The City of Yakima seeks community input on pedestrian access. As part of its Pedestrian Master Plan, the City has posted surveys in English and Spanish online asking for public input. Survey questions range from walking frequency and destinations in the City of Yakima, to barriers that prevent walking more often. Survey links: English: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YakimaPedPlan Spanish: https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/YakimaPedPlan-ES
La ciudad de Yakima solicita la opinión de la comunidad sobre el acceso peatonal. Como parte del Plan Maestro Peatonal, la ciudad ha publicado encuestas en línea en inglés y español solicitando comentarios del público. Las preguntas de la encuesta varían desde sobre la frecuencia y los destinos de las caminatas en la ciudad de
The City of Yakima Harman Center is closed until further notice due to temporary restrictions on activities announced today, Sunday, by Gov. Jay Inslee. The restrictions are due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases statewide. Click https://medium.com/wagovernor/inslee-announces-statewide-restrictions-for-four-weeks-c0b7da87d34e for details on the restrictions, which Inslee imposed for a period of four weeks. The Harman Center
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, November 17th, in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the November 17th regular meeting include: A COVID-19 update A Small Business Saturday proclamation Considering a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee requesting inclusion of funding
Water service line repairs will result in traffic restrictions on North 3rd Street between Staff Sgt. Pendleton Way and East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Tuesday, November 10th. Work on the project will begin Tuesday at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Northbound lanes on North 3rd Street will be closed
Many of the City of Yakima’s services will be closed Wednesday, November 11th, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. City departments such as services located at Yakima City Hall, the Public Works facility and the Y-PAC building will be closed Wednesday in observance of the holiday. Yakima Transit will not provide bus service on
Articles for this month’s issue include grants provided to small businesses for costs related to COVID-19, a campaign to promote City of Yakima drinking water, a Blue Star Memorial dedication, Toys for Tots toy drive at the Harman Center, a Yakama Cares grant for the Yakima Fire Department and an award for the City’s 2020
A Toys for Tots Drive is now underway at the City of Yakima Harman Center, 101 N. 65th Avenue. The Harman Center is accepting toys through Monday, December 14th. “We are asking for donations of new, unwrapped toys to benefit the Toys for Tots program,” said Recreation Program Supervisor Leslie Richards. The Harman Center participates
Using a wide-range of communication tools, the City of Yakima is promoting its award-winning drinking water. Two weeks ago the City launched a drinking water campaign on its website at https://www.yakimawa.gov/media/points-of-interest/city-of-yakima-drinking-water/ The water campaign link is also highlighted at the top of the City website. The City’s Community Relations Office also posts #WaterWednesday features on
A Blue Star Memorial will be dedicated at the City of Yakima Tahoma Cemetery, 1802 Tahoma Avenue, on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11th. It will be placed near the veterans section of Tahoma Cemetery to honor all men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Services. The Blue Star Memorial dedication will take place
