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The City of Cle Elum is officially considering bankruptcy following a long-running conflict with a Washington developer over a massive real estate development expected to be built in town.
In 2011, Cle Elum signed a 25-year development agreement with City Heights Holdings LLC, run by Issaquah-based developer Sean Northrop, to develop Ederra, a nearly 1,000-home community.
In 2019, Northrop approached the city seeking subdivision permits. By then, most of the Cle Elum City Council had not been around when the agreement was signed. City planning officials insisted Northrop go through a complete planning process, including a public hearing and environmental review.
Northrop turned to arbitration. In November 2024, an arbitrator ruled that the City of Cle Elum had breached the 2011 development agreement and owed the developer $22 million in damages. As a result, in January, the Cle Elum City Council voted to move forward with bankruptcy proceedings.
Paris Jackson is the host of “The Newsfeed”. She’s an Emmy Award-winning journalist with 15+ years in TV news and public media. A former anchor/reporter at KOMO-TV in Seattle. She is an editor-at-large at Cascade PBS. Paris-jackson@cascadepbs.org
Paris Jackson is the host of “The Newsfeed”. She’s an Emmy Award-winning journalist with 15+ years in TV news and public media. A former anchor/reporter at KOMO-TV in Seattle. She is an editor-at-large at Cascade PBS. Paris-jackson@cascadepbs.org
Shannen Ortale is a news producer at Cascade PBS, working primarily on The Newsfeed. She's also produced various documentary projects, including Asahel: The Curtis Collection and Origins: Refuge After War.
Shannen Ortale is a news producer at Cascade PBS, working primarily on The Newsfeed. She's also produced various documentary projects, including Asahel: The Curtis Collection and Origins: Refuge After War.
