Public safety, addressing traffic congestion and funding for the sports complex are high priorities for the city of Gig Harbor this legislative session.
The City Council met with the lawmakers for the 26th Legislative District — Sen. Emily Randall and state representatives Michelle Caldier and Spencer Hutchins — on Jan. 3 to outline what progress they’d like to see in Olympia.
The legislative session began Jan. 9.
The 26th District includes Gig Harbor, the Key Peninsula, Port Orchard, and other parts of Pierce and Kitsap counties.
Public safety
One of the biggest priorities for the city is public safety, council members told the state lawmakers.
Specifically the city would like to see changes to how the state handles drug possession, to vehicle pursuit laws, and to allow for additional training for law enforcement.
The city wants the state to “enact a simple possession criminal…
