The return of April Pools Day (a free family swim activity), youth soccer as well as winter and spring co-rec volleyball are just a few of the seasonal offerings available in the 2020 Winter/Spring Program Guide issued recently by Yakima Parks and Recreation. The 16-page guide is available at Yakima Parks and Recreation offices (2301
City of Yakima offices will be closed Wednesday, December 25th and Wednesday, January 1st for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. Yakima Transit will not provide bus service on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. There will be no City
A tree removal project will close the 100 block of South 7th Street starting Monday, December 16th and continuing through Tuesday, December 31st. The closure will be in effect during the project work hours of 7:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding Christmas Day. During the work hours, no parking will be allowed
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, December 10th. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Rescinding Resolution R-2019-113. Issuing a Climate Crisis Proclamation. Receiving a presentation on Yakima Transit routes to the YMCA Aquatic Center and the SOZO Sports Complex. The December 10th Yakima City Council regular meeting will air on
A “Complete Streets” project to improve sidewalks will impact traffic through next month. This week, a crew from Belsaas and Smith Construction is beginning the sidewalk project on Viola Avenue between 10th Avenue and 4th Avenue. The area will be accessible only to residents during the work hours of 7:00 am to 4:00 pm each
The Yakima City Council will hold its final regular meeting of 2019 at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 10th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the December 10th regular meeting include: Issuing a Homeless Persons Memorial Proclamation. Recognizing Councilmembers Kathy Coffey, Dulce Gutierrez and Carmen Mendez. Considering
Yakima Transit will provide free shuttle bus service to the Yakima Area Arboretum’s 2019 Luminaria Candle-Lit Walk event on Friday, December 13th and Saturday, December 14th. Shuttle buses will run continuously from the parking lot of the current U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (formerly the K-Mart store parking lot), located south of Highway 24. The Arboretum is
Click the following link to see the December 2019 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – Issues Brief can also be viewed by individual pages: Page 1: Snow removal Page 2: Downtown holiday events, holiday closures Page 3: 2019 at a glance… Page 4: 2020 calendar, City of Yakima contact numbers Issues Brief is a
Crews from the City of Yakima will be installing approximately 80 lighted holiday decorations in Downtown Yakima on Tuesday morning, December 3rd. Traffic will be restricted at times to a single lane to permit City trucks and equipment access to overhead street light and utility poles during the installation. The restrictions will only impact traffic
The calendar is full of family fun holiday festivities this season in Downtown Yakima. It all begins Saturday, December 7th, with free horse-drawn wagon rides that begin and end at the Community Christmas Tree at Millennium Plaza. This is the sixth consecutive year of Downtown Yakima wagon rides. Offered every 20 to 25 minutes on
