confluence parkway project

Approval came in the final days of the legislative session which ended Sunday.

State funding for the City of Wenatchee's massive Confluence Parkway Project has now been fully secured. The money is officially in place after both the Washington House and Senate passed their respective transportation budgets this week...

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.

The PUD would trade a five-acre long, narrow patch of land along the western edges of Horan Natural Area and Confluence State Park, which it owns, in exchange for roughly equivalent property from the City.

The district encompasses the North Wenatchee redevelopment area, which was damaged from the 2015 Sleepy Hollow fire.

Efforts are underway in Olympia to ensure that the City of Wenatchee's massive Confluence Parkway Project will be fully-funded by the state. During last year's legislative sessions, $85 million was included in the state's transportation budget for the project, however, it was not specifically identified for allocation...

Kuntz works as an accountant, and says it’s getting harder to hold two jobs

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.

Kuntz was given approval to move forward with the agreement after getting approval from the city council.

The City of Wenatchee recently accepted their $142 million 2023 Final Budget during the city council’s special meeting on Thursday.