The Yakima City Council approved the City’s 2023-24 biennial budget during its regular meeting last night, Tuesday, November 15th. The budget calls for $269,819,797 in total spending in 2023, including $73,349,628 for the General Fund. In 2024, the budget calls for $251,222,577 in total spending, including $75,106,942 for the General Fund. The 2023-24 budget: Final
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 15th. Action taken by the Council included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the November 15th Council meeting – Yakima City Council (yakimawa.gov) The November 15th Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum channel
Water line work will result in traffic restrictions on South 1st Street between Spruce Street and Walnut Street from Thursday, November 17th, through Friday, November 18th. Work on the project will begin at around 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm both days. City of Yakima water customers in the project area can expect water
Water line work will close a section of Viola Avenue on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 15-16. Viola Avenue will be closed to thru traffic between South 18th Street and South 17th Street. Work on the project will start at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Local access to residents and businesses will
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, November 15th, 2022. Agenda items for the November 15th regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire November 15th meeting agenda packet – NovusAGENDA The meeting will be held via Zoom and in person at Yakima City Hall, 129
A project to repair and improve the 1st Level Reservoir will begin Monday, November 14th. The reservoir is on the southeast corner of North 40th Avenue and Englewood Avenue. Repairs will be made to concrete surfaces and seams throughout the reservoir, as well as replacement of existing interior piping and valves. The project also includes
Many of the City of Yakima’s facilities will be closed Friday, November 11th, in observance of Veterans Day. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices. Business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. The City of Yakima Municipal Court will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. The Harman
The Yakima community will honor its veterans and all U.S. military veterans by staging the 2022 Veterans Day Parade in Downtown Yakima on Friday, November 11th. The parade is sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars – Post 379. The parade will begin at 10:45 am at the intersection of Yakima Avenue and 6th Street.
The search is on for Yakima’s Community Christmas Tree. The City of Yakima and the Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) are asking area residents to consider donating a tree from their property for the annual holiday festivities in Downtown Yakima. To nominate your tree as the Community Christmas Tree, call Cally Price, the Assistant to
Potholes are not uncommon this time of the year due to the “freeze-thaw cycle” Yakima experiences when precipitation, in the form of rain and/or snow, seeps into small cracks within the asphalt pavement. The “freeze-thaw cycle” causes moisture to contract and expand; increasing the size of the cracks. As vehicles travel over these cracks, the
