The Yakima community will honor its veterans and all U.S. military veterans by staging the 2021 Veterans Day Parade in Downtown Yakima on Thursday, November 11th. The parade is sponsored annually by the Veterans of Foreign Wars – Post 379. The parade will begin at 10:45 am at the intersection of Yakima Avenue and 6th

Water service repairs will result in traffic restrictions this week on North 16th Avenue between Lincoln Avenue and Summitview Avenue on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 9th and 10th, as well as Friday, November 12th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Traffic will be limited to

Yakima Parks and Recreation wants to hear from the community about programs and activities at Washington Fruit Community Center (WFCC), 602 N. 4th St. at Miller Park. Parks and Recreation staff recently mailed a WFCC newsletter in English and Spanish to residents in the Miller Park area with updates about programs and activities at the

The City of Yakima’s housing action plan, results of a housing survey and monthly statistics for building permits issued and new residential units completed are just a few of the links on the Planning Division’s recently updated housing information page at Housing Information | Planning Division (yakimawa.gov) The page also includes links to quarterly housing

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, November 1st. Action taken by the Council included: Issuing a Family Court Awareness Month Proclamation Approving a refuse tax increase Authorizing a collective bargaining agreement with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1122 Discussing 2022 state and federal legislative priorities The November

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

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Monday, November 1st, via Zoom. Agenda items for the November 1st regular meeting include: Resolution adopting the Pedestrian Master Plan Public hearings/ordinances to increase refuse and stormwater taxes First public hearing on the 2022 Preliminary Budget Public hearing/ordinance for Ad Valorem Taxes

The city of Yakima’s unemployment rate for September 2021 was 3.9 percent. That is a record low for the city, according to State of Washington Employment Security Department numbers dating back to 1990. “Continued job growth in the city of Yakima is a positive sign for our local economy,” said Communications & Public Affairs Director

A project to replace existing water main and water utility services will restrict traffic on a section of South 18th Street on Wednesday, October 27th. Total Site Services, Inc. of Richland will be making final water line connections in the intersection of South 18th Street and East Viola Avenue on Wednesday. South 18th Street will