Cle Elum appoints new councilmember

The Cle Elum City Council appointed Cassidy Buechle-Curtis to Position 1 at a special meeting held Monday evening.

“I’m drawn to the ability to have an impact and continue to participate in the success of our city,” Buechle-Curtis said. “Cle Elum is a really place to me. I came here to find home and I have found home here.”

Buechle-Curtis is replacing Councilmember John Glondo, who stepped down for medical reasons after serving Cle Elum and South Cle Elum for more than 20 years.

Buechle-Curtis is a graduate of Central Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in IT and Administrative Management. She has been employed with McKinstry Co. since March 2020 and is currently working in human resources.

In her application, she said that she would “bring to the city and council a servant leadership approach with a balanced and thoughtful outlook on decision making.”