In response to the Court of the Appeals opinion issued on April 13, 2010 dismissing JZ Knight’s LUPA petition and reversing the Thurston County Superior Court ruling,

JZ states, ”Our attorneys are reviewing the decision and evaluating options.”

Read the Court of Appeals Division II State of Washington Opinion Information Sheet

Read the Public Notice to Residents, Taxpayers and City of Yelm Water System Customers from Nov 2008.

Every year the taxable sales report for Thurston County during the Third Quarter usually drops. This time it dropped close to 9 percent, and lower numbers have continued to show up on reports for the last seven quarters in a row, according to state Department of Revenue data released Thursday, January 15, this year.

In the State of Washington, taxable retail sales fell 11.6 percent from the previous year. This is the third-largest decline on record so far. The City of Yelm fell 17.29 percent to $35.7 million from $43.2 million the previous year.

Notwithstanding, Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment’s (RSE) demographic reports show a contribution to the local economy during the last Third Quarter by RSE students of $642,250, which is 1.8% of Yelm’s $35.7 million total retail sales. Furthermore, RSE’s demographic reports for the entire 2009 show a significant increase in local spending by RSE students from the previous year, a new record of $2,709,613 reported by 6,767 students who participated in the demographic survey.

Quite impressive, being in a major recession as the data shows!

Students of Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment are proud to contribute to the local economy and private businesses of this community.

On December 8, 2009, the Yelm City Council approved placing the Regional Fire District Consolidation measure on the ballot February 9, 2010.

All registered voters in the City of Yelm & County Fire Districts 2 & 4 will get an opportunity to vote on the merger to be under one umbrella of the Southeast Thurston Regional Fire Authority.

If approved, this will eliminate a lot of redundant administrative and duplicate office expenses & allow the Fire Authority to operate more efficiently.

View the ordinance the Yelm City Council approved unanimously.

Ballots will be mailed the week of January 18, 2010.

JZ Knight is a strong proponent of this ballot measure.

Retail Trade Continues to Fall in Thurston County, except in Yelm where it rose 4.69% in the First Quarter of 2009

RSE Students inject $2,626,050 into the Local Economy in 2008 and more than $1.5 million in the First Half of 2009. Could this be the factor of Yelm’s unprecedented growth in the middle of a major recession?

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