Tuesday night the Chelan City Council approved the annexation of the Sundance Slope in the Rocky Point area, next to Crystal View Estates. The annexation includes seven parcels of orchard land. Crystal View Estates management had submitted written comments opposing the annexation, but at the meeting, several residents added their opinions:
Troy Hawkins, owner of the land to be annexed, said he wasn't asking for any infrastructure or city services at this time, saying he's planted some two million dollars worth of apple trees in the property:
The annexation being approved is a first step; now it goes to a hearing before the hearings examiner and consideration by the Boundary Review Board.