Goldendale, Washington-based housing developer Rjourney LLC is buying over 40 acres of land in Oregon’s Klamath County to develop a high-end RV park, according to a release.
Klamath County Economic Development Association (KCEDA) on Wednesday announced that the Washington-based company will purchase the land on Tech Hills for the future development of a full-amenity, high-end RV park with more than 120 spaces.
Tech Hills is one of only 23 other communities in the nation that offers commercial and industrial property in an established park setting adjacent to a world-class four-year technical university.
“Our family has been involved in the development realm for decades, managing a variety of businesses. RV Parks are deeply rooted in that family history and something we love bringing to life. The facility we plan to complete will be one of our most ambitious developments we have done of this type. The goal is to construct a state-of-the-art traveler’s destination. When you put a place like that on Tech Hills, overlooking Klamath Lake, it’ll be a special experience for visitors to partake in,” Rjourney President and Lead Developer Chad Ross said.
Ross officially took over ownership of the property in November. Working with KCEDA, he has identified the next steps to focus on addressing infrastructure improvements and completing all necessary due diligence required to begin construction of the operation.
“KCEDA has been a wonderful ally the whole step of the way, and we are excited to continue working with them. Since our very first meeting, it has been a privilege to collaborate with them, and I could not recommend anyone more highly if you are interested in moving forward with a business idea or development concept.”
KCEDA has provided Rjourney a variety of services during the due diligence phase, which included: site selection support, regulatory process coordination/permitting assistance, workforce development initiatives, market research, B2B referrals, and helped facilitate infrastructure development needs
After spending the last two years teaming up with owners and other stakeholders involved with the property, KCEDA staff discussed the work leading up to Wednesday’s announcement and how RV parks were a development consideration the organization had anticipated would begin to gain traction as a local market.
“The local economy is indicating signs of meaningful growth starting to take place in Klamath. As a result, our staff has placed an emphasis on identifying ways we can broker additional development to occur as an extension of new development we’ve since secured in the County. With our increasing tourism market and the influx of new construction going on, RV Parks are investments we expected to see more activity in, and today we get to see how success breeds success, ” said KCEDA CEO Randy Cox.
Adding to Cox’s comments, KCEDA Project Manager, Andrew Stork, suggested, “We have had a great working relationship with the property owners over the years, where an ongoing subject for discussion is specifically how can we get an upscale RV Park to occupy that particular parcel. That section of land has characteristics which lend well to this type of development, so throughout the last year, we’ve been able to inform our research and efforts around creating a dialogue with proven developers who could realize the property’s true potential.”
“Meeting with Rjourney, things felt really good fast. Rjourney likes to keep as much as they can local too, which is something we wholeheartedly believe is as important to your economic health as the company recruitment itself,” he added.