Thursday, March 28, 2024

Senior Living Initiative boils down possible locations for campus of care

18 down to 3

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CHELAN - The only way to start the process is to start the process. 

That’s the expression Chelan resident John Olson said when he began his presentation on potential sites for a senior living campus of care in downtown Chelan at the Senior Living Initiative meeting on Wednesday, April 19. 

Olson had a list of 18 potential sites and asked everyone to put three dots on the ones they liked the most. Olson also stated that the final site might not be on the list, but the only way to find out is to start talking to property owners. 

For confidentiality purposes, Olson asked everyone in the room to remain quiet about the favored locations because none of the property owners have been contacted yet. 

By the end of the meeting, the group had three locations in mind with plans to put each site through a site selection matrix the group developed earlier and then talk to each respective property owner. 

Some of the criteria in the matrix include the levelness of the property, shape and scale, access by emergency services, connection to parks and open space and transit, walk-able with inter-generational opportunities a sense of place and views. 

The next SLI meeting is June 21, at 5 p.m. at the Chelan PUD office on Woodin Avenue.

 

Zach Johnson can be reached at lcmeditor@gmail.com or (509) 682-2213

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