To comply with federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, the City of Yakima’s water system is required to complete an inventory of water service line materials. The service line inventory is related to the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. It requires an inventory of individual service line materials within the City of Yakima drinking … Continued

Lincoln Avenue will be one lane between 9th Street and 8th Street over the next two weeks. Lane closures will be in effect Monday through Friday, Oct. 7-18, from 6:30 am to 3:00 pm each week day. Traffic impacts are required for a tree removal project. Access to properties in the project area will be … Continued

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 1st. Action taken during the Council meeting included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the October 1st meeting – Yakima City Council 10-01-24 (yakimawa.gov) The October 1st Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum … Continued

A new Windows Alive! art exhibit opens this Friday, October 4th, in Downtown Yakima. It will be available along the northside of Yakima Avenue between Hotel Maison and 3rd Street. The opening is in conjunction with “First Friday” events in downtown. At 6:00 pm Friday, artists will be in front of their windows to greet … Continued

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, October 1st, 2024. Agenda items for the October 1st regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire October 1st meeting agenda packet – Agenda – Default (granicus_production_attachments.s3.amazonaws.com) The meeting will be held via Zoom and in person at Yakima … Continued

Volunteers, led by Kyle Rasmusson, will install a pollinator garden this Saturday morning at the City of Yakima’s West Valley Community Park. The project was created by Yakima Rotaract, a sub-group of Rotary, with assistance by the City’s Parks and Recreation Department. City staff prepared a 16-foot-by-16-foot area for the pollinator garden, located at the … Continued

Chestnut Avenue will be closed between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue for three weeks starting tomorrow, Tuesday, September 24th. The closure will be in effect 24/7. This section of Chestnut Avenue is scheduled to re-open the week of October 14th. Road closure is necessary to replace the existing sewer in the project area. Access will … Continued

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 17th. Action taken during the Council meeting included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the September 17th meeting – Yakima City Council 09-17-24 (yakimawa.gov) The September 17th Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum … Continued

The Yakima Sunfair Parade will follow its familiar route of more than one-and-a-half miles through Downtown Yakima on Saturday, September 21st. The parade begins at 10:00 am and is anticipated to last until 2:00 pm. It is expected to attract about 10,000 spectators. The parade will include about 200 vehicles as it makes its way … Continued