who said she wouldn’t run again, changed her mind.

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Trade school, Fox Island park reap capital budget funds

May 06, 2025 | By:

West Sound Tech received $42 million to complete building renovations and PenMet’s Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Park got four grants worth $2.4 million for improvements.

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YMCA, city break ground on playing fields at new sports complex

May 05, 2025 | By:

Construction should begin within two weeks on two synthetic-turfed, lighted fields and be completed by December.

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Candidate filing week starts Monday; these offices will be on the fall ballot

May 05, 2025 | By:

The 26th District state Senate seat goes before voters this fall, along with positions on the city council, school board and more.

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County council affirms commitment to state’s sanctuary law over sheriff’s objection

May 01, 2025 | By:

The council voted to uphold the Keep Washington Working Act, despite objections from Sheriff Swank, who called it unconstitutional.

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