Gig Harbor staff propose one-year leases, higher fees for Ancich boat storage

Parks Manager Jennifer Harrods told the Gig Harbor City Council at its Feb. 13 study session that staff plans to change the Ancich boat-storage rental schedule to a single 12‑month term beginning each spring and to increase rates to roughly twice the current six‑month fees.

The change, Harrods said, is intended to reduce staff time spent on two turnover periods that fall near major holidays and are difficult to staff. “What we are proposing is a 1 year term that would start in the spring, which would cut down on a lot of staff time with both office staff and operations staff,” Harrods said. The Parks Commission reviewed and recommended the proposed fee schedule at its meeting earlier in February, Harrods added.

The proposal would prioritize City of Gig Harbor residents on the waiting list, and would replace the current two-term system — Jan.–June and July–Dec. — that staff said produces higher demand in the…