What Is Being Proposed

The Proposal

A plain-language overview of the proposed Peninsula County, the communities it would include, and the questions the Committee is evaluating.

Proposed Boundary

Peninsula County: Under Study

The proposed Peninsula County boundary is currently under study. The map shown here is a preliminary reference. No boundary has been formally adopted or submitted for any official purpose.

The proposed boundary is intended to reflect the geographic reality of the Peninsula region — the area west of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, encompassing incorporated cities, unincorporated communities, and the surrounding islands.

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Proposed Peninsula County Boundary Map
Geographic Scope

Communities Within the Proposed Boundary

The proposed Peninsula County would include the following communities and areas, subject to final boundary determination. This list represents the full range of communities the Committee is committed to including in its feasibility research and outreach.

Incorporated City

  • Gig Harbor

Gig Harbor Peninsula

  • Artondale
  • Burley
  • Canterwood
  • Cromwell
  • Crescent Valley
  • Horsehead Bay
  • Kopachuck
  • Maplewood
  • Point Fosdick
  • Purdy
  • Rosedale
  • Wauna
  • Wollochet

Key Peninsula

  • Glen Cove
  • Home
  • Key Center
  • Lakebay
  • Longbranch
  • Minter
  • North Vaughn
  • Rocky Bay
  • Taylor Bay
  • Vaughn

Islands

  • Anderson Island
  • Fox Island
  • Herron Island
  • Ketron Island
  • McNeil Island
  • Raft Island
Note: This community list is a working reference and will be updated as the boundary study progresses. Communities are listed by area for reference only. Final boundary determination is subject to the full feasibility process. If your community is not listed, please contact the Committee.
Important Clarifications

What County Formation Would and Would Not Change

County Formation Would Address

  • ▸ County government structure and representation
  • ▸ Sheriff's office and law enforcement administration
  • ▸ County public works and road administration
  • ▸ Superior and District Court jurisdictions
  • ▸ County-level budget and tax administration
  • ▸ County-level permitting and zoning authority
  • ▸ Port authority jurisdiction and governance

Not Automatically Affected

  • ▸ School districts (separate authorities)
  • ▸ Fire districts (separate authorities)
  • ▸ Incorporated city boundaries and governance
  • ▸ Water and utility districts

Area of Significant Study: Aviation Infrastructure

The Tacoma Narrows Airport (GRF), located within the proposed county boundary, presents a unique and complex jurisdictional question. As a public-use general aviation airport currently operating under Pierce County authority, any transfer of governance, ownership, or operating responsibility to a new county would require extensive legal, financial, and operational analysis. The Committee considers this a significant area of study within the broader feasibility review. No assumptions about airport governance have been made at this stage.

Important Note

The proposed boundary and scope are under study. Nothing on this page constitutes a formal proposal, petition, or legal submission. The Committee is in the research and feasibility phase. Any formal action would require compliance with Washington's constitutional and statutory requirements.