Bob Bugert

Former Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert has been appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to serve on the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Funding Board. The board awards roughly $200 million in grants biannually to tribes, non-profits, and government agencies to create parks, trails and outdoor recreation opportunities. "We b...

Chelan County is pursuing a project to improve irrigation in the Icicle Basin. The county is planning to partner with Cascade Orchards Irrigation Company (COIC) for a major piece of the project that would upgrade the current open ditch system on Icicle Creek...

Chelan County is hosting a public discussion on the future of climate change and building resiliency to its expected impacts. Commissioner Bob Bugert says the Climate Resilience Roundtable will give county residents an opportunity to voice their concerns and ideas about the subject...

Chelan County Commissioners want to learn more about an effort to establish solar power generating sites in Eastern Washington.  Commissioner Bob Bugert recently attended a meeting hosted by the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) where the agency expressed interest in obtaining parcels of land in the region.  ...

Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert will be hosting two community meetings in Leavenworth and Plain to discuss the Leavenworth-area Tubing Study, the Icicle Work Group project, and the newly debuted Cascade Orchard Bridge Deck Project.

Chelan County Commissioners are celebrating Eric Pierson after he was named 2022 County Engineer of the Year by the Washington State County Administrative Board, an honor that will be recognized during the unveiling of the new Cashmere Bridge ...

Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert will be holding a listening session this evening regarding short-term rentals. The gathering will be done via Zoom running from 5-6:30. The County has been working on new code to guide STRs as they're known after concerns have been expressed by the county residents ...

Link Transit is still working on incorporating the one-tenth of one percent sales tax increase voters approved in 2019 into their 2020 budget. Chelan County Commissioner Kevin Overbay, who is on the Link board, voted against the proposed budget saying they wanted to slow the process down...

Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert will be dropping into Leavenworth for a community meeting on November 14 from 4-5 p.m. He will be at the Chelan County Fire District 3's station to answer residents' questions and participate in community dialogue...