Chelan Real Estate Blog

Last night a meeting was held of the Manson Sub Area Plan Committee at the Manson High School Library.

The next meeting is Tuesday May 13, at a yet to be determined location.  It will be on the Event Calendar when available.  The draft (unchanged for several months now) plan is here along with its land use map and proposed zoning map. The Residents’ Group input is here along with their land use map and their UGA map. 

At last night’s meeting there was progress made.  There seems to be more agreement than disagreement on the goals and objectives.  A couple of wording suggestions were made and one member is going to research bringing back some of the parks and recreation language for the next meeting.  Some good discussions on zoning and UGA size were had with folks from all views really listening to each other and looking for common ground. 

There was discussion that a more formalized agenda would help to keep things moving.  Also, Terry Urness shared some fantastic historical aerial photos of the Manson area from various times going back 40 years of so.  It will be fun to see what happens the next!

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May Day is on the calendar today but is not the status of the Chelan area real estate market.  The updated Chelan Residential Sales Summary is available here.  It shows mixed results for the market.  Of course, what items are good or bad depend on what you desire from the market.  Based on the national news, much of the country would love the relative stability we are seeing.

If you’re hoping housing is getting more affordable you won’t be happy to hear that Average Sales price is up from $376, 265 in April 2007 to $442,642 in 2008.  If you are selling, and like the higher average price, you will also see signs of [Read more →]

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From the PUD today:

Following more discussion on the policy allowing permits for private docks over PUD-owned land on Lake Chelan and the Rocky Reach Reservoir, commissioners asked staff to present a final proposal for a decision on May 12.  The policies discussed Monday are available here and are worth a look.

Commissioners reviewed options from staff and listened to comments from five community members on Monday. They also agreed to exempt the Water Street area in Chelan from the policy until the city determines its interest in a possible “micro” park there.

Commissioners asked staff to prepare a resolution that [Read more →]

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A reader sent in this question:

In the Sunday Seattle Times there is an article about a new law starting June 12, requiring professional condo Reserve Analysis.  You can check out the article here.

This statute was news to me, and I assume most condo associations have no idea about this new requirement.  Lenders are probably going to want to know about your reserve analysis (or lack thereof) when a sale or refinance occurs [Read more →]

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Thursday, May 1, at 6:00 p.m. the Sub Area Plan Group is going to meet to start working on revisions it will be at the Manson High School Library.

Keep up with all the local real estate happenings with our Event Calendar!  Morgan informs us:

The next meeting for the Manson sub area will be 6:00 PM, May 1st @ the Manson High School Library.
This will be the first workshop meeting for the committee to review public input and adjust the plan if the committee determines that is best for the community.
There will not be an opportunity for additional public input until the committee presents the final plan to the Manson Community Council.
Morgan Picton
Chairman

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Open House Meeting #1

June 3, 2008 5-7 p.m. (3:30 setup) at the Confluence Technology Center 285 Technology Center Way, Wenatchee.  The meeting is to Introduce the public to the update process for the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan, describe current conditions, and solicit input on issue and potential improvements.

There will be a brief presentation at 6:00 p.m. and stations with hosts, displays and flip charts for comments.  There will be a rating system to identify [Read more →]

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The Tait Business Park Binding site plan was unanimously approved and creation of a Chelan Valley Cultural Organization was also discussed.  The headline topic was the public hearing on extending the Lords Acres Interim Zoning Control (moratorium).

All public comments were in favor of the moratorium.  Mary Sherrer, George Lingard, Paul Doty, Mike Richardson, Linda Parlette and Mike Sherrer all spoke in favor of the extension.  Common concerns were that traffic issues be better defined.  Paul Doty mentioned concerns having more time for the Sub Area committee to address the issues where ag and development might occur together.  Senator Linda Evans-Parlette spoke to transportation issues and how to make the issues visible in the state’s priorities.

Council comments included the news that the Post Office is considering moving to a larger site and will be at the May 8 council meeting to talk to the public about it.  Also, Councilman Morse discussed proposing deleting the large scale recreation project water statute and a revision to the home occupations ordinance at future meetings.

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