Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the February 3rd agenda include: –      Council direction on potential and pending items before the state legislature –      An agreement with the Downtown Association of Yakima for beautification, … Continued

Yakima All-City Seahawks Rally to Take Place on Blue Friday

The City of Yakima and Townsquare Media invite all Seahawk fans, whether you’re a lifelong diehard or a newly-minted 12, to don your blue and green and celebrate the Seahawks second straight trip to the Super Bowl by joining in a Yakima All-City Seahawks Rally on Blue Friday, January 30th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 … Continued

Water Level To Be Lowered At Randall Park Pond

In preparation for construction work to begin on a new observation deck, the water level at the Randall Park pond needs to be lowered. Visitors to the park will begin noticing the change this week. “Lowering the water level will be done gradually, and we don’t want anyone to be concerned while the process is … Continued

Irrigation Improvement Project Update

P.O.W. Contracting, Inc., a Pasco-based construction firm, is the primary contractor for an approximately $980,000 project that will improve the irrigation system in several neighborhoods in Yakima. Work on the West Yakima Irrigation System Phase 2 Improvements project will continue in the coming weeks and is expected to be completed by the start of the … Continued

Planning Commission Holding Hearing on Proposed Sign Regulations

About two years ago, the City of Yakima began to more actively enforce its existing sign regulations. In the wake of the stepped up enforcement efforts, some local business owners complained to the City that the sign code was being imposed too strictly and that some of its elements were overly burdensome. In August 2014, … Continued

Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, January 20th, 2015. Action taken by the Council on January 20th included: –    Approval of a land exchange for Cascade Mill Parkway roundabout –    Amending the six-year transportation improvement program –    Approval of an agreement with Southwest Yakima Rotary for … Continued

Signal Replacement Project to Affect Traffic at Various Intersections

A project to upgrade traffic signals at about two dozen intersections throughout Yakima in order to improve driver and pedestrian safety will be going on from now until late February. The traffic signal upgrade is part of a citywide traffic safety improvement project that began last year. The latest phase of the project involves replacing … Continued

Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, January 20th, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the January 20th agenda include: –     Special recognition for Yakima Fire Department –     Land exchange for Cascade Mill Parkway –     A public hearing on the six-year transportation … Continued

January 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter

The January 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter includes the following articles: Downtown Yakima Secures “Main Street” Status – Survey Asks Consumers About Market/Incubator/Kitchen Concept – Yakima Airport Hits Target for Increased Passengers in 2014. Click on the following link to see the January 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – January 2015 … Continued