July 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter

Articles in the July 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include – Yakima’s Population Estimate Now More Than 93,200 – National Night Out Set for August 4th – Do Your Part to Conserve Water Not Just During Droughts. July 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter

Ditch Project Will Impact Traffic on 88th Avenue

Traffic will be restricted on an approximately three-block section of 88th Avenue for most of the day on Monday, July 13th while a drainage ditch project is completed. Traffic on 88th Avenue will be restricted to one northbound lane and one southbound lane from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm on July 13th while the project … Continued

City Launching Fourth Annual Yakima Citizen Survey

The fourth annual Yakima Citizen Survey will begin arriving in the mailboxes of 3000 randomly-selected households today. The households that have been chosen to participate in this year’s survey have already received postcards notifying they have been selected to fill out the 2015 version of the questionnaire, the results of which will help the City … Continued

Connie Mendoza Named New City Human Resources Director

After having served in an interim capacity for the last four months, Connie Mendoza has been named the City of Yakima’s Human Resources Director. In April, City Manager Tony O’Rourke selected Mendoza to fill the Human Resources Director position on an interim basis while he evaluated how to fill the job permanently. She will officially … Continued

Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, July 7th, 2015. Action taken by the Council on July 7th included: –     Approving a limited appeal involving attorney fees and costs awarded to the ACLU –     Agreeing to take no further legal action to stay 2015 City Council … Continued

Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, July 7th, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the July 7th agenda include: –      Declaring surplus and authorizing disposal of the former Tiger Oil property at 24th Avenue and West Nob Hill Boulevard –      Setting … Continued