The Yakima City Council approved the City’s 2022 budget during its regular meeting last night, Tuesday, December 7th. The 2022 budget calls for $293,669,112 in total spending, including $69,951,160 for the General Fund. The 2022 budget achieves the following: Establishes equipment replacement reserves for Police vehicles and Fire apparatus. Increases Clean City funding in order

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 7th, via Zoom. Agenda items for the December 7th regular meeting include: Announcing the Council regular meeting schedule for 2022 Adopting the 2022 Budget for the City of Yakima Discussion relating to the Transportation Benefit District, modifying transportation improvements to

Water line work will result in traffic restrictions on Washington Avenue between 16th Avenue and Cornell Avenue starting Monday, December 6th, through Friday, December 10th.   Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each week day. City of Yakima water customers in the project area can expect water

Yakima Transit will provide free shuttle bus service to the Yakima Area Arboretum’s 2021 Luminaria Candle-Lit Walk event on Friday, December 10th and Saturday, December 11th.  Shuttle buses will run continuously from the parking lot of the current U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (formerly the K-Mart store parking lot), located south of Highway 24. The Arboretum is

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The calendar is full of family fun holiday festivities this season in Downtown Yakima. The Holiday Lighted Parade is 6:00 pm on Sunday, December 5th. The procession will begin at 6th Avenue and continue down Yakima Avenue to 3rd Street, ending at 3rd and Walnut Street. Parade organizers anticipate about 10,000 spectators. The parade is

Many of the City of Yakima’s facilities will be closed this Thursday and Friday, November 25th and 26th for the Thanksgiving holiday. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices. Business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. In addition, the City’s Harman Center will

Preparations are under way for the arrival of Yakima’s Community Christmas Tree on Monday, November 22nd. The Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) crew in partnership with the City of Yakima Public Works Division and Russell Crane will secure a tree provided by a Yakima area residence, move the tree to Millennium Plaza, and place the

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 16th. Action taken by the Council included: Approving appointments to City boards and committees Authorizing a contract for $750,000 of HOME Investment funds to support construction of a 16-unit farmworker affordable housing complex Approving Ad Valorem Taxes to be levied for collection in Fiscal