apple capital loop trail

The project in North Wenatchee replaces a signalized intersection and includes access to the Apple Capital Loop trail and more space for Link Transit buses.

The Chelan County PUD owns the entire trail and is paying for the police service on the Wenatchee side.

PUD commissioners voted Monday to pay for upgrades at Wenatchee Riverfront Park, the Apple Capital Loop Trail and the Dryden Wastewater Treatment Plant.

At last night's council meeting, Mayor Frank Kuntz said he's happy with how the PUD and the city came together to get this deal done.

Wenatchee city council held a public hearing for their $108-million Confluence Parkway project, with many residents voicing concerns about the highway potentially impacting the local environment.

Anyone's welcome to drop by the Malaga fire station next Tuesday afternoon to look over early designs for the 24-acre park and leave their comments.

Improvements would be made to a shoreline area on the Columbia River that would serve the roughly 5,000 people who live in the Malaga area

Lauren Loebsack with the state Department of Transportation says it's an emergency repair of storm water pipe that needs immediate attention.

The Apple Capital Loop Project received $92 million, the largest grant award in Washington State history.

Design of the first phase is underway, and the two open houses at the Pybus Board Room will help refine the project and work on detailed plans for features such as a splash pad, playground, picnic pavilion and trail improvements.