Members of AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) Local 1122 have approved a contract agreement that does not include any pay increases for 2013 but does provide each of the 264 City of Yakima employees represented by the union a one-time cash payment, an additional paid day off, and the ability to
Three new Franklin Park facilities, the Yakima Sunrise Rotary Pavilion, the Downtown Yakima Rotary Playground, and two Southwest Yakima Rotary Picnic Shelters will be officially dedicated during a combined fundraiser and celebration on Wednesday, June 12th. Dedication of the pavilion, playground, and picnic shelters will take place during the invitation-only event at Franklin Park that
Major improvements are being made to a heavily-used section of River Road that provides access to numerous businesses as well as to Yakima School District’s Stanton Academy. The 10-block section of River Road between 6th Avenue and 16th Avenue will be reconstructed and widened, and new curbs, gutters, sidewalks, lighting, and stormwater system infrastructure will
The closure of two sections of J Street that began on June 3rd will continue through at least Friday, June 14th while the roadway is paved in connection with a wastewater line installation project. The four-block section of J Street between 16th Avenue and 20th Avenue remains closed to through traffic. The second closure on
Beginning on Sunday, June 9th, Tieton Drive between 38th Avenue and 40th Avenue will be closed overnight Sunday through Thursday for each of the next three weeks while a new wastewater line is installed. That section of Tieton Drive will be closed to all through traffic from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am Sunday through Thursday
After a career with the City of Yakima that has spanned more than three decades, including the last 15 years in the role of Public Works Director, Chris Waarvick will retire at the end of July. Waarvick told City Manager Tony O’Rourke that he’s retiring now in order to spend more time with his family
Officers from the Yakima Police Department were dispatched to 405 W Yakima Ave, Roy’s ACE Hardware, shortly after midnight on Wednesday, June 5th for a burglary in progress. Witnesses on scene reported hearing a crash, and watched three subjects dressed in black and wearing backpacks, run north from the business. Officers located a large rock
The 10th Annual Yakima Police Department Cop on Top fundraiser for Special Olympics is set to take place at Top Foods on South First Street in Union Gap on Thursday, June 6th and Friday June 7th. (10:00am Thursday until 6:00pm Friday). This event benefits Yakima Special Olympic athletes by enabling them to participate in a
On Monday, June 3rd and Tuesday, June 4th, traffic on I Street between 4th Avenue and 1st Avenue will be disrupted while City of Yakima crews complete a water system project. On Monday, June 3rd, intermittent lane closures will occur on that section of I Street. Flaggers will be on site to alert drivers and
Beginning on Monday, June 3rd, two sections of J Street will be closed to through traffic while the roadway is paved in connection with a wastewater line installation project. The four-block section of J Street between 16th Avenue and 20th Avenue and the two-block section of J Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue will
