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Yelm council approves 2025 Beautification Grant awards totaling $9,509.22
Summary
On April 8, 2025, the Yelm City Council voted 5-1 to approve the 2025 Beautification Grant awards, awarding $9,509.22. One council member raised concerns about whether some projects—notably sign work and a proposed stage—fit the program’s intent; council agreed to revisit program parameters at an upcoming retreat.
The Yelm City Council on April 8 approved the 2025 Beautification Grant award recommendations totaling $9,509.22 in a roll-call vote.
Councilmember Hess raised concerns during discussion about whether some awardees were seeking funding for projects that primarily benefit their businesses, and questioned a planned stage and a social-media post suggesting one applicant might be at risk of closing. Staff told council the applicants met the program’s current qualifications and recommended approval. Councilmembers voted to approve the packet of awards and agreed to add program parameters for discussion at the council retreat.
The motion to approve the 2025 Beautification Grant recommendations was put to a roll-call vote. Councilmember Wood, Councilmember Richardson, Councilmember Crossman, Councilmember Kingizer and Councilmember Kaminski voted yes. Councilmember Hess voted no. The motion carried.
Councilmember Hess asked for clearer application details in the future, including explicit size or scope for proposed structures such as stages. Staff said changes to eligibility or scoring could be discussed at the upcoming council retreat.
The grants are intended to support local beautification projects; the council did not specify individual award recipients during the meeting. The total amount approved for the 2025 program was announced as $9,509.22.
