City Employee Healthcare Clinic Pioneering Change Mirroring a trend being set by private companies, the City of Yakima is taking a major step toward reducing the cost of employee healthcare by opening its own in-house clinic. The clinic, located at 103 S. 3rd Street will welcome its first patients Wednesday, February 20th and will be
Contact: Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov The Yakima City Council holds its regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, February 19th. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the February 19th agenda include: Presentation of the 2013 City of Yakima Business Plan Supporting an application from JEM
Contact: Utility Engineer Shelley Willson – 576-6303 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Traffic on 16th Avenue between Fruitvale Boulevard and River Road will be interrupted from Wednesday, February 13th through Friday, February 15th while a project is underway to install an industrial wastewater line. Crews from TTC Construction, a Yakima-based contracting
Contact: Construction Supervisor Bruce Floyd – 575-6138 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Release Date: February 8th, 2013 Traffic through the intersection of 5th Avenue and “I” Street will be interrupted from Wednesday, February 13th through Friday, February 15th while a project is underway to relocate a 6-inch natural gas line. Cascade
Contact: Community Relations Mgr. Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Release Date: February 6th, 2013 The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, February 5th. Action taken by the Council on February 5th included: Removing from the April special election ballot a proposal to initiate a car tab fee Placing
Contact: Special Projects Manager Joan Davenport – 576-6417 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Release Date: February 1st, 2013 Plans to revitalize North 1st Street, one of the major entry ways into Yakima, got a major boost recently when the City of Yakima was awarded a $2.7 million grant as part of
Contact: Purchasing Manager Sue Ownby – 576-6695 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – Community Re – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Maria Mayhue, a senior buyer for the combined City of Yakima/Yakima County Purchasing office, has been named Buyer of the Year by the Washington State Chapter of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing. Mayhue received a plaque marking
Wide Hollow Creek Disc Golf Course Hosting Tournament After having opened only a couple of months ago, the new Wide Hollow Creek Disc Golf Course at Randall Park is ready to play host to the “Attack of the Three-Headed Monster” tournament on Saturday, January 19th. The tournament will feature three divisions of disc golfers –
Contact: YPD Sgt. Sgt. Joe Salinas – 575-6212 On Friday, January 11th shortly after 8:00 pm, Yakima Police received a report of a purse theft that had just occurred. The victim alleged she was confronted by a man wielding a handgun. The suspect demanded the victim’s purse. She complied with the victim and the suspect fled
Contact: Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Currently, 41 states are experiencing above average emergency room visits. While most cases to date are caused by viruses other than influenza, flu activity is now on the rise and expected to get worse over the next few weeks. Everyone should take advantage of this
