Having a say
Development agreements are voluntary contracts between a city and a property owner, and aren’t required for developments like these. But they provide both parties an opportunity to hash out several aspects of the planning process in advance, including determining allowable uses and structures, holding public hearings on the development and completing an environmental review.
Such agreements have been used on projects of various sizes, from a local shopping center to, in this case, a large-scale planned home community.
By the late 1990s/early 2000s, core economic engines — timber and mining — had disappeared from Cle Elum and the Upper Kittitas County area. This left the town with vast
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