Yelm City Council 08/25/2026

The Yelm City Council met on August 25, 2026. Procurement and capital-project updates included a Public Services Committee report that Active Construction Incorporated (ACI) was the low bidder for the Fuller footpath project, with a reported amount of $2,231,231 (the figure is unclear in the transcript). The project has approximately $1 million in grant funding, and the next bid was reportedly about $30,000 higher. Council members also reported that ACI had won bids for the activated alleyway and Yelm Loop projects and might bid on upcoming local projects. No council vote on these bid awards is recorded in the meeting transcript.

Other project updates included Veterans Memorial Park construction scheduled to begin August 31, a Creek Street water-main replacement with sidewalk and road work, and ongoing right-of-way work for Middle Road sidewalks. The Boys & Girls Club is considering applying for a $3 million grant to expand its facility on city-leased property; a briefing may be scheduled, and no city funding commitment was reported. The council approved the consent agenda and the mayor’s appointment of a former council member to the Tree Advisory Board. The committee also discussed proposed utility-rate ordinances, including an expected 80-cent monthly stormwater increase and an approximately $3 monthly sewer decrease; no rate-setting vote occurred at this meeting.