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Adjacent landowner tells Yelm council Blue Fern terminated PSA; alleges firm sought city deal
Summary
During public comment, Dean Prainer said a purchase-and-sale agreement with Blue Fern for his 40-acre parcel adjacent to the Yelm 640 property terminated at the end of the feasibility period; he said Blue Fern did little site work, parked antiquities surveyors on his land, and believes (as opinion) the company sought to use the PSA to gain priority for a city deal.
YELM — During the public-comment period at the April 14 Yelm City Council meeting, landowner Dean Prainer told the council he and his wife signed a purchase-and-sale agreement (PSA) with Blue Fern on July 21 to sell a 40-acre parcel abutting the city's 640-acre property. Prainer said the PSA included a six-month feasibility period with up to four one-month extensions. He said Blue Fern conducted little or no feasibility work on his parcel during the initial period and that later activity consisted of antiquities surveyors parking on his property while surveying the adjacent 640-acre tract.
Prainer said he received a termination notice from Blue Fern at the close of the feasibility extensions and that the company told him it was no longer interested in purchasing his property. He said he was not asking the city for relief but wanted the council to know the way the PSA ended as the city continues conversations with Blue Fern over the Yelm 640. "This is not a fact. This is my opinion," Prainer said, adding he suspected Blue Fern may have entered a PSA to obtain priority position to deal with the city for the larger parcel.
Council members did not engage in a detailed back-and-forth on the record during public comment and no city response was recorded in the transcript. No formal complaints or legal filings were described in the meeting record.
What happens next: Prainer said he preferred follow-up off the record for specific questions; the council did not take formal action on his remarks during the meeting. Anyone seeking documentation of the PSA or termination should contact the interested parties or the city if a formal request or complaint is filed.
