Posts Tagged ‘North Wenatchee Ave.’
Hotels, Demolitions, Environmental Assessments – Wenatchee Economic Update
Steve King is the Economic Development Director for the City of Wenatchee. He talks today about new hotels coming to the waterfront, re-development of North Wenatchee properties – including some demolitions this month – and Wenatchee River environmental assessments underway.
Read MoreWenatchee Adopts New Sign Code, Billboard Rules Next
Wenatchee Mayor Frank Kuntz joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about the city’s new sign regulations, adopted by the council last week, covering the size, height and type of businesses’ signs. At this Thursday’s council meeting, they’ll tackle billboard code. Kuntz also breaks down demolition of empty, city-owned warehouses and offices…
Read MoreMajor Revamps Coming To Old Warehouses, Offices, Signs In Wenatchee
Wenatchee Mayor Frank Kuntz joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about the future of two major pieces of land in the city – the old WSDOT buildings on North Wenatchee Avenue, which the city now owns, and Lineage Logistics’ south campus along Orondo Ave. and Columbia Street. The Port Authority of…
Read MoreChelan Co. Fire District #1 Starts Building New Wenatchee Headquarters
Delays and staffing issues put off construction of Wenatchee’s newest fire station. But earlier this month, Chelan County Fire District #1 broke ground on their new headquarters. Marcus Bellissimo has this update.
Read MoreINFRA Grant, North Ave., Federal Building – Wenatchee Economic Development Update
Steve King, the City of Wenatchee’s Economic Development Director, joins KOHO to talk about several initiatives underway – from North Wenatchee Avenue and the old WSDOT property, to the latest with Confluence Parkway – a new thoroughfare to take traffic over the Wenatchee River that will cost about $125 million, which the city was not…
Read MoreWenatchee Public Works – Road Construction Update
Rob Jammerman is the City of Wenatchee’s Public Works Director. He swung by the KOHO studios this morning to talk about chip-seal pavement preservation taking place across several main streets this summer, a re-configuring of Mission Street’s left-hand lane at Spokane Street for better pedestrian access, expanding the parking lot at Linden Tree Park and…
Read MoreConfluence Parkway Opportunity For Environmental Improvements, City Development Director Says
Last week we talked with Wenatchee Mayor Frank Kuntz about Confluence Parkway. Now the city’s Economic Development Director Steve King stops by the KOHO studios to talk about the project from an environmental and economic development standpoint. King said he sees the new bridge over the Wenatchee River as not only a way to ease…
Read MoreChelan Co. Fire District 1 Completes Station #12 Renovation, Delays New Headquarters Construction
Remodeling and new construction has kept Chelan County Fire District #1 busy over the last year. One project nears completion, while the other faces delays, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreBig Turnout For N. Wenatchee Ave. Corridor Improvements Open House
The North Wenatchee Transportation Master Plan established a blueprint for improving transportation safety and traffic flow along North Wenatchee Avenue. In the future, improvements within these plans are designed to work in conjunction with the Confluence Parkway, a future bypass to the Avenue. As part of the planning phase, the City of Wenatchee and WSDOT are asking…
Read MoreN. Wenatchee Ave. Improvement Plans On Display At Open House Nov. 14
The Wenatchee Valley serves as an urban, agricultural, freight and tourism hub of North Central Washington. A lot of that traffic travels North Wenatchee Avenue, quickly becoming the most congested area of the lower valley. And over the next 20 years, officials estimate traffic volumes will increase another 20 percent. The City of Wenatchee and…
Read MoreCity of Wenatchee Road, Sewer Construction Update, Long-Term North Wenatchee Ave. Planning
Rob Jammerman knows roads. He was hired earlier this year by the City of Wenatchee to be their Public Works Director, coming over from the west side, bringing that big-city perspective to Wenatchee’s infrastructure needs. Major road and sewer construction projects from this summer are starting to wrap up. Jammerman also talks about long-term planning…
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