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CITY OF GIG HARBOR 2002 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Completed acquisition of Helen Independence Wilkinson Park.
Completed acquisition of Skansie Brothers Park.
Successfully transitioned into the City of Gig Harbor Civic Center, an $8.5 million dollar construction project on budget.
Awarded by State Auditor for a decade of clean audits and exemplary financial management.   Man aged city finances to an ending General Fund balance of almost 350% over 1997: $776,000 in 1997 to $3,477,311 in 2002.

Restructured Public Works and Planning into Community Development and integrated historically diverse functions into a functional department with one set of developmental files.

Improved staffing in planning and building areas.
Set stage for development of Senior Center/Community Center with Boys and Girls Club and Red Cross programming.
Identified options for development of a local YMCA.
Implemented interlocal agreement and provided support for recreational programming on the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsulas.

Developed a community art projects support program through the Gig Harbor Arts Commission.  

Initiated improvement of city’s website.

Completed 98/106 program objectives, a 92% completion ratio.  This completion ratio exceeded last year’s 11-year record completion ratio by 7%. This is materially attributable to the reorganization of Public Works and Planning/Building into Community Development with functional areas of planning, engineering, operations, and building.

 

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