Friends of Leavenworth take an appeal to Superior Court

    A band of residents, the Friends of Leavenworth, was not deterred after the hearing examiner, Andrew Kottkamp approved the Conditional Use Permit for the controversial Adventure Park decision. A new appeal is in the works to be brought up to the Chelan County Superior Court on behalf of Friends of Leavenworth.
    On May 20, after an extensive public hearing with seemingly endless public comment based on an appeal made by Friends of Leavenworth, Kottkamp agreed with the City of Leavenworth and gave the nod of approval to the project. Kottkamp approved the Conditional Use Permit with only a minor tweak on Adventure Park hours.
    On June 6, Friends of Leavenworth received the news that the hearing examiner declined to make changes to his decision of approval for the future Alpine Coaster's home. On June 12 , the board for Friends of Leavenworth voted to take the decision to a higher level.
    "The only option left to stop this project is an appeal for review by the Chelan County Superior Court," stated a statement from the Friends of Leavenworth organization's website.  
    According to the organization's site, there is a Washington State Law that provides an opportunity for judicial review of cities and counties land use decision under the Land Use Petition Act.