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


Pothole Filling and Crack Repair Work Continues

Traffic on a portion of West Chestnut Avenue will be impacted next week as work continues on filling potholes and repairing roadway cracks. From Monday, April 7th through Thursday, April 10th, Chestnut between 19th Avenue and 32nd Avenue will be closed on a block-by-block basis from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm each day while City


Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014.  Action taken by the Council on April 1st included: –    Special recognition for retiring YPD Police Lieutenant Mike Merryman –    Acceptance of a lawsuit settlement between the City and Western Peterbilt, Inc stemming from a fire that destroyed


Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, April 1st 2014.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the April 1st agenda include: –   Special recognition for retiring YPD Police Lieutenant Mike Merryman –   Settlement of a lawsuit brought by the City of Yakima against Western


Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 18th, 2014.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at YakimaCity Hall. Items on the March 18th agenda include: –    Conducting a Public Hearing to amend the 2014-2019 Transportation Improvement Plan –    Conducting a Public Hearing concerning regulation of billboards


Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 11th, 2014.  Action taken by the Council on March 11th included: –    Rejection of a proposal to ban e-cigarette use in public places –    Tabling a request to end Sunday fixed route bus service and the Yakima/Ellensburg Commuter while additional


Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 11th 2014.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the March 11th agenda include: –   Elimination of Sunday fixed route transit service due to a lack of state funding –   Elimination of Yakima/Ellensburg commuter bus service


Special Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held a special meeting on Friday, February 28th , 2014.  Action taken by the Council on February 28th included: –   Approving a letter of support seeking state tax revenue from the production, processing, and sale of recreational marijuana Follow this link to watch Y-PAC coverage of the February 28th Yakima City


Yakima City Council Study Session Review

The Yakima City Council held a study session on Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 at Yakima City Hall. At the study session on February 25th the Council –          Appropriated funds for the purchase of four former Tiger Oil gas station sites so they can be cleaned up and then sold to private owners –          Reviewed Cascade