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Tehaleh, formerly known as Cascadia, is a master-planned
Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 30 December 2009. The town was designed by Patrick Kuo, who had purchased the land in 1991. Included in the original plan for Cascadia were 6,500 homes, a commercial district, an industrial park, schools, and recreational parkland for residents to enjoy.
Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved 30 December 2009. Construction halted in 2008, prior to the construction of any homes or commercial properties. After foreclosure proceedings in 2010, Homestreet Bank repossessed much of Kuo's land, intending to find another developer.
Tacoma News Tribune, September 25, 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011
Oregon Business News. Retrieved 30 December 2009. The bankruptcy restructuring plan proposed by Cascadia Project LLC was rejected by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and HomeStreet Bank completed foreclosure of the land and held an auction September 24, 2010.
. Bonney Lake & Sumner Courier-Herald, September 23, 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011 As there were no qualified bidders, the property reverted to HomeStreet Bank ownership. Following the auction HomeStreet Bank intended to find another developer for the community.
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Donald Eismann Elementary
an
Tehaleh Heights Elementary
both are operated by Sumner-Bonney Lake School District.,
Mountain View Middle School
located 3.2 miles north of Tehaleh, serves as the middle school for residents of Tehaleh. Across the street from the middle school
Bonney Lake High School
serves as the high school residents of Tehaleh. Both the middle and the high schools are operated by Sumner-Bonney Lake School District.
Bonney Lake Park-and-Ride
located roughly 5 miles north. Residents who commute to Seattle usually take the bus from the Bonney Lake Park-and-Ride to the Sumner Station where they board Sound Transit's
Seven Summits Lodge
in the Trilogy, a 55+ community within Tehaleh. The Mantel is a members-only establishment that is not open to the general public. A limited number of annual dining memberships are made available each year.
Tehaleh, formerly known as Cascadia, is a master-planned unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
to the south of Bonney Lake in Pierce County, Washington
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. Construction began in 2005 with an estimated timeline for completion of 20 years."Big housing-retail project planned in Pierce County"Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 30 December 2009. The town was designed by Patrick Kuo, who had purchased the land in 1991. Included in the original plan for Cascadia were 6,500 homes, a commercial district, an industrial park, schools, and recreational parkland for residents to enjoy.
Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved 30 December 2009. Construction halted in 2008, prior to the construction of any homes or commercial properties. After foreclosure proceedings in 2010, Homestreet Bank repossessed much of Kuo's land, intending to find another developer.
Tacoma News Tribune, September 25, 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011
History
Financial crisis
In October 2009, Cascadia Project LLC, the company behind the planning of Cascadia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. According to HomeStreet Bank, which financed the project, over 72 million dollars of loans were non-performing. HomeStreet Bank had planned to foreclose and auction off the land of the community, which had been running behind schedule with only a school and some road-related infrastructure completed.Oregon Business News. Retrieved 30 December 2009. The bankruptcy restructuring plan proposed by Cascadia Project LLC was rejected by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and HomeStreet Bank completed foreclosure of the land and held an auction September 24, 2010.
. Bonney Lake & Sumner Courier-Herald, September 23, 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011 As there were no qualified bidders, the property reverted to HomeStreet Bank ownership. Following the auction HomeStreet Bank intended to find another developer for the community.
Recovery as Tehaleh
Newland Communities and North American Sekisui House salvaged the project in 2011 by purchasing 4,200 of the original 5,000 acres of land for 49 million dollars. The development was renamed Tehaleh, derived from Chinook jargon meaning “highlands” or “the land above”. The revised plan calls for constructing 5,900 houses and 4 million square feet of business property within the next 25 years. The plan also retains the many parks and trails included in the failed Cascadia project. On 26 September 2012, Tehaleh opened its first ten model houses. Due to its elevated geography on a plateau, several hundred feet above the adjacent Puyallup River valley, Tehaleh is not at risk of flooding from the Puyallup River unlike many communities in close proximity to Mount Rainier. In the event of an eruption ofMount Rainier
Mount Rainier (), indigenously known as Tahoma, Tacoma, Tacobet, or təqʷubəʔ, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, located in Mount Rainier National Park about south-southeast of Seattle. With a s ...
, Tehaleh is not within the USGS delineated mudslides
A mudflow or mud flow is a form of mass wasting involving fast-moving flow of debris that has become liquified by the addition of water. Such flows can move at speeds ranging from 3 meters/minute to 5 meters/second. Mudflows contain a significa ...
hazard zone."US Geological Survey's Volcanic Hazards Map for the Mount Rainier area"/ref> Because of its elevation and location outside of the lahar inundation zone, a project has been proposed to construct a bridge from Orting to Tehaleh, called
Bridge for Kids
The Bridge for Kids is a proposed bridge across the Carbon River in Orting, Washington, about a mile upstream of where it joins the Puyallup River. It would provide an emergency evacuation route for school children to escape a future lahar flow fr ...
, to provide Orting residents an additional evacuation route to the high ground on Tehaleh, in case of emergency."Bridge for Kids, Orting Emergency Evacuation Summit, October 22, 2014"/ref>
Education
Tehaleh currently has two public elementary schoolsDonald Eismann Elementary
an
Tehaleh Heights Elementary
both are operated by Sumner-Bonney Lake School District.,
Mountain View Middle School
located 3.2 miles north of Tehaleh, serves as the middle school for residents of Tehaleh. Across the street from the middle school
Bonney Lake High School
serves as the high school residents of Tehaleh. Both the middle and the high schools are operated by Sumner-Bonney Lake School District.
Infrastructure
Transportation
Public Transportation
There is no direct public transportation service to Tehaleh. The closest bus stop is thBonney Lake Park-and-Ride
located roughly 5 miles north. Residents who commute to Seattle usually take the bus from the Bonney Lake Park-and-Ride to the Sumner Station where they board Sound Transit's
Sounder
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* ''Sounder'' (novel), a book by William H. Armstrong
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*Sounder, a group of wild boar or domestic pigs foraging in woodland; see List of animal names
*Sounder, a device that tra ...
train service to Seattle.
Restaurants
The Mantel
The Mantel, is a private dining establishment set withiSeven Summits Lodge
in the Trilogy, a 55+ community within Tehaleh. The Mantel is a members-only establishment that is not open to the general public. A limited number of annual dining memberships are made available each year.
Caffe D'arte at Tehaleh
The cafe is located within The Post, Tehaleh's community center.The Post
The Post is the main (and currently the only) community and information center in Tehaleh. The office within The Post is staffed by Newland Communities. Residents and visitors stop by to relax or get information about the community. The Post also offers two outdoor seating areas, front and back of the building. The front outdoor seating area offers scenic views of the Mount Rainier.
Parks and Trails
Tehaleh master plan includes 1,800 acres of trails, parks and open space. Currently, there are 11 parks and more than 10 miles of trails with several more parks and trails in the future plan.References
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