Port of Pasco officials have no intention of letting up the gas, even as its leadership is transforming with the upcoming retirement of its longtime executive director and the recent retirement of a long-serving port commissioner.
The draft master plan for the Franklin County-owned HAPO Center recently laid out several recommendations for the roughly 100-acre area in west Pasco, which includes neighboring sports fields owned by the city of Pasco as well as Gesa Stadium, but there’s no clear path forward to make it a reality.
A Kennewick woman checked off being a reality TV star from her bucket list after she and her husband appeared on a recent episode of HGTV’s hit show, “House Hunters.”
The Clover Island Inn has sported a new look on its facade for several months but when it will complete its transformation into a Spark by Hilton property is unknown.
Interest is growing in small, custom-designed homes with simpler exteriors. More than half of survey respondents reported increased demand for higher-density developments and multigenerational housing.
The state insurance commissioner’s office says companies are reducing their risk in certain areas of the state by not renewing the policies on some homes, likely due to fire risk. The agency is also collecting data on how many policies insurers are not renewing to get a better picture of the market and potential government intervention.
Officials with the Associated General Contractors say the Trump administration’s recent executive order to freeze funding to federal infrastructure projects could stall the construction industry’s growth.
Bills to allow backyard cottages in new areas, to expand where developers can receive tax breaks for building apartments and to let property owners split their plots are all making their way through the legislative process.
Two of Gov. Bob Ferguson’s first three executive orders are focused on streamlining housing construction regulations and cutting times for permitting and licensing.
