Yakima City Council Dec. 9th Regular Meeting Preview

Yakima City Council’s last regularly scheduled meeting for 2025 will be Tuesday, December 9th, at 5:30 pm.  Some of the agenda items for the Dec. 9th regular meeting include:  Click the following link for the entire Dec. 9th meeting agenda packet – Agenda – Default  Click Agendas and Minutes | City Council (yakimawa.gov) to sign


Open House Planned for Airport Director Finalists

The public will have an opportunity to meet two Yakima Airport Director finalists during an open house from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Monday, December 8th. It will be held at the Yakima Airport office, 2406 W. Washington Avenue, Suite B.  The finalists are Robert Jacobs and Christopher Hopkins. In addition to the public open


Review of Dec. 2nd, 2025, Yakima City Council Meeting

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd.  Actions during the Dec. 2nd regular meeting agenda included:  Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the meeting – videos.yakimawa.gov/internetchannel/show/14484?channel=2  The Dec. 2nd Yakima City Council meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum channel 194, beginning at 7:00 pm


Yakima Transit Offers Free Shuttle to 2025 Luminaria

Yakima Transit will again provide free shuttle bus service to the Yakima Area Arboretum Luminaria Candle-Lit Walk event on Friday, December 12th and Saturday, December 13th.  Shuttles will run 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm both nights. The Luminaria Walk is 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm both evenings.  Shuttle buses will run continuously from the Kiwanis Park


2025 Holiday Lighted Parade is Dec. 7th

The holiday season in Yakima again kicks off this year with the 26th annual Holiday Lighted Parade at 6:00 pm on Sunday, December 7th. The procession begins at 6th Avenue and continues down Yakima Avenue to 3rd Street, ending on 3rd Street in front of the Capitol Theatre.  No on-street parking will be allowed along


Road Repairs Require Lane Closures on First Street

Road repairs will require intermittent lane closures on First Street between Walnut Street and Pacific Avenue this week.  Drivers will experience intermittent lane closures 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday, December 2-5.  Traffic delays in the project area are likely to occur.  Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the project is


City of Yakima Plans Closures for Thanksgiving

Many of the City of Yakima’s facilities will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27th and 28th, for the Thanksgiving holiday. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices.  Yakima Municipal Court as well as business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available.  In addition, the