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Chelan County Commissioner Tiffany Gering is holding a community meeting in Chelan later this month. County spokesperson Jill FitzSimmons says Gering will be covering a number of issues at the event. "Some of the topics she'll be talking about will be the potential introduction of grizzly bears to the North Cascades, woody debris on Lake Chelan, comp(rehensive) plan amendments and an update o

Chelan County Commissioner Kevin Overbay will soon be stepping up his role with the Washington Counties Risk Pool. "I've been a director representing Chelan County on the Risk Pool since 2019," says Overbay. "Last week during one of our annual meetings in Spokane, I was renewed to the Pool's executive board and also was nominated and elected to be the vice president starting later t

Chelan County has an opening on one of its citizens' board of directors. Commissioner Shon Smith says these positions are a great way for residents of the county who are interested in civics to serve their community. "We've got some positions in the county that are filled by citizens who volunteer to do some things that need to be done inside the county...

Chelan County will soon be allocating its latest round of lodging tax grants. The funding is made available biannually to groups and municipalities seeking assistance with capital projects or capital improvement projects that will help in attracting overnight visitors to the county...

The Chelan County Board of Commissioners will be in attendance at a meeting in North Bend tomorrow (May 9) regarding the reintroduction of grizzly bears to the North Cascades. The event is being spearheaded by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee, which supports the delisting and conservation of grizzly bear populations and habitats in the western United States...

According to the appeal, the city claims the county violated public participation requirements and that their decision goes against the Growth Management Act (GMA).

Money from the state would pay for most of the project, but it's no longer available this year.

After serving in an elected capacity as Chelan County Assessor for over a decade, Deanna Walter is now settling in as the county's new Community Development Director. Walter began the position, which is overseen by the Chelan County Board of Commissioners, on Monday (April 3) after serving the role on an interim basis since 2020...

Chelan County is pursuing federal assistance for three separate projects it hopes to complete in the near future. The County is seeking $4 million for one of the ventures known as the Wenatchee Great Infrastructure Project. "What that project will accomplish is the restoration of eleven headwaters and streams in the Wenatchee watershed," explains Chelan County Commissioner Kevin Overbay.

Chelan County has a new hire for a newly-created position. On Tuesday, the Chelan County Commissioners announced the hiring of Ron Cridlebaugh as its first-ever economic services director. Cridlebaugh is currently the director of economic and business development for the Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority...