The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 18th. Action taken by the Council included: Receiving a presentation from Yakima Valley Trolleys Appointing Councilmember Holly Cousens to serve on the Yakima Greenway Board of Directors Authorizing a Memorandum of Understanding with Single Track Alliance of Yakima for development and construction of a

A project to repair an aging sewer line will impact traffic on a section of North 16th Avenue through this Friday, January 21st. Traffic on North 16th Avenue is limited to one lane in each direction between Jerome Avenue and Cherry Avenue for the project. Work began Monday, January 17th, and was originally expected to

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, January 18th, 2022. Agenda items for the January 18th regular meeting include: Presentation from Yakima Valley Trolleys Presentation and resolution regarding development of a bicycle pump track at Randall Park 2022 State Legislature session briefing Click the following link for the

Water line work will result in the closure of 2nd Street between Yakima Avenue and Staff Sgt Pendleton Way on Tuesday, January 18th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. Due to heavy traffic volumes on 2nd Street, drivers can expect delays and should use alternate routes if

A project to repair an aging sewer line will impact traffic on a section of North 16th Avenue next week. Traffic on North 16th Avenue will be limited to one lane in each direction between Jerome Avenue and Cherry Avenue starting Monday, January 17th, through Wednesday, January 19th. Traffic restrictions will be in place during

Many City of Yakima facilities will be closed Monday, January 17th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, Public Works, and Parks and Recreation offices. Business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. Yakima Transit will not provide bus service Monday and the

The Yakima City Council is seeking volunteers interested in serving on City of Yakima boards, committees, and commissions: Arts Commission and Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee each have one opening. Board of Appeals currently has two available openings and three upcoming openings. Community Integration Committee has four openings (including two youth openings) and two upcoming openings. Henry

The return of April Pools Day (a free family swim activity), youth soccer as well as winter and spring co-rec volleyball are just a few of the seasonal offerings available in the 2022 Winter/Spring Program Guide issued recently by Yakima Parks and Recreation. The 16-page guide is available at Yakima City Hall and Yakima Parks

A St. Patrick’s Day Iron Chef competition, a project to help the community, and much more are included in the Winter 2022 Newsletter published by the City of Yakima’s Harman Center at Gailleon Park. The 12-page newsletter is available by clicking 2022Q1.pdf (yakimaparks.com) The newsletter covers activities at the center scheduled during January, February, and