Is Gig Harbor North coming downtown?

The Gig Harbor Mayor and City Council is planning to bring the density of GH North to downtown.  It all started with those secret meetings.      

            In 2015 the Gig Harbor Mayor and Council explained a downtown rezoning committee was formed with the intent to have no recordings of words spoken. The public would be barred from attending these secret meetings.  A select group of citizens would be invited to speak.
            The notice of these meetings was on the city website needing about 3 or 4 clicks to find it.  If folks do not know to look for a meeting, no one looks for a meeting.  No one was participating in these meetings so the city had to reach out and ask people to speak.  Did they ask you?
            In 2015+2016 the City Council gave the Downtown Waterfront Alliance (DWA) $80,000.00.  The Poulsbo based Olympic Property Group developers sit on the board of directors for the DWA.  The city personally invited the DWA to speak about rezoning our Gig Harbor Waterfront. 

While developers were invited to speak, everyday citizens got nothing.

            From these secret meetings, from this gifted group receiving $80,000 has come rezoning recommendations for downtown Gig Harbor.

Thursday May 19, 4:15 and 5:15pm is an Open House to view the rezoning recommendations dreamt up from the secret meetings. 
http://www.cityofgigharbor.net/news/planning-commission-open-house-and-public-hearing-may-19-2016-on-the

      Most folks agree it would be helpful to have common language a person could understand.  Pictures and drawing would really make is clear...why don't we have those?
It is very possibly that when citizens have the powers of Initiative and Referendum you will get noticing and drawings you can understand. First we need to sign a petition to say we want those  rights.
     During the 6pm Public Hearing you have 3 minutes to speak to secret meetings and increasing density downtown. We have the right to demand better traffic flow before more development in downtown.
      There are no plans to ease the traffic flow from the additional vehicles.
      The heron colony property would go from 4 units to 8-12 units.

            While at these meetings please take a moment to sign the petition giving Gig Harbor citizens the powers of Initiative and Referendum
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Mayor and Council email addresses:

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