Utility Work to Close a Portion of West Chestnut Avenue

Repairs to a water line will result in the closure of West Chestnut Avenue between South 16th Avenue and South 17th Avenue on Wednesday, August 19th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Because of heavy traffic volumes, drivers can expect delays in and around the project area.

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August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter

Articles in the August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include, Franklin Pool Season Extended to September 20th – Yakima Wastewater Treatment Plant Achieves Perfect Compliance.  Click on the link below to see the full August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-newsletter. August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter

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Yakima City Council Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, August 18th, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the August 18th agenda include: –   Conducting an appeal hearing on a “Use Interpretation Classification” decision by the Yakima Hearing Examiner –   Consideration of a strategy for

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Road Improvement Project Will Close Section of Pacific Avenue

Beginning on Monday, August 17th, the section of Pacific Avenue between 6th Street and 3rd Street will be closed to traffic for about two weeks while a road improvement project is underway. The project includes grinding and overlaying the road surface along the section of Pacific Avenue. The project is expected to be completed by

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Annual Maintenance Will Close Lions Pool for About Two Weeks

Lions Pool, an indoor facility owned and operated by the City of Yakima, will be closed for a little more than two weeks beginning in the middle of August so that needed annual maintenance on the pool can be performed. Lions Pool will be closed from 1:00 pm on Friday, August 14th until 6:00 am

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Utility Work to Close a Portion of Englewood Avenue

Installation of a water line will result in the closure of Englewood Avenue between North 22nd Avenue and North 20th Avenue on Wednesday, August 12th. The work will begin at 6:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Detours around the construction site will be available, but because of heavy traffic volume in the

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Fifth Count of Primary Election Returns Released

The fifth count of ballots from the 2015 Primary Election has done little to change results from the most recent count on Friday of last week. The top two vote getters in each race move on to the November 8th General Election. In Yakima City Council District 1, Dulce Gutiérrez still has 80.76% (361 votes)

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