Article: Deal Would Protect Methow Valley Land

SPOKANE (AP) - A deal has been reached to preserve about 1,100 acres in the scenic Methow Valley and end a 40-year land dispute, an environmental group said Wednesday.

The deal calls for the Trust for Public Land to find five buyers to each purchase about 200 acres of the Early Winters Property from owner R.D. Merrill Co. of Seattle by Aug. 14.

"This agreement would prevent this area from becoming the next Aspen or weekend condominium development," said Craig Lee, vice president of the Trust for Public Land, a private, nonprofit land conservation group.

For four decades, the land has been proposed for projects such as condominiums and a destination ski resort. ...

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