Issues

STR Code Changes – Where Things Stand
Chelan County’s Planning Commission (PC) has completed their work on the Short Term Rental code and sent their recommendations on to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). Other than the

STR Survey Results
The results of RC3’s survey of residents’ views on short term rentals (STR) are in! RC3 conducted a survey between October 22 and November 8, 2024, to gather residents’ opinions

Take the STR Survey!
Don’t miss out, deadline is Nov. 8! RC3 is conducting a survey about residents’ opinions on the presence of short-term rentals (STRs) in residential zoning. Chelan County is considering significant

Lodging Tax Revenues in Chelan County – A False Alarm
The current radical changes proposed to Chelan County’s short-term rental (STR) code are the result of lobbying by special interest groups, specifically: the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce, the Lake Chelan

Updated Short Term Rental Fact Sheet Released
In response to Chelan County’s proposal to make radical changes to its short term rental code adopted in 2021, we have prepared an updated fact sheet. This fact sheet includes

County-Wide STR Code Under Attack!
At the direction of the Chelan County Board of Commissioners, the Community Development Department has proposed alarming revisions to the County’s short term rental (STR) code. These changes affect the

Take the Leavenworth Visioning Survey!
The City of Leavenworth is conducting a survey to find out residents’ opinions about your concerns and priorities for Leavenworth’s future. The survey is anonymous. The results will be used

Leavenworth Adventure Park—Public Hearing this Friday
The public hearing on the Leavenworth Adventure Park’s request to modify the permit conditions in their Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is scheduled for Friday, March 29th at 9 am in

Update on Housing
The price and availability of housing is having a seriously negative effect on residents in our communities, especially for residents who are earning low and middle incomes. Lack of housing

