Monthly Archives: February 2008

Fun Facts and the 2008 Comprehensive Plan Amendment Package

Did you know that there are currently 540 single family lots in the planning process in the City of Chelan?  From last night’s City Council meeting, these projects are at various points in the planning process: 540 residential lots 99 … Continue reading

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Interim Zoning Controls Adopted in the Lord Acres Area

At last night’s Chelan City Council meeting, a motion was passed to adopt Interim Zoning Control in the area known as Lord Acres.  The “Interim Control” is effective immediately and prohibits the acceptance of development applications for the development of … Continue reading

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Public Hearing Notices for Safeway Fuel Station, Townhomes & Docks and Tait Business Center

The City of Chelan sent out three notices public hearings for the Safeway Fuel Station, New Multi-Family Townhomes with Dock Improvements, and the Tait Business Center. A previous public hearing on a different plan from Safeway attracted quite a bit of … Continue reading

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Smart Condos, or Small Condos?

Despite all the national news that January saw a continued decline in the housing market, this is the story that caught my eye!  Of course, readers of this blog already know that in our market, January was not a bad month.  They … Continue reading

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Check Out this Video and Site on Home Staging!

When I saw this video clip and its posting, I smiled.  It is a part of selling a home that is so often overlooked.  The video really brings home the point of not only making your home look great, but doing … Continue reading

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Manson Sub-Area Plan Meeting Tuesday the 26th

Just a reminder, the next Manson Sub-Area plan PUBLIC meeting is Tuesday the 26th, at the Grange Hall, at 6:00 p.m.  If you have an opinion on land use issues in the Manson area or own property in the area, … Continue reading

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City of Chelan to update their Critical Areas Ordinances

One of the items on the agenda for the City of Chelan Planning Commission meeting last night was a status report on the review of their Critical Areas Ordinance review.  The city intends to update the Critical Areas Ordinances which … Continue reading

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Regulation and Housing Prices, Housing Prices and Wages

There have been a couple of recent studies that show how much regulation has driven up housing prices in the Seattle area as well as a study I just read showing how high housing prices have impacted the entire economy in … Continue reading

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Manson Sub-Area Plan Meeting

On February 5th, I attended a public meeting that was held on the work that has been going on with Chelan County to develop a “Sub-Area Plan” for Manson.  A Sub-Area plan is a special land use designation for areas … Continue reading

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Possible PUD Policy Change Discontinuing Dock Permits

On the agenda for the Monday meeting on February 11 was a resolution to discontinue issuance of new permits for docks on district owned lands for private use.  This affects PUD owned lands in the Rocky Reach, Rock Island and … Continue reading

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