April is National Volunteer Month, and April 7th to the 13th is National Volunteer Week. Both serve as reminders of the many ways volunteers assist the City of Yakima in its outreach to serve residents. “The City of Yakima appreciates the many volunteers who are giving back to the community,” said Mayor Kathy Coffey. “Their
A tree removal project will result in traffic being reduced to one lane on a section of 40th Avenue from 8:30 am to 11:30 am on Monday, April 8th. The northbound lanes on 40th Avenue will be reduced to one lane between Walnut Street and Chestnut Street while crews remove the tree on April 8th.
Click the following link to see the April 2019 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – The April 2019 Issues Brief e-Newsletter includes articles, photos, links and City contact phone numbers. The City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter is a monthly publication of the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, April 2nd. Action by the Council yesterday included: Issuing an Arbor Day proclamation. Authorizing an application for a grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Division for capital improvements at Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field. Receiving the Yakima Fire Department’s 2018 Annual Report. Accepting
Empty storefronts in Downtown Yakima will come alive again on Friday, April 5th when the talents of local artists are put on public display for the latest “Windows Alive!” installment. Six years ago, the Yakima Arts Commission, an advisory group appointed by the Yakima City Council, developed the idea to harness the creativity of Central
Residents in one area of Yakima will have the opportunity to spruce up their neighborhoods on Saturday, April 13th during a free Community Cleanup event. Households located from South 1st Street to Interstate 82 between East Chestnut Avenue and Pacific Avenue are eligible to participate in the free cleanup. Residents in those areas can bring
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, April 2nd in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the April 2nd regular meeting include: Issuing an Arbor Day proclamation. Authorizing an application for a grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation
The City of Yakima’s Lions Pool is hosting an “April Pools Day” event from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 6th. “Every year, many pools around the state host April Pools Day events for families and community members,” said Parks and Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson. “Our hope is that bringing this free event
City of Yakima crews are at work sweeping each day to remove winter gravel from City streets. The street sweeping program began about a month ago. “Due to the severity of the winter, there is more of a sand/gravel mix left on the street after the snow melts,” said Streets & Traffic Manager Joe Rosenlund.
Monday, April 1st, will mark the start of the 2019 irrigation season for the vast majority of the residential and business customers served by the City of Yakima’s irrigation system. That’s the day that the majority of the collection of systems operated by the City’s Water/Irrigation Division are scheduled to begin delivering water. All City of
