chelan douglas port authority

A decision had been made months ago to make the move out of Rivercom's current home inside the Wenatchee Police Department building on Mission Street.

The commissioners say the move will not require voter approval and contend it would only be legitimate if approved by voters in both counties.

Select airport employees along with some of the Fire Department crew were completing required annual fire training Wednesday.

The Chelan Douglas Port Authority owns the building at the corner of Columbia Street and Orondo Avenue and is working with an investment firm to renovate the property.

Federal funding to cover more than half the cost has been elusive, but is moving through the process with the help of Congress members.

Design work should be completed by June of 2023, with construction scheduled between September 2023 through June of 2024.

A warehouse company along with San Francisco based Diamond Foundry have both expressed strong interest in occupying the property in question.

The Chelan Douglas Port Authority was asked to organize a feasibility study on a sports complex after interest sprang from local governments.

So far, there's a verbal commitment to fund a feasibility study on the Sports Complex from all the parties involved.

The money coming through the Federal Aviation Administration required that projects already be underway, and the General Aviation building is still in the planning stages.