What is your vision of Yakima for the next 20 years? What should the City of Yakima prioritize during the next 20 years? The City of Yakima wants to hear community input on these areas and much more in the new 2026 Comprehensive Plan update survey created by the City of Yakima Planning Division. The
Many of the City of Yakima’s facilities will be closed Tuesday, November 11th, in observance of Veterans Day. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices. Business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. The City of Yakima Municipal Court will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. The Harman
The Yakima community will honor its veterans and all U.S. military veterans by staging the 2025 Veterans Day Parade in Downtown Yakima on Tuesday, November 11th. The parade is sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars – Post 379. The parade will begin at 10:45 am at the intersection of Yakima Avenue and 6th
The City of Yakima and Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) are seeking nominations for this year’s Community Christmas Tree. Residents are invited to nominate evergreen trees from their property to become the centerpiece of the holiday festivities in downtown Yakima. Eligible trees should be well-shaped evergreens, standing 15 to 25 feet tall, with easy access
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 3rd. Actions during the Nov. 3rd regular meeting agenda included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the meeting – videos.yakimawa.gov/internetchannel/show/14440?channel=2 The Nov. 3rd Yakima City Council meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum channel 194, beginning at 7:00
Click the following link for the November 2025 Issues Brief – Issues Brief is published monthly by the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.
Drivers will experience intermittent lane closures on First Street between Walnut Street and Pacific Avenue from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday, Nov. 4-7. Intermittent lane closures are required while City of Yakima crews work on filling cracks in the roadway. Traffic delays in the project area are likely to occur. Drivers
A section of South 34th Avenue will be closed for about three weeks starting Monday, November 3rd. The closure will be from 3233 W. King Street to 1325 South 34th Avenue as crews will be installing a new sewer mainline. Work begins Monday and is expected to be completed by Thanksgiving. The project will be
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Monday, Nov. 3rd, 2025. Council is meeting on the first Monday of the month as it typically does not meet on election night, which is Tuesday, Nov. 4th. Some of the agenda items for the Nov. 3rd regular meeting include: Click the following
The City of Yakima recently completed a federally funded project providing pedestrian safety improvements at multiple intersections by installing new signal controllers and conflict monitors allowing signal timing adjustments to increase pedestrian safety. The signal timing adjustment is called Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI). The Federal Highway Administration notes that LPI adjustments will: Here’s how it
