The bill, proposed by Gig Harbor's Rep. Larry Seaquist, focuses on maintaining a healthy shellfish industry and healthy relationship between growers and local residents.
The bill would create a Tacoma Narrows toll bridge account in the motor vehicle fund of the state treasury to receive deposits from revenues like toll charges and investment interest.
Sen. Nathan Schlicher, D-Gig Harbor, will be at the Mustard Seed Project in Key Peninsula on Friday.
With a few exceptions, anyone who goes from place to place or house to house, offering for sale goods, merchandise, or services of any type in Gig Harbor must have a license. The city began accepting applications last week.
Residents are invited to celebrate the completion of a new crosswalk in Key Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Feb. 27 at the Key Center Fire Station No. 46, 8911 Key Peninsula Highway KPN.
The bill would make veterans eligible for the preference once they receive separation orders. The measure would also provide a 10-percentage point boost on civil service examinations.
Heron's Key will feature 170 independent living apartments, 10 duplex-style cottages, 12 assisted living suites, and 45 skilled nursing private rooms — all managed by Emerald Communities. It will be located in the Harbor Hill area.
See tonight's Gig Harbor City Council meeting agenda here on Patch.
Check out this picture that the Democratic Congressman from Gig Harbor posted on his official Facebook page.
The meeting was originally scheduled to take place in Olympia but has since been moved to the Tacoma Convention and Trade Center. There's also a March 7 meeting in Bremerton.
Plans for the Donkey Creek Restoration & Transportation Improvement Project include widened sidewalks and a new pedestrian trail, and improve traffic flow along Harborview Drive, North Harborview Drive and Austin Street.
The committee is reportedly considering an increase of 50 cents over the next two years.
While the paint was spread across both City of Gig Harbor and Pierce County roadways in this area, the spill mostly affected the Pierce County’s roadways.
Darrell Cunningham was arrested on Sunday for suspicions of drunk driving following last Thursday's head-on collision on Wollochet Drive NW, according to court documents.
A poll published in the Seattle Times says NBA interest in that area is slim, but critics of the survey say the data is due to the Sonics leaving for Oklahoma City.
Loan fraud scheme cripples community bank with more than $10 million in losses, according to the U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan.
First-Class Mail and postcard stamps will both increase by a penny.
State lawmakers are discussing whether a proposal to sell naming rights for the state's transportation structures would ruin the Northwest's community identity.
Schlicher, a Gig Harbor resident and medical doctor by trade, replaces Derek Kilmer as Senator for the 26th Legislative District.
The Gig Harbor Democrat says college education and easing the burden of student debt are two of his top legislative priorities.
On Monday, President Barack Obama will start his second term of office. Will you be watching?
The governing boards for Pierce County and Kitsap County voted to appoint the emergency room doctor to the 26th Legislative District Senate seat.
Pierce County will update the master plan for the Tacoma Narrows Airport in Gig Harbor in 2013.
More than 100 volunteers are needed county-wide to survey individuals and families at meal sites, day shelters, health clinics and on the streets.
Former Lakewood Police Officer Brian Wurts was fired Dec. 28 for alleged misconduct in connection to Skeeter Manos, who was convicted of embezzling money from a fund for the families of Lakewood's Fallen Four.
The Precinct Committee Officers of the 26th Legislative District Democrats are expected to select three nominees to fill former State Sen. Derek Kilmer's seat.
The special city council meeting will take place at 5 p.m. at the Gig Harbor Civic Center.
The committee considers issues relating to community development, veterans, parks and recreation, tourism, and government relationships between the state and Indian tribes.
Flags should remain at half-staff until sunset/close of business on Tuesday, Dec. 18.
James O’Connor was one of 37 troopers who completed more than 1,000 hours of training.
Troy Kelley, former Democratic legislator from Tacoma, was elected to serve as the Washington State Auditor in the November elections.
The Washington State Department of Transportation designed the Airport Mapping Application with a goal of making the airport and land-use compatibility decision making process easier.
Derek Kilmer, who lives in Gig Harbor, is resigning his seat effective immediately. By law, local county commissioners will select his replacement based on recommendations from precinct committee officers.
By 7 a.m. on the first day of legal gay marriage in Washington state, 28 couples had received licenses in Pierce County.
The Washington State Department of Health reminds residents to get their annual flu shot.
The Gig Harbor City Council voted unanimously to adopt the 2013 budget at its regular meeting on Nov. 26.
The Pierce County Auditor’s Office will extend licensing and passport service hours for four days in December.
The Sunland Inc. plant that distributes products to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Sprouts, Target, Safeway and others is linked to Salmonella contamination that made at least 41 people ill in 20 states.