Resources

MORE READING & RESOURCES

Additional links and files collected over the course of the past few months.

• Location of unauthorized construction
• Petition Circulated and Collected in Mid December 2024
• Change.Org Petition to make sure rules are followed
• Leavenworth Municipal Code 14.28.010 on lighting standards and the value the natural environment
• DarkSky International
• Protect the Night Brochure

NEWS

Recent news coverage of this project and efforts to oppose it.

• Oct 14, 2024 - Source One - Report: Construction of Leavenworth-Area Cross Expected to Restart Next Spring
• Oct 13, 2024 - Leavenworth Echo - Construction of ‘Upper Valley Cross’ likely to resume next spring
• Sep 13, 2024 - NCW Life - Upper Valley cross project sparks contention around Leavenworth
• Sep 11, 2024 - Wenatchee World - Construction of Tumwater Mountain cross halted over permit issues
• Sep 10, 2024 - 560 KPQ - Chelan County Says Owners of Christian Crosses Can Still Seek Buiding Permits
• Sep 10, 2024 - Leavenworth Echo - Work suspended on controversial “Upper Valley Cross” being erected on Tumwater Mountain
• Aug 28, 2024 - Wenatchee World - Organizer defends 70-foot Leavenworth cross against public scrutiny
• Aug 22, 2024 - Eastern Progress - Permitting issues may prompt enforcement on oversized Chelan County crosses
• Aug 9, 2024 - Source One - UPDATE: Controversy Brews in Leavenworth Over Construction of Holy Cross on Tumwater Mountain