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Local gym owner proposes city partnership to build aquatics and wellness center in Yelm
Summary
Casey, owner of Get Fit Yelm, proposed a public‑private partnership modeled on Centralia’s Thorbecks to build a 25‑meter pool and attached fitness center; asked the city to help procure land or partner with the school district and to consider a lease/license model so private operators can run daily operations.
Casey, owner of Get Fit Yelm, told the Yelm City Council on Sept. 2 that she is proposing a partnership—similar to Centralia’s Thorbecks model—where a private operator would lease and manage an aquatics and wellness center while the city and possibly the school district provide land or capital support.
Casey said her gym has grown to more than 1,100 members since she purchased it in 2022 and that the business has expertise in childcare, saunas and programming that she says would translate to a community aquatics facility. She…
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