Yakima City Council July 5th Regular Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, July 5th, 2023. Agenda items for the July 5th regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire July 5th meeting agenda packet – NovusAGENDA The meeting will be held at Yakima City Hall, 129 N. 2nd Street and via … Continued

City Water Treatment Plant Back in Service

The City of Yakima’s Naches River Water Treatment Plant is back in service. Thundershowers in the Cascades this past week created extremely high turbidity (dirty water) in the Naches River, causing the Naches River Water Treatment Plant (WTP) to temporarily shut down operation. Domestic water supply was being provided from the City’s four wells. Nob … Continued

City of Yakima Plans Closures for July 4th

City of Yakima facilities will be closed Tuesday, July 4th, in observance of Independence Day. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, Public Works, the Harman Center, Law and Justice Center and Parks and Recreation offices. The Yakima City Council meeting typically held on the first Tuesday of the month will instead be Wednesday, July 5th, at … Continued

City Asking Public to Conserve Water

The City of Yakima is asking water customers to conserve domestic water in the coming week due to unforeseen conditions in the Naches River. Thunder showers in the Cascades in the past few days have created extremely high turbidity (dirty water) in the Naches River, causing the Naches River Water Treatment Plant (WTP) to temporarily … Continued

Project to Require Traffic Impacts on Nob Hill Boulevard

Drivers can anticipate delays this summer on a 16-block section of Nob Hill Boulevard due to a resurfacing project. Work began today, Monday, June 26th, to grind and overlay Nob Hill Boulevard from 13th Avenue to 29th Avenue. The project is expected to last until mid-October. Access to properties in the project area will be … Continued

Chip Seal Program Begins June 26th

The City of Yakima Streets Division will begin its annual chip sealing program on Monday, June 26th. This year’s project will be completed in the following order: “If residents see ‘no parking’ signs in their area we encourage them to please not park on the road during chip sealing,” said Street Maintenance Supervisor Jay Kendall. … Continued

Improvements to Impact Traffic at 16th Avenue and Tieton Drive

This Sunday, June 25th, City of Yakima Traffic Division crews will modify the lane structure and traffic signal operation at the intersection of 16th Avenue and Tieton Drive. Traffic will be one lane each way at 16th Avenue and Tieton Drive during project hours of 6:00 am to 2:00 pm this Sunday. The traffic signal … Continued

Yakima City Council June 20th Regular Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 20th. Action taken during the Council meeting included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the June 20th Council meeting – Yakima City Council 06-20-23 (yakimawa.gov) The June 20th Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter … Continued