Credit: City of Yelm
“Yelm Gets Creative with New Arts Commission, Festivals and Downtown Projects”
[Editor’s note: The Nisqually Valley News reported reported on February 16, 2017, that the Yelm Business Assn. (YBA) first proposed an ordinance to the Yelm City Council to create a city arts commission. Former YBA Board member Steve Craig carried that through after the YBA dissolved. Read more ]
“Local business owner Steve Craig approached the council with the idea for the Arts Commission during the spring of 2019. ‘It came to my attention over the years that there’s a wealth of talent in the greater Yelm area,’ says Craig. ‘I contacted other cities to find out about their ordinances relative to creating arts commissions and shared the idea with the City Council. Without exception, they supported it.'”
“The commission will be staffed by volunteers, ideally representing a cross-section of the community.”
“In addition to helping establish the Arts Commission, Craig is one of the driving forces behind the Yelm water tower restoration project.”
“He applied to the state Historic Register in 2016 and gained $154,000 in state funding through the non-profit Save the Yelm Water Tower. The monies will be used to refurbish and maintain the structure, which will also be used as a platform for creativity,” by Heidi Smith, Thurston Talk. Read more
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