Chelan Valley Housing Trust holds first Open House, updates given

CHELAN/MANSON – The Chelan Valley Housing Trust held two open houses on the last day of February for the communities of Chelan and Manson.

On Feb. 28, CVHT representatives were present at the Manson Grange to answer questions about the organization and share up-to-date progress on plans and structure with the public. Later on that aternoon they gathered at the Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce office to give the Chelan community a chance to learn more about CVHT. Approximetly 60 people from both communities took time out of their day to and made it down to one of the open houses.

CVHT Board member Guy Evans went over a few changes on the current property plan from what was developed back in December. “The first is our access it is now entirely of off Bluebell, that’s because it was not possible to do the requirements to come off Big Horn being so close to SR 150,” he said.

The other change is the number of homesites. The subdivision is now down to 17 homes, due to the City of Chelan cottage code. “That creates two clusters that are divided by a trail and landscaping,” explained Evans. Having parking on each side of the neighbor remains, creating a pathway for those properties closer to SR150 to access their homes.  Seven homes would have parking behind them, creating a mix to accommodate all.

An infrastructure contractor is currently reviewing the subdivision plan who is going to provide the first round of budget estimate. “We had our civil firm take this design through roughly 30 percent of design, so we have an initial layout of sewer water, stormwater and that sort of thing,” Evans added.

CVHT has been working closely with the City of Chelan through multiple meetings which are making the application process a lot easier.

So far, the home footprints have not been changed, however, Evans mentioned he has talked to architect Mike Johnson and he is putting together a list of interior and exterior materials that will be durable and affordable. “Once we have that developed we can go to a builder or two and get some initial numbers,” said Evans.

A preliminary homeowner survey has been created. CVHT administrator Rachael Goldie mentioned that the survey helps to gather information and it is a way for the organization to get initial contact with the public. If you wish to fill out a survey contact Goldie at info@chelanvalleyhousing.org or visit the CVHT website www.chelanvalleyhousing.org.