The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, July 2nd.   The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the July 2nd agenda include: –    Consideration of an application to rename “A” Street to Sgt. Pendleton Blvd. –    Review of 2013 State Legislative session –    Consideration of a 5-year jail

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, June 18th.  Action taken by the Council on June 18th included: –   Reading of a proclamation recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Yakima Trolley system –   Asking  the Council Public Safety Committee for recommendations to deal with the presence of beggars

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, June 4th.  Action taken by the Council on June 4th included: –     Exempting the gambling tax on the first $15 thousand dollars for nonprofit corporations –     Approving the purchase of 74 police vehicles and replacing 70 firefighter air packs –     Clarifying

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, June 4th.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the June 4th agenda include: –    A public hearing to consider adoption of the six-year Transportation Improvement Program –    A report on gambling tax on nonprofit corporations –    Consideration of

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, May 21st.  Action taken by the Council on May 21st included: –     Setting a June 16th, 2013 public hearing date for enhanced regulations of panhandlers in the City of Yakima –     Continuation of a six-month moratorium on new permit applications for

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, May 7th.  Action taken by the Council on May 7th included: –     Authorized the sale of $5 million in general obligation bonds for street improvements –     Requested additional review on establishing fees for special event permits to pay security and traffic

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, May 7th.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the May 7th agenda include: –    Authorizing the sale of $5 million in general obligation bonds for City street improvements –    Establishing fees on special event permits to pay security and

The first three community clean up events that the City of Yakima’s Refuse Division has coordinated this year have been big successes.  In total, the March 9th, March 30th, and April 13th clean ups have yielded almost 33 tons (66,000 pounds) of trash. The fourth of eight clean up events scheduled for this year will

Pathway users in Yakima will soon have an easier time getting around town.  Construction work began earlier this week on the Walter Ortman Parkway project that will eventually create a 6.5 mile pedestrian-friendly loop by connecting the Powerhouse Canal Pathway with the William O. DouglasTrail. Funded with a federal grant obtained by Yakima Transit, the Ortman

Release Date: April 17, 2013 The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, April 16th.  Action taken by the Council on April 16th included: –    Review of a quarterly update on implementation of the City of Yakima Strategic Plan –    Approval a $5 million low interest loan from the