PUD to continue Dock Permitting
After discussing the issue at numerous meetings since February, a majority of Chelan County PUD commissioners voted Monday to allow more permits for private docks over PUD-owned land on Lake Chelan and the Rocky Reach reservoir.
Commissioners Norm Gutzwiler and Werner Janssen voted against the proposal. Janssen stated that he did not feel the resolution was fair for the majority of customer-owners. He said, “Since we spend so much money mitigating fish problems, it just doesn’t make sense to allow more docks.”
Gutzwiler did not comment on his vote. Supporting the measure were Commissioners Ann Congdon, Randy Smith and Dennis Bolz.
The Water Street area in Chelan may be reconsidered later, as the city in the process of determining its interest in a possible “micro” park there.
The resolution contained the following conditions:
- Continue to issue permits for private docks on PUD-owned land above and below the water;
- Charge market rates for permits, with adjustments at least every five years — and as often as annually if the market changes abruptly;
- Continue a 90-day cancellation provision, but add that it would be for District need.
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