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Tag Archives: Gig Harbor
Amending Gig Harbor’s Comprehensive Plan
Update: I was wrong, read more at the bottom. Over the last couple of weeks the City Council has received a considerable amount of testimony, emails, and phone calls on a proposal to amend the Comprehensive Plan. The applicants would … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Comprehensive Plan, Gig Harbor, Land Use
Tagged Activism, Comprehensive Plan, Gig Harbor, Land Use
Height restrictions in downtown Gig Harbor
Last week the Gig Harbor Planning Commission held a public hearing on height restrictions in the Downtown Business and Waterfront Commercial zones. Comments I’ve received or read online make clear we did a poor job of explaining the proposal. Hopefully I can … Continue reading
Short term incentives in government & Wall Street are a recipe for disaster
Politicians, with short term election incentives, have always sought ways to deliver short term benefits at the expense of long term fiscal health. Continue reading
What’s next for Pierce Transit?
While it came incredibly close, Pierce Transit’s Proposition 1 has failed. That’s despite being one of the most important and best run campaign I’ve been a part of. Hats off to all the hard working people that volunteered their time and … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Gig Harbor, Pierce Transit, Taxes
Tagged Budget, Gig Harbor, Pierce Transit, Taxes
Local Group Raises Funds for Gig Harbor Inclusive Playground
A cooperative effort has been underway, spearheaded by local citizens, to create a Maritime themed Inclusive Play Zone at Gig Harbor’s Crescent Creek Park Continue reading
Update on Pierce Transit service & taxes
If you’ve followed my updates on Pierce Transit over the last several months, you probably have noticed I’ve increasingly turned my interest to that agency and its financial health. Last month I decided to take the next step and was … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Regionalism, Taxes, Transportation
Tagged Budget, Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Pierce Transit, Regionalism, Tacoma, Taxes, Transportation
QOTD: How will the City pay for the Donkey Creek project
Last week we got a letter from a constituent asking why their water and sewer dollars would be used to help pay for the Donkey Creek project and thought it would make a good “Question of the Day.” I’ve considered … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, Gig Harbor, Parks, Sewer, Stormwater
Tagged Budget, Gig Harbor, Roads, Sewer, Stormwater
Update on the Flood Control Zone District
After months of waiting, yesterday we saw a flurry of activity on the Flood Control Zone District that I’ve previously written about here, here, and here. We should see a conclusion to its formation this afternoon with a vote by … Continue reading
Posted in Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula, Pierce County, Stormwater, Taxes
Tagged Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula, Pierce County, Stormwater, Taxes
Job numbers in Gig Harbor & Pierce County
In preperation for an upcoming meeting on transit with Councilmember Glenn Hull from Fife, he passed along some job data from PSRC that I had missed. It’s not exactly the freshest data and was taken during the bottom of the … Continue reading
Posted in Gig Harbor, Land Use, Pierce County, Regionalism
Tagged Gig Harbor, Land Use, Pierce County, Regionalism
New transit boundaries set
I’ve previously written about an unusual process by which Pierce County and its constituent cities would be changing the boundaries of Pierce Transit’s taxing district. Last Thursday, the Public Transportation Improvement Conference came to a unanimous decision adopting the map … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula, Pierce County, Regionalism, Taxes, Transportation
Tagged Cities, Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula, Pierce County, Regionalism, Taxes, Transportation
