A broken pipe in Arlington Street that provides irrigation water to the City of Yakima’s Arlington System will be temporary shut off this evening at 9:00 pm. As a result, no irrigation water will be available in the area of town bordered by Tieton Drive and Nob Hill Boulevard between South 34th Avenue and
The City of Yakima is sponsoring a free workshop on Thursday, July 11th beginning at 1:30 pm at the Harman Senior Center (101 N. 65th Avenue) to help retirees, their families, and people who are thinking about retiring learn what options are available in the community related to senior housing and healthcare. The workshop is
From Sunday, June 30th through Wednesday, July 3rd, closures of the section of I Street between 1st Street and 6th Avenue will impact traffic in the area. Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area if possible and to find alternate routes. That section of I Street will be closed while pavement that has been removed
Representatives from two major military service organizations in Yakima have filed an application with the City to change the name of A Street to Sergeant Pendleton Boulevard. The Yakima City Council will consider the application during its July 2nd regular business meeting. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (“VFW”) Post 379 and American Legion
The Yakima Arts Commission, an advisory group appointed by the Yakima City Council, is inviting Central Washington artists to help invigorate windows of empty downtown storefronts by displaying their work as part of a new project called, “Windows Alive”. Artists living in Yakima County and Kittitas County are being encouraged to submit an application and
In this edition of the City of Yakima Issues Brief: – Project to Modernize Water Meter Reading Underway – New Online Choices for Yakima Parks and Recreation Users – Construction Continuing on MLK, Jr. Blvd Underpass To see the June 2013 City of Yakima Issues Brief, click on the following link – June 2013 City
The intersection of 40th Avenue and Tieton Drive will be closed from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am on both Monday, June 17th and Tuesday, June 18th in order to accommodate the installation of a new wastewater line. Also, as has been the case since the project began on June 9th, Tieton Drive between 38th Avenue
The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, June 18th. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the June 18th agenda include: – A proclamation recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Yakima Trolley system – A public hearing to receive testimony from citizens concerned with the
After a successful test run last fall that was positively received by both business owners and community members, Yakima Police Department (“YPD”) Bike Patrol officers return to the streets of Downtown Yakima on Monday, June 17th. The bike patrols will continue for about the next three months. Two YPD Bike Patrol officers at a time
A water system project associated with improvements being made to Davis High School will impact traffic on West Walnut Avenue between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue on Friday, June 14th and again from Monday, June 17th through Thursday, June 20th. On those days, Walnut between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue will be closed to all
