Monthly Archives: August 2008

One of the other Mega Resort developments near Wenatchee continues…

The Spanish Castle resort between Rock Island and Trinidad is still progressing according to its developer.  Wade Entezar, president of Entazar Development Group of Bellevue, plans to have an Open House on the property September 20th with Windermere of Wenatchee … Continue reading

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Assessor Griffith comments on tax reform in the Wenatchee World

County Assessor Russ Griffith commented on tax reform in the Opinion section of the Wenatchee World today.  He reaffirms that new revenue is not generated by property revaluations.  If you’re interested in property taxes, it is a good read. He … Continue reading

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Main Street Resource team coming to Chelan

The Historic Downtown Chelan Association (HDCA) has scheduled Main Street revitalization experts in Chelan, September 9 – 11, for what the Washington State Main Street Program calls a “Resource Team” visit. The purpose is to examine current downtown revitalization efforts, address emerging … Continue reading

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Real Estate Happenings at last night’s Chelan City Council Meeting

As well as the Legacy Ridge happenings, the Lord Acres Moratorium was extended, a workshop on 2008 Comprehensive Plan Amendments occurred, utility connection charges for properties outside the city limit were discussed and the Airport Layout Plan was reviewed. Regarding … Continue reading

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Little Brouhaha over Legacy Ridge last night…

The most noticeable thing at the start of last night’s Chelan City Council meeting was the unusually large group of attendees.  Some of them were from the Aquatics group who came to the meeting to thank the City Council and … Continue reading

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Chelan County PUD adds to its fiber optic reach!

The Chelan County PUD announced that they now serve over 25,000 homes, businesses, schools and hospitals in Chelan County with fiber optic services.  This is an amenity we often forget to mention to folks, that the latest in broadband services … Continue reading

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Extreme Seattle a bellwether for parts of North Central Washington?

According to a post in Crosscut today, Seattle is one of the most extreme cities in the USA.  How extreme?  Seattle has few families, is highly educated and very gentrified.  The big number is that Seattle averages only 2.08 occupants … Continue reading

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Chelan City Council and Port District Joint Meeting before council meeting

At 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 28th, the Chelan City Council and the Port District will hold a joint session on the airport layout before the regular council meeting at 7:00.  Other notable real estate items include an extension of … Continue reading

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Growth Management Tug-of-War continues in the courts…

Back in early July, I posted about the a court reversal of the King County Critical Areas Ordinance being overturned on appeal.  The issue is that King County’s ordinance required huge areas, up to 65%, of rural properties be left undisturbed.  … Continue reading

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July Sales Figures for the Wenatchee Market

Once again Pacific Appraisals has sent out their Snapshot report for July.  You can get it right here.  72 homes were sold in the Wenatchee market in July, down by 25 from 97 last year for a decrease of 26%. … Continue reading

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