The Yakima City Council held a regular business meeting yesterday, Tuesday, March 6th. Action by the Council on March 6th included: Proclaiming International Women’s Day. Adopting the Yakima Bicycle Master Plan. Extending temporary emergency cold weather shelters through June 30. Declining to terminate the Yakima Downtown Central Plaza project. Follow this link to watch Yakima
Yakima Transit is redesigning a route to take the place of Route 10 starting May. 1st. This change is prompted by the City of Selah’s decision to establish a different provider for Selah Transit. The first public meeting to discuss these changes will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, March. 6th at 5:30 pm at the City’s
The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular business meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, March 6th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the March 6th business meeting include: Receiving the Choose Yakima Valley 2017 year-end review. Issuing a proclamation to recognize International Women’s Day. Considering
El Concejo Municipal de la ciudad de Yakima continuara con la serie de foros comunitarios el próximo miércoles 7 de marzo. El foro, al igual que los últimos ocho, proveerá una oportunidad a los miembros de la comunidad de compartir sus preocupaciones sobre asuntos de seguridad pública. El foro comunitario se llevara a cabo el
The Yakima City Council will continue its series of neighborhood forums next Wednesday, March 7. The forum, like the previous eight, will provide community members an opportunity to share concerns about public safety issues. The March 7th forum will be at 6:00 pm at Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 North 48th Avenue. It will be
Fuchsia Dunlop, an award-winning author of books on Chinese cuisine, sat for a Q&A with area media yesterday, Wednesday, February 28th just moments before she took the Capitol Theatre stage for her appearance at the Yakima Town Hall Speaker Series. The City of Yakima’s Public Affairs Channel, Y-PAC Channel 194, will air the interview in
The City of Yakima’s Harman Center will be closed next week from March 5th through March 10th for an annual deep cleaning. “The building gets a lot of use and it’s time for a spring cleaning,” said Recreation Program Supervisor Leslie Richards. Work will include dusting fixtures, cleaning window blinds, carpet cleaning and pressure-washing the
A proposed new bus route will be the focus of three public meetings Yakima Transit is planning this month. The meetings to discuss a new proposed Route 8 will be Tuesday, March 6th, at 5:30 pm, as well as Tuesday, March 20th at 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm. All of the meetings will be held
A stump grinding project will close one lane on portions of Walnut Street from tomorrow, Thursday, March 1st, through Friday, March 2nd. The curbside westbound lane of Walnut Street will be closed from Second Street to First Street and First Street to Front Avenue. The closure is in effect from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm
The Yakima City Council continued its series of neighborhood forums last night, Wednesday, February 21st. The forum was at McClure Elementary School gymnasium and was hosted by Yakima City Councilmember Carmen Mendéz. “We appreciate the public taking time to participate in these neighborhood forums,” said Mendéz. “Their comments help the City Council understand concerns about
