Cle Elum faces expansion, water and lighting issues

MICHAEL GALLAGHER - The Daily Record
04/27/01
CLE ELUM — Cle Elum is envisioning a growth spurt that would put even the gangliest of teenage boys to shame.

The city is in the midst of a public process to plan for a 1,100-acre urban growth area that would extend from the city’s northwest boundary along state Highway 903 to encompass the Bullfrog Flats area.

The term “urban growth area” originated with the state Growth Management Act. It refers to land a city expects to annex within the near future. Though the land eyed by Cle Elum’s leaders is not incorporated, the city, in conjunction with the county, has planning authority over the land.

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