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Commissioner Shon Smith says they've expressed continued opposition to the reintroduction, and he questions the reasoning behind it.

Two of Chelan County's three commissioners will be traveling to Washington D.C. next week. Tiffany Gering will be heading to the nation's capital along with Shon Smith, who says the visit will be centered around one primary agenda. "Our priority next week on this trip will be meeting with our legislators on a couple of important things that Chelan County relies on for its tax revenue, and tha

The Chelan County Commissioners will be holding a workshop to discuss the County's annual budget tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 6). Commissioner Kevin Overbay says they'll have a lot to sort out this year, since the funding being requested by the County's 25 elected officials and department heads is more than projected revenues...

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

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...

Bids are due March 21st followed by the selection process.