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City's lobbyists say they helped restore $85 million for Confluence Parkway; council hears legislative priorities ahead of 2026
Summary
City-contracted lobbyists Lodestar Partners briefed the Wenatchee City Council on the state legislative process and said they successfully restored the full $85 million Move Ahead Washington allocation for the Confluence Parkway project while outlining priorities and timing for the 2026 session.
Blake Baldwin, vice president of Lodestar Partners, told the Wenatchee City Council that the firm and the city's legislative delegation worked to preserve funding for Confluence Parkway during a year of deep budget cuts at the state level.
"We worked with city staff and the mayor and others to identify where this was coming from," Baldwin said, and that effort led to a budget proviso that "restored the full $85,000,000 funding" for Confluence Parkway in Move Ahead Washington.
Lodestar's presentation summarized how the House and Senate initially proposed delays or…
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