Ron Harding, the current Mayor of Yelm, struck back at his critics, singling out JZ Knight, with a letter to the Nisqually Valley News. The Mayor’s letter was printed in the paper, but not featured online.
Harding called a full page paid ad placed in last weeks paper as “standard propaganda” and claims “There’s a [...]
The City of Yelm has posted a long list of documents on their website regarding the Thurston Highlands, check out the Thurston Highlands Final EIS.
The Community Development Department has issued the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Thurston Highlands Master Planned Community. Hard copies of the Draft EIS are available to be viewed at [...]
The Yelm Area Chamber of Commerce has posted the application for the 2008 Christmas Parade which is on Saturday, December 6 and starts at 9:30 AM.
The theme this year is Celebrating an American Christmas.
Application Available Online
You are invited to participate in the 2008 Yelm Christmas in the Park Parade. Your line-up
position will [...]
Steve Klein of yelmcommunity.org appears to be the only one paying attention to the fact that the Wal-Mart built in Yelm is now 6 months past its promised due date of completing a paving project that was suppose to help the flow of traffic around the new Wal-Mart.
Read Klein’s Article Here
Klein wrote Yelm’s Community and [...]
By Christian Hill | The Olympian • Published November 24, 2008
YELM – The city has lost the latest round in an apparent precedent-setting case that will determine when and to what level a city must prove it has the water to serve a planned development.
Yelm Mayor Ron Harding said Friday the city [...]
City of Yelm doesn’t appear to be happy with a Thurston County Superior Court judge decision that stops development on 220 acre Tahoma Terra, a Master Planned Community at the end of Longmire Street and north of Berry Valley Road.
City to appeal ruling on Yelm subdivisions
A Thurston County Superior Court judge reversed approval of five [...]
TRL, city looking at library options
Whether Timberland Regional Library’s levy lid lift passes or fails in February, it won’t affect the search for a new home for the Yelm library.
Posted Nov 21, 2008.
By Megan Hansen
Nisqually Valley News
Whether Timberland Regional Library’s levy lid lift passes or fails in February, it won’t affect the search for a [...]
Posted: 11/13/2008 on www.ci.yelm.wa.us
Council Approves Resolution to Eliminate Dog License Fee The City of Yelm has eliminated the fee when obtaining registration tags for your pet dog. You must still register your dog, but you will not be charged a fee.
Yelm City Council will hold two public hearings Tuesday night concerning the City of Yelm’s 2009-2010 budget and setting the ad valorem property tax.
The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday November 25th at the Public Safety Building, 206th McKenzie Street SW.
From www.jzknight.com – Nov 18, 2008
Can the City of Yelm approve new development without proof of an adequate water supply? The Court says ”No!”
Below are links to the Court documents & the Department of Ecology’s Brief regarding the City of Yelm’s miscalculation of its water rights:
Land Use Petition Act lawsuit filed against City of [...]