A statewide organization representing all 281 cities in Washington will hold its annual conference in Yakima starting tomorrow. The Association of Washington Cities’ (AWC) 85th annual conference is Tuesday, June 26th through Friday, June 29th at the Yakima Convention Center, 10 N. 8th Street. “Yakima is a special place to call home—we cherish our strong
A bridge repair project will impact traffic on a section of Wide Hollow Road for most of each day today, June 25th and Tuesday, June 26th. As a result of the project, Wide Hollow Road between 80th Avenue and 96th Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm on June
The City of Yakima will be among the last stops for a torch run leading to the start of the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle from July 1st through July 6th. An estimated 30 runners will escort the torch in Yakima on Wednesday, June 27th. Their one-mile run will begin at 2:05 pm
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, June 19th. Action by the Council on June 19th included: Directing City staff to prepare and present at the Council’s next regular meeting all necessary steps to place the following measure on the 2018 general election ballot for an advisory vote: “Should the City of
With a jobless rate of just 5.8 percent for the month of May, the city of Yakima’s unemployment numbers continue at all-time record lows. That’s according to figures released today, Tuesday, by the State of Washington’s Employment Security Department. “This is encouraging news,” said City Council Member and Council Economic Development Committee Chair Jason White.
Residents in many areas of City Council District No. 1 will have the opportunity to help spruce up their neighborhood on Saturday, June 23rd during a free Community Cleanup event. The District No. 1 clean-up’s boundaries are areas east of North 1st Street and east of North Front Street. Volunteers will be driving pickup
The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, June 19th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the June 19th regular meeting include: Accepting the Yakima Police Department’s 2017 Annual Report. Adopting the Yakima Central Plaza preliminary design. Amending the Municipal
Click on the following link to see the June 2018 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – June 2018 Issues Brief The June 2018 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter includes articles on the appointment of a new fire chief, a new web-based app seeking community input on City bike rack locations, a Yakima fire captain’s
The first in a series of 9 free guided walking tours of the City of Yakima’s historic Tahoma Cemetery is 6:30 pm next Tuesday, June 19th. “Stroll through the beautiful, park-like setting as you learn about the history of the cemetery and the story of some of those interred within,” said Parks and Recreation Manager
Where are bike racks located in the City of Yakima? Where are they needed, or in need of repairs? A new City of Yakima web-based app aims to help the City’s Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Committee find answers to those questions. The City has created a bike rack data collection system application online at http://www.yakimawa.gov/bike-racks
