Responding to more than 3,400 graffiti incidents, contacting more than 7,500 individuals experiencing homelessness and clearing more than 170 tons of garbage were some of the City of Yakima Clean City Program activities in 2022. The Yakima City Council received updates on the program in the agenda packet for its meeting on Tuesday, March 7th.
The City of Yakima was awarded $1,822,807 in Home Investment Partnership Program-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) funds in a one-time allocation from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In response, the City has developed a draft allocation plan as required by HUD in order to receive HOME-ARP funds. The grant is available to
Water line work will close a section of Castlevale Road on Thursday, March 9th, 2023. Castlevale Road will be closed to thru traffic between North 24th Avenue and North 25th Avenue. Work on the project will start at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. Local access to residents and businesses will be maintained. Emergency
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 7th. Action taken during the Council meeting included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the March 7th Council meeting – Yakima City Council (yakimawa.gov) The March 7th Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum
Water line work will result in traffic restrictions on North 16th Avenue between McKinley Avenue and Garfield Avenue on Monday and Tuesday, March 6th and 7th. 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 the project
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023. Agenda items for the March 7th regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire March 7th meeting agenda packet – NovusAGENDA The meeting will be held at Yakima City Hall, 129 N. 2nd Street. Live public
Click the following for the City of Yakima’s March 2023 Issues Brief e-newsletter – Issues Brief is published monthly by the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.
The City of Yakima’s Harman Center will be closed next week from March 6th through March 11th for an annual deep cleaning. “The building gets a lot of use and it’s time for a spring cleaning,” said Recreation Program Supervisor Leslie Richards. Work will include dusting fixtures, cleaning window blinds, carpet cleaning and pressure-washing the
Eighth Street between Chestnut Avenue and Walnut Street will be closed Monday through Friday, Feb. 27th through March 3rd, from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm each day. The temporary closure of 8th Street will be required for a project to replace curb and gutter. Detour routes around the project area will be posted. Because of
Yard waste collection in the City of Yakima will begin Wednesday, March 1st. The City’s Refuse Division will provide weekly yard waste pick-up from March 1st through November 30th. “Please have the green yard waste cart available by 6:00 a.m. on the curb on the day of scheduled pick-up,” said Communications & Public Affairs Director
