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Planning Commission

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The Cle Elum Planning Commission serves all citizens in the City by providing a vision for improving the quality of life. The Planning Commission promotes and coordinates comprehensive long-range planning, growth-management, transportation, and environmental protection, as it makes its recommendations to the City council. The Planning Commission is a quasi-judicial body that renders decisions and/or recommendations on Subdivisions, Conditional Use Permits and the like.

The Commission meets every first Tuesday of every month and are open to the public. The Commission has the option to meet on the third Tuesday of each month as needed.  If you are interested in attending a planning commission meeting contact City Hall for the next scheduled meeting date and time, or check for a posted Agenda below.

The Commission Members are:

Name Position Term Expiry Email
Gary Berndt Chair (2022) December 31, 2022 gberndt@cleelum.gov 
VACANT Commissioner #2 December 31, 2024 NA
Matt Fluegge Commissioner #3 December 31, 2024 mfluegge@cleelum.gov 
Elizabeth Torrey* Vice Chair (2022) December 31, 2026 etorrey@cleelum.gov 
Colin Brissey* Commissioner #5 December 31, 2026 cbrissey@clelum.gov
Paul Kantwill Commissioner #6 December 31, 2025 pkantwill@cleelum.gov
Ian Steele Commissioner #7 December 31, 2025 isteele@cleelum.gov

*Resides Outside of the City Limits

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City of Cle Elum

City Hall – Attn: City Planner

planning@cleelum.gov
119 West First Street
Cle Elum, WA 98922

(509) 674-2262 Phone
(509) 674-4097 Fax

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