A legal ruling this week has temporarily nullified a moratorium issued by Chelan County which seeks to block the Port of Chelan County from moving ahead with the creation of a tax-increment financing (TIF) district in the Malaga vicinity.

On Tuesday, Douglas County Superior Court Judge Brian Huber ruled the Port is legally entitled to pursue its formation of TIF within the unincorporated community in Chelan County, and further found that the County's moratorium is invasive to that process.

Huber signed an order granting a preliminary injunction against the County's moratorium, which was enacted on Sept. 16 after being unanimously approved by the Chelan County Board of Commissioners.

Although Huber heard a limited range of oral arguments prior to issuing his decision, the County's attorn

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