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Cle Elum documents & financials.

Budgets, asset schedules, legal fees, arbitration materials, and bankruptcy-related public records.

Newspaper coverage of the Cle Elum City Hall expansion

Cle Elum Downtown Association

What are CEDA's priorities?

From the NKC Tribune

City Hall expansion.

January 23, 2025 coverage described the planned City Hall expansion and proposed space for the Cle Elum Downtown Association. The related correspondence raises questions about CEDA's priorities and a potential conflict of interest.

Reader note: These documents are presented for public reference. File titles and contextual notes are summaries; readers should review each source directly.

February 27, 2025

Cle Elum budget position

Questions raised about the City's increase in funding of reserves to $6,000,000 per year beginning in 2024.

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Assets · $87,866,869 total

Property schedule

Cle Elum's list of property assets as of February 27, 2025.

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Assets · $3,463,860 total

Vehicle schedule

Cle Elum's list of vehicle assets as of February 27, 2025.

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2018–2025 YTD

City legal fees

Legal fees paid by the City of Cle Elum.

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2018–2025 YTD

HLA engineering and surveying fees

Civil engineering and land surveying fees.

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November 7, 2024

Arbitration award

The arbitration ruling concerning the City and City Heights.

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January 22, 2025

$2.3M attorney-fee award

This puts the current due, as of January 24, 2025, at approximately $25,175,000, accruing interest at approximately $8,100 per day.

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City resolution

Resolution for bankruptcy

City of Cle Elum resolution concerning Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

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Legal memorandum

Chapter 9 qualifications

Memorandum regarding municipal bankruptcy qualifications.

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Engagement agreement

Bankruptcy counsel agreement

The City's agreement with bankruptcy counsel.

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