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Back some years ago, I put an offer on the entire Morse Steel property in Wenatchee.  I was part of a group that was interested in creating an area along the river front from Orondo on the south encompassing the former public works property to the north.  It is an area that could be used to create a vibrant identity in that part of the city that would compliment the entire Wenatchee downtown.

If the Port and City are able to pull off this project, it could go a long way towards a new vision for that area.  The Wenatchee World had an article on the option the Port of Chelan recently signed.  I certainly support something happening to take advantage of that wonderful opportunity for Wenatchee.

Tags: General Interest, Local by Al Lorenz
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The Snapshot Report for the 2009 year end is now available for both Leavenworth and Cashmere.

Leavenworth experienced a 40% decline in the dollar volume of home sales in 2009.  Condo dollar volume dropped by only 12% even though the number of condos sold actually increased from 2008 by 13%.  In actual numbers that means 18 condos sold in 2009 as compared to 16 in 2008.   The number of homes sold in Leavenworth declines by 39% in 2009 dropping from 102 in 2008 to 62 in 2009.

The median price of a home sale in Leavenworth fell by 6% and the median price of a condo fell by 13% in 2009.

Cashmere saw a 32% decrease in the dollar volume of homes sold and a 30% reduction on the number of homes sold in 2009.  Since there was one condo sold in Cashmere in 2008 and none in 2009, there was a 100% decrease in condo sales.  The median home price in Cashmere declined 1% from $234,750 in 2008 to $232,000 in 2009.

Pacific Appraisals has decided to only publish these reports quarterly in the future.  To see the complete reports, simply click on the links above.

Tags: General Interest, Real Estate Market by Al Lorenz
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Chelan County Planning Commission will be hosting a public Workshop on the adoption of the International Building and Fire codes. This is your opportunity to comment on the proposed amendments to the Chelan County Code.  The workshop is 7:00 p.m. on January 25th in the County Commissioner’s Chambers.

Please contact Graham Simon or David Grimes with questions, phone 667-6225

The proposed Building Code Resolution

Tags: General Interest, Land Use, Local by Al Lorenz
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Here area a couple photos of the dogsled teams that were out on December 30th at the Fish Lake snowpark.  There is a skating rink at The Cove too!

Tags: General Interest, Local by Al Lorenz
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