Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday May 20th, 2014. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall Items on the May 20th agenda include: –  Continuation of the Yakima/Ellensburg Commuter and Sunday fixed route bus service –  Expanding the list of traffic intersections where the receipt of


Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 Action taken by the Council on May 6th included: –   Approving an ordinance for the sale of general obligation bonds to finance street improvements in 2014 –   Approving a contract for engineering work on Phase 1 of the


Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday May 6th, 2014. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the May 6th agenda include: –  An ordinance for the sale of general obligation bonds to finance street improvements in 2014 –  A City Charter amendment ballot


Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, April 15th, 2014. Action taken by the Council on April 15th included: –   Amending the City ordinance banning pit bull dogs to comply with the American with Disabilities Act –   First reading of an ordinance for the sale of general obligation


Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, April 15th, 2014.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the April 15th agenda include: –   Report on 2014 legislative session –   Amending the City ordinance banning pit bull dogs to comply with the Americans with Disabilities


Yakima City Council Study Session Review

  The Yakima City Council held a study session on Tuesday, April 8th, 2014 at Yakima City Hall. At the study session on April 8th the Council: –     Directed staff to prepare a City Charter amendment to dedicate $750,000 annually for parks and recreation capital improvements –     Reviewed capital bond project options for construction of an aquatic facility


Yakima City Council Study Session Preview

The Yakima City Council holds a study session on Tuesday, April 8th, 2014.  The meeting begins at 10:00 am at Yakima City Hall. Items on the April 8th study session agenda include: –          Capital Project Bond Options –          Refuse Service and Pilot Recycling Program Discussion To see additional information on the April 8th study session click on


Sewer Line Extension Project Update

A project to extend an industrial waste sewer line will result in the closure of an alley just east of 1st Street next week between Nob Hill Boulevard and Arlington Street. The closure begins on Monday, April 7th and continues until Wednesday, April 16th.  Following completion of the alley work, activity will shift to Arlington Street,


Art Project Aimed At Bringing Empty Downtown Windows Alive

The Yakima Arts Commission, an advisory group appointed by the Yakima City Council, is inviting Central Washington artists to help invigorate windows of empty downtown storefronts by displaying their work as part of the, “Windows Alive” program Artists living in Central Washington are being encouraged to submit an application and examples of their work on