The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the September 3rd agenda include: A public hearing to consider extending a moratorium on wireless communication facilities A public education campaign to stop panhandling An ordinance prohibiting

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, August 20th.  Action taken by the Council on August 20th included: –   Banning smoking at special events, smoking in parks and smoking near playgrounds –   Setting a September 3rd public hearing date to consider a one month extension of a moratorium

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, August 20th, 2013.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the August 20th agenda include: –    A public hearing to accept comment regarding smoking at special events, smoking in parks and smoking near playgrounds –    A public

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, August 6th, 2013.  The meeting begins at 2:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the August 6th agenda include: –    Setting an August 20th hearing date to accept public comment regarding smoking at special events, smoking in parks and smoking near

A life and death rescue of a man trapped inside a burning mobile home in West Valley last fall has received national attention.  The Yakima Fire Department (“YFD”) and firefighters from Engine 92 and Engine 293 recently received a 2012 Heroism and Community Service Award from Firehouse Magazine for their bravery and quick response. The

Now there is another great reason to come and spend time in Downtown Yakima.  The popular Yakima Farmer’s Market is expanding to include a Tuesday night event in the heart of the city. Starting July 23rd, the Yakima Farmer’s Market will be open each Tuesday from 4:00 pm until 7:30 pm and will be located

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, July 16th.  Action taken by the Council on July 16th included: –   Approval of a Yakima Police Department succession planning proposal –   Approval of a vacation buy-back program for non-represented employees –   Approval of a memorandum of understanding related to the

Habitat restoration work along the Yakima River south of the Yakima Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant will result in closure of a half-mile stretch of the Yakima Greenway Pathway beginning on Monday, July 15th.   The pathway closure is necessary because heavy equipment will be operating in the area removing culverts and preparing the site for the

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, July 16th.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the July 16th agenda include: –    Yakima Police Department succession planning proposal –    Memorandum of understanding related to assigned police vehicle program –    Implementation of vacation buy-back program for

Old age has caught up with a number of century-old trees that line the historic Naches Avenue Parkway in Downtown Yakima.  A total of eight trees are slated to be removed and another seven will be trimmed to prevent damage from falling tree limbs during high winds. The action was prompted by an incident in