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Southeast Thurston Regional Fire Authority
On February 9, 2010, all registered voters in the City of Yelm and County Fire Districts 2 and 4 will get an opportunity to vote on the merger to be under one umbrella of the Southeast Thurston Regional Fire Authority. The merger will eliminate several redundant administrative expenses and allow the Fire Authority to operate [...]
Olympian Reports On Permit Problems In Yelm
The Olympian ran a story titled Permit process gone awry creates nightmare in Yelm detailing the struggles of Andy and Cindy Smith who are unable to move into their new house because of the City of Yelm’s mismanagement of the building permit process.
The city issued a building permit for the home despite a development condition [...]
City Of Yelm Threatens To Evoke Eminent Domain To Seize Water Rights
On October 26, 2009, Mayor Ron Harding signed a a letter stating the City Of Yelms intent to evoke Eminent Domain to seize the McMonigle water rights that were key to the Washington State Dept. of Ecology’s June 20th decision to reverse the the Thurston County Conservancy Board Draft Water System Plan approval of Yelm’s [...]
JZ Knight Posts Yelm Water Plan Details – Map and Print Ads
JZ Knight, owning property just over a mile from the location of the new wells outlined in the City of Yelm’s Water Plan, launched an aggressive media campaign to get information out to the residents of Yelm and the surrounding areas concerning the City’s practices regarding the Water Plan.
The post on her website states:
The City [...]
Yelm Community Blog Finds City of Yelm Negligence
The below is from a press release sent today, May 7th, 2009.
As a result of over a thorough 2-month investigation, I have published today
a detailed report outlining what I assert is the negligence of City of Yelm officials
in handling the official business of the city and in keeping this knowledge from public view.
“THURSTON HIGHLANDS IN [...]
Yelm Bypass Round Up
With some recent confusion over the status of the Yelm Bypass funding, I emailed Dennis Engel, who is listed as the Project Engineer WSDOT Olympic Region for the project (the SR 510 – Yelm Loop)
Under the current funding we have right of way and preliminary engineering (design) funded. There are three seperate budgets being [...]
Steve Klein’s March 25, 2009 Blog Updated With Audio and Video
Update to Steve Klein Puts City Of Yelm On Notice Over Water
Steve Klein’s 3/25/09, CITY CONTINUES TO APPROVE DEVELOPMENTS WITHOUT SUFFICIENT WATER RIGHTS has been updated with an audio file from the April 13, 2005 City Council audio record and video of Klein addressing the Council. Mayor Pro-tem Isom’s rebuttal and Mrs. Fetterly’s comments [...]
Steve Klein Puts City Of Yelm On Notice Over Water
Steve Klein, of yelmcommunity.org, addressed the Yelm City Council on Tuesday and brought to their attention that someone is paying attention to the fact they they continue to issue Plat Developments without sufficient water rights.
Klein’s comment were posted on his blog later that night.
March 24, 2009
The Dept. of Ecology verified that Yelm pumped 756 acre [...]
The Yelm Area Chamber of Commerce Lists April Events
Spring is in the air and the The Yelm Area Chamber of Commerce has a great list of April events.
Saturday -Sunday, April 4 & 5, 2009 – Hydroplane races at Lake Lawrence
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 – Forum Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. – Moose Lodge
Thursday, April 16, 2009 – Chamber After Hours, Twin Star Credit [...]
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