Yakima City Council Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, November 19th, 2013.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the November 19th agenda include: –   Acceptance of the Downtown Master Plan Report and implementation of an action plan –   Conducting public hearings on the proposed


Yakima City Council Study Session Review

The Yakima City Council held a study session on Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 at Yakima City Hall. At the study session on November 12th the Council –          Approved operating conditions for three temporary emergency winter homeless shelters –          Requested additional time to study possible changes to the City’s Pit Bull Ban and Dangerous Dog Ordinance


Yakima Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, November 5th, 2013.  Action taken by the Council on November 5th included: –   Approval of updates to the City of Yakima Shoreline Master Plan Program –   Approval of a six month moratorium on production, processing and retailing of marijuana –   Adoption


Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, November 5th, 2013.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at YakimaCity Hall. Items on the November 5th agenda include: –    A public hearing on the Downtown Yakima Master Plan –    A public hearing on updates to the City of Yakima Shoreline


Community Clean Ups Proving Successful

The first three community fall clean up events that the City of Yakima’s Refuse Division has coordinated this year have been big successes.  In total, the Sept. 7th, Sept. 28th, and Oct. 12th  clean ups have yielded nearly 20 tons (40,000 pounds) of trash, 2 tons of metal and 638 old tires.  Combined with earlier


Yakima City Council Study Session Review

The Yakima City Council held a study session on Monday, October 21st at Yakima City Hall. At the study session on October 21st the Council –      Discussed the 2014 Preliminary City Budget –      Endorsed creation of a downtown public plaza and continued work on implementing the Downtown Yakima Master Plan Yakima City Council study sessions are


Yakima City Council Study Session Preview

The Yakima City Council holds a study session on Monday, October 21st.  The meeting begins at 10:00 am at Yakima City Hall. Items on the October 21st study session include: –          Presentation of 2014 Preliminary City Budget                                                                 –          Discussion regarding implementation of The Downtown Yakima Master Plan Additional study session information is available at http://bit.ly/19X9JhN Yakima


Dedication for River Road Rebuild and Expansion

Dedication ceremonies marking completion of major improvements to River Road in Yakima will be held on Tuesday October 22nd at 2:00 pm.  Representatives from the City of Yakima, Washington Fruit, the Yakima School District and the State of Washington have been invited to attend the ceremony to discuss the importance of the project to Yakima’s