Video: Cle Elum Files for Chapter 9鈥擶hat Happened?
Jun 27, 2025, 12:16 PM | Updated: 12:28 pm

The small city of Cle Elum in Washington has officially filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy after racking up nearly $26 million in debt tied to a land-development deal gone south.
Developer Sean Northrop, whose company City Heights is owed around $27 million, joined The John Curley Show to claim the city 鈥渨alked away from the negotiating table,鈥 forcing them into legal insolvency鈥攖he second city in Washington鈥檚 history to take this step.
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