The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, August 16th. Action taken by the Council included: Appointing Kristie Holstein to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Presenting an Apple Award for Joey Wallberg Authorizing the mayor to sign on to letter Welcoming Refugees in FY 2023 Receiving an update on the 2022 Capital Improvement
Abating/cleaning 2,239 incidents of graffiti, clearing over 87 tons of garbage and removing 803 grocery carts are some of the City of Yakima Clean City Program activities during the first six months of 2022. The Yakima City Council received a report on the program in its agenda packet for the August 16th meeting. Click Coversheet
The City of Yakima’s Harman Center at Gailleon Park will close at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 17-20, due to a malfunctioning air conditioning unit. The City is currently addressing the repair to the air conditioning unit. “Due to the lack of air conditioning and high temperatures we are canceling all
A traffic signal upgrade will impact the intersection of Yakima Avenue and 3rd Avenue tomorrow, Wednesday, August 17th. Crews will be upgrading the traffic signal heads at the intersection from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm this Wednesday. The traffic signal will not be in operation during the work hours. Traffic will be restricted to one
Swimmers both human and canine are invited to the 16th annual Paws in the Pool event from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday, August 21st at the City of Yakima’s Franklin Pool, 2101 Tieton Drive. Yakima Parks and Recreation organizes the event for dogs and their owners each summer on the last day of
Water line work will result in the closure of 6th Avenue between River Road and Hathaway Street starting Tuesday, August 16th through Friday, August 19th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Due to heavy traffic volumes on 6th Avenue, drivers can expect delays and should
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, August 16th, 2022. Agenda items for the August 16th regular meeting include: Consideration of appointment to the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee Council discussion regarding City Manager review process Ordinance amending Yakima Transit’s rates and fares for fixed route, Paratransit and Commuter
Asphalt repair work will restrict traffic on a section of South 18th Street on Friday, August 12th. Total Site Services, Inc. of Richland will be removing and replacing a small area of settlement in the asphalt at the intersection of South 18th Street and East Viola Avenue on Friday. South 18th Street will be restricted
Water line work will result in traffic restrictions at the intersection of Washington Avenue and North 16th Avenue on Friday, August 12th. Work on the project will begin at 5:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. City of Yakima water customers in the project area can expect water outages during the project work hours.
A traffic signal upgrade will impact the intersection of Yakima Avenue and 2nd Avenue tomorrow, Wednesday, August 10th. Crews will be upgrading the traffic signal heads at the intersection from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm this Wednesday. The traffic signal will not be in operation during the work hours. Traffic will be restricted to one
