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Thurston County Youth Football group asks city to buy land so nonprofit can build multi‑sport complex

6438924 · September 3, 2025
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Philip Oglew of Total Sports Development and Thurston County Youth Football asked Yelm leaders to purchase land and provide a long‑term lease to enable grant eligibility and construction of multi‑sport turf fields and later phases including indoor facilities and baseball complexes.

Philip Oglew, who runs Thurston County Youth Football and co‑founded Total Sports Development, told the Yelm City Council on Sept. 2 that his nonprofit seeks a city land purchase and a 30–50 year lease so the group can obtain grants and build multi‑sport synthetic turf fields and indoor facilities.

Oglew described an 8‑acre parcel he currently controls informally (14438 Yelm Avenue) and other nearby 30–60 acre parcels that he said would fit a…

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