A sneak peak of programs in 2018 at the City of Yakima’s Harman Center is among the talking points in the latest edition of Yakima Agenda, a sit-down interview program produced by the City of Yakima’s Community Relations office. The 15-minute interview with Harman Center Recreation Program Supervisor Leslie Richards covers topics such as possible
The Yakima City Council will conduct a series of public hearings next month related to the 2018 budget. The public will be able to see the 2018 Preliminary Budget starting Wednesday, November 1st, by clicking https://www.yakimawa.gov/services/finance/financial-reports/ The first hearing is Tuesday, November 7th, and pertains to the Ad Valorem (Property) Tax to be levied for
The golfing season is rapidly coming to a close at the City of Yakima’s Fisher Park Golf Course. “The last day the course will be open for play will be Monday, October 30th,” said Recreation Supervisor Tami Andringa. The course is located at 823 South 40th Avenue, across from Eisenhower High School. The typical hours
An update on Yakima County’s economy will be presented at 1:30 pm this Thursday, October 26th, during a meeting of the Yakima City Council’s Economic Development Committee. The meeting will be in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North Second Street. The three-member committee will hear from Regional Labor Economist Donald W. Meseck of
The City of Yakima’s Parks and Recreation Department is planning activities for the approaching Halloween season. First up is the City’s Harman Center, which is adding a new feature to its annual Halloween Dance from 6:00 pm to 10 pm on Friday, October 27th. For the first time, a Halloween costume contest will be held
The Yakima City Council will review a plan to research a possible business incubator during a study session at 10:00 am on Tuesday, October 24th, in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North Second Street. During a previous meeting on September 5th, the Yakima City Council approved a resolution authorizing $50,000 in Washington State
Click on the following link to see the October 2017 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – October 2017 Issues Brief Articles in this edition of the City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include – Fall Family Fun at the Harman Center – Councilmember Holly Cousens Shares City Progress – More Art Planned for City Traffic Signal Boxes.
The Yakima City Council held a regular business meeting yesterday, Tuesday, October 17th. Action by the Council on October 17th included: Agreeing to continue discussion about the Community Integration and Ethics & Equal Rights Exploratory Committees at the next regular business meeting on November 7th. Approving temporary emergency cold weather shelters in the city of
Blowing dust and power outages could result from high winds today according to an advisory issued by the National Weather Service. The advisory is in effect from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm today. It was issued this morning and calls for winds of 20-to-35 mph with wind gusts up to 45 mph. The alert is
Ballots for the November 7th General Election will be in the mail this week to registered voters residing in the City of Yakima and elsewhere in Yakima County. Yakima County elections officials will mail out the ballots by this Friday, October 20th. Yakima County uses an all-mail-in voting system, so ballots that are postmarked before
