The City of Yakima’s Franklin Pool, 2102 Tieton Drive, opened for the summer season on Thursday, June 15th. Events this year at Franklin Pool include a Dive ‘N Movie event at 8:30 pm on Friday, June 30th. “The community is invited to turn a day at the pool into a night at the movies,” said … Continued
City of Yakima offices and most non-emergency services will close Monday, June 19th, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Closures include City Hall, the Public Works office, the Y-PAC office and the Harman Center. Business offices for the police and fire departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. Yakima Municipal Court will be closed for … Continued
The Yakima community desires expanded air travel, with a wide range of desired destinations. Those are the results of an Airport Destination Poll the City of Yakima conducted from late April through the end of May. There were over 3,700 responses to the poll asking people which destinations from Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field (YKM) they … Continued
Water line work will result in traffic restrictions on North 16th Avenue between Cherry Avenue and Hathaway Street starting Tuesday, June 13th, and lasting through Thursday, June 15th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Traffic will be limited to one lane in both directions in … Continued
The City of Yakima Municipal Court will accept online payments beginning Monday, June 12th. Credit or debit card payments can be made at www.yakimamunicourtpay.com. Payments, as well as information about case numbers and court dates, are also available on the Municipal Court website at Municipal Court (yakimawa.gov) As of June 12th, payments will only be … Continued
The City of Yakima Wastewater Division is managing a project to inspect the condition of 360 miles of public sewer pipelines. This project begins Monday, June 12th, and will be performed by RedZone Robotics, Inc. from Warrendale, PA. The purpose of the pipeline inspection is to document the condition of the city’s sewer pipes to … Continued
In observance of Pride Month, the Yakima Pride Festival and Parade will be held in Yakima on Saturday, June 10th. The City of Yakima is planning road closures related to the festival and parade: Festival organizers anticipate approximately 6,500 participants and 3,000 spectators. It is estimated 25 to 30 vehicles will participate in the parade. … Continued
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 6th. Action taken during the Council meeting included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the June 6th Council meeting – Yakima City Council 06-06-23 (yakimawa.gov) The June 6th Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter … Continued
Abating/cleaning 474 incidents of graffiti and clearing over 47 tons of garbage are some of the City of Yakima Clean City Program activities during the first three months of 2023. The Yakima City Council received a report on the program in its agenda packet for the June 6th meeting. Click Coversheet (novusagenda.com) for the report, … Continued
City of Yakima crews recently added striping on Washington Avenue at the intersection with 48th Avenue to better delineate an acceleration lane that was added last fall. The solid white line is intended to highlight the dedicated acceleration lane for drivers turning left off of 48th Avenue, going eastbound on Washington Avenue. “The acceleration lane … Continued
