Hearing Examiner's Meeting 4/15/26

City of Yelm Hearing Examiner · April 16, 2026

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Hearing opened; procedures and record explained

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Hearing Examiner Mark Shipmire opened the hearing on Vmont Place (LD 2025-00006), explained the record, exhibits 1–10, oath requirement for testimony, five-minute public comment limit, and that his decision will be based on Yelm land-use regulations rather than crowd size: "This is not a popularity contest."

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Hearing examiner Mark Shipmire held a public hearing on a proposed 150-lot subdivision called Vmont Place in Yelm. After staff and applicant presentations and public comment focused on traffic, schools and protection of mazama pocket gophers, the examiner announced he will approve the preliminary plat subject to written findings and conditions.

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