To provide the best service possible, the City of Yakima’s Refuse Division is asking customers during winter weather to do the following: Make sure garbage carts are accessible and clear of all snow and ice at the curbside Keep a 36-inch-wide path around the carts to enable equipment to safely pick them up If your

Both eastbound and westbound traffic on a section of Terrace Heights Drive will be reduced to one lane tomorrow, Thursday, for a City of Yakima project to repair a concrete barrier. Traffic restrictions will be in place from 7:00 am to 3:00 pm tomorrow on Terrace Heights Drive from 18th Street to the Yakima city

Lighting upgrades have been completed for the westside parking lot at the City of Yakima’s West Valley Community Park. The project is in response to a public safety forum the City Council hosted Dec. 10th at the Harman Center. The City of Yakima’s Traffic Operations Signals and Lighting staff completed parking lot upgrades at West

City of Yakima crews are conducting emergency repairs on a water main break today, Wednesday, at the intersection of East Mead Avenue and South 1st Street. Customers on South 1st Street between Mead Avenue and Lindy Lane will experience water outages today until the repairs are completed. Northbound traffic on South 1stStreet is restricted to one

Many of the City of Yakima’s facilities will be closed the next two Tuesdays, December 25th, 2018 and January 1st, 2019 for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices. Business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. The

Community members can keep in shape and help hungry families during a recreational swim program at the City of Yakima’s Lions Pool, 509 West Pine Street. The holiday recreation swimming program is 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm from Monday, December 17th, through Friday, December 21st. Each swimmer who brings a non-perishable food item during that

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, December 11th. Action by the Council yesterday included: Issuing a Homeless Persons Memorial proclamation. Accepting the 2019 budget for the City of Yakima, with the exception of eliminating the public education fire captain position and transferring the salary savings to reserves. Announcing the City Council’s

With light snow this past weekend, and additonal snow likely at some point this winter, the City of Yakima has policies and tips to help deal with the challenges of winter weather. When snow accumulation reaches three inches, the City of Yakima will plow the major arterial streets, and the streets near schools, hospitals, hills

The Yakima City Council will hold its last regular meeting of 2018 at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, December 11th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the December 11th regular meeting include: Issuing a Homeless Persons Memorial proclamation. Adopting the 2019 budget for the City of Yakima. Receiving