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LEAVENWORTH — Chelan County Fire District #3 (CCFD #3) has announced Drew Bono as its new fire chief.
CHELAN COUNTY — The Board of County Commissioners passed a 2027 preliminary budget on Nov. 2, working with a gap of about $4.6 million between department requests and 2027 projected revenues.
CHELAN – A proposal to restore two-way traffic on the Woodin Avenue Bridge remains on Chelan’s transportation project list, but the estimated $14 million conversion is among seven projects left out of the city’s draft six-year street spending plan.
EAST WENATCHEE – The Chelan Douglas Regional Port Authority has $4 million in federal funding for the second phase of the Trades District and is looking to state and federal sources to help pay for the roughly $20 million expansion. The Port must spend the money already in hand by Nov. 30, 2028, CEO Jim Kuntz told commissioners at their Nov. 4 retreat.
CHELAN – Chelan plans to break ground on a replacement recycling center as early as weather allows in spring 2027, more than two years after a fire destroyed the city’s facility.
CHELAN — A new parking lot is in place at the Lake Chelan Community Center, and work is nearing completion on a gymnasium and performing arts space that will give the center room for sports, live performances and larger community events.
CHELAN – When a piece of playground equipment breaks at Don Morse Park, Chelan parks crews sometimes have to remove it. Replacement parts are no longer available for some of the equipment, and some facilities at the waterfront park are inaccessible to people with disabilities.
CHELAN – A water leak can run up a household’s bill long before anyone sees water coming out of the garage. Chelan is proposing a $750,000 meter upgrade that could help catch those leaks sooner by giving the city access to water use readings year-round.
MANSON — Manson American Legion Wilkinson-Beeman Post 108 contributed $4,000 to six organizations serving veterans, seniors and families throughout the Lake Chelan Valley in 2026, continuing its annual community giving program.
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