Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, October 1st, 2013.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at YakimaCity Hall. Items on the October 1st agenda include: –  Consideration of proposed 2014 state and federal legislative and administrative priorities –  Conducting a public hearing to consider extending a moratorium on new … Continued

Second Yakima Fall Clean Up Day Set For Saturday

The second in a series of fall community clean up events sponsored by the City of Yakima is scheduled for Saturday, September 28th and will target District 2, which is primarily south of Tieton Drive between 40th Avenue and 1st Street.  A free drop off site will be open from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm … Continued

Windows Alive! Project to Open With Kickoff Reception

Earlier this year, the Yakima Arts Commission, an advisory group appointed by the Yakima City Council, developed an idea to harness the creativity of Central Washington artists to help invigorate windows of empty downtown storefronts by displaying their work as part of a new project called, “Windows Alive!”.  Based on similar projects that have proven … Continued

Citywide Grind and Overlay Project Continuing

Work on the City of Yakima’s ongoing grind and overlay project will impact traffic from September 23rd through September 27th on 16th Avenue and 40th Avenue as well as roads in the surrounding areas. Beginning on the evening of Monday, September 23rd and lasting through the morning of Friday, September 27th, significant activity along 40th … Continued

Sept. 17th Yakima Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, September 17th.  Action taken by the Council on September 17th included: –   Setting a public hearing date of October 1, 2013 to consider extending a moratorium on billboards and digital signs –   Approval of an agreement with HBB Inc for streetscape … Continued

Road Resurfacing Project to Impact Daytime Traffic on 66th Avenue

Annual street maintenance work by City of Yakima Streets Division crews will impact daytime traffic on 66th   Avenue between Englewood Avenue and Scenic Drive from Tuesday, September 17th through Thursday, September 19th. That section of 66th Avenue will be closed to through traffic from 6:00 am until 4:00 pm each day on Tuesday, September … Continued

Citywide Road Resurfacing Project Continues

An ongoing project to resurface several key sections of Yakima streets this summer and fall will impact traffic on sections of 16th Avenue, Walnut Street, 40th Avenue, and Summitview Avenue and Tieton Drive from September 16th through September 19th. The intersection of 40th Avenue & Tieton Drive will be closed Monday, September 16th at 8:00 … Continued

September 2013 City of Yakima Issues Brief

In this edition of the City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter: – SunComm Staging 6th Annual Breast Cancer Fundraiser – Yakima Drinking Water Plant Receives Prestigious Award – MLK, Jr. Boulevard Underpass Project is On Track September 2013 Issues Brief

Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, September 17th, 2013.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at YakimaCity Hall. Items on the September 17th agenda include: –  Setting a public hearing date of October 1, 2013 to consider extending a moratorium on billboards and digital signs –  An agreement … Continued