Gig Harbor staff recommend narrower design that cuts tree loss, council asks for hybrid and crossing options

Associate Engineer Chloe Weiser presented two design options for CRP 2325, the Peacock Hill Half‑Street improvement project, and asked the council for direction on which concept to carry forward.

"I'm here today to talk about 2 design options for CIP 2325 Peacock Hill Half Street improvement project," Weiser said, describing a corridor that runs from Apollo Way south to Ringgold Street and currently has no continuous sidewalk.

Option 1 follows city public‑works standards: an 11‑foot travel lane, a 5‑foot bike lane, a 5‑foot planter strip and a 5.5‑foot concrete sidewalk. Weiser told council that design 1 would require about 10 feet of right‑of‑way acquisition from eight property owners, removal of 24 trees in public right‑of‑way plus seven trees on private property, and a roughly $93,000 right‑of‑way acquisition cost. Under city replanting rules, design 1 would trigger a requirement to replant approximately 90 one‑inch‑diameter trees.

Option 2 keeps the…