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Public Notice

City Street Sweeping: The City will be street sweeping around town starting  Friday May 9th 2008 at 7:00 am and through out the day. Please try to provide clear access in front of your home or business to allow the sweeper to do a complete job.

Notice of Public Hearing on McCleary Parks Plan

The McCleary Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on the Draft Comprehensive Park and Recreation Plan on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 5:30 pm in the McCleary City Council Chambers.

Click here for more information.

 

The McCleary Library is turning 5 years old this June, Check out the Events calendar for information about the Celebration.

Surveys & Questionnaires
The City of McCleary has added a new section to its website. We are interested in your input on how we can make the city a better place.

Take a moment and fill out one of our surveys, and tell us what you think.

Click on the Survey & Questionnaires tab in the upper right corner of the home page.

 

McCleary Statistics
Population: 1454 (2000 Census)

Total Area: 1.8 square miles

Elevation: 276 ft above sea level

Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time

City of McCleary
65 Year Anniversary
Simpson Door plant from Evergreen Heights
Simpson Door plant from Evergreen Heights

The City of McCleary was founded as a logging camp in the late 1898 and was incorporated on January 6, 1943. McCleary currently has a population of 1,555.

After coming to the area to log cedar, Henry McCleary built his first mill in 1906.  In 1923 the plant broke all records by producing over 300,000 doors in sixty days,  an average of six boxcars a day. 

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On December 31, 1941, McCleary sold the mill and the town to Simpson Logging.  Simpson upgraded the utilities and sold the light and water plants to the new City for $6,000 the following year.The door plant currently employs nearly 300 and manufactures high-quality wood doors.

 

McCleary is just 25 minutes from I-5 at Olympia

Beerbower Park
Beerbower Park
and is now experiencing growth because of expanding job opportunities in the Thurston County area. The City is governed by a Mayor and five Councilmembers. 

All utilities, including electricity are provided by the City.

Garbage collection is billed by the City but is collected by a private contractor.

 

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