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40-Bed Assisted Living Facility Proposed In Umatilla

    A proposed 40-bed assisted living facility is moving through the approval process at the City of Umatilla, where the Umatilla City Council has given initial approval to a planned unit development change on a small site at the Twin Lakes Reserve housing development.  Owner Kenneth Whitmarsh is proposing the site of a former golf clubhouse be repurposed for use as an ALF.
    The site was previously used to service a small, par 3 golf course at the development.  However, the course went defunct years ago.
    Proposed is an amendment to the existing PUD for the roughly 17-acre Twin Lakes development that would allow for the ALF on roughly 3.5 acres.
    Twin Lakes was initially developed in the 1990’s, with the golf course part of the development’s dedicated green space allotment.  The ALF would use existing parking lot used by the former pro shop building, and city staff reports indicate the new facility would represent a nearly 60 trip per day decrease on area roads versus a functional golf facility.
    Should the application gain final approval, it will be the second large ALF approved in Umatilla in recent years.  Previously, a facility was approved at the corner of Fletcher Road and CR 450 NE, but in the years since it was approved, the facility has yet to be built.