Contact: Information Systems Manager Wayne Wantland – 575-6048 Utility Services Manager Tammy Regimbal – 575-6115 In an ongoing effort to enhance customer service, the City of Yakima has launched new online services which make it a lot easier for citizens to pay bills, notify the City about problems, and share ideas and opinions. Through the
Biodegradable Bags Are Back For Fall Leaf Collection Program For the fifth year in a row, the City of Yakima Refuse Division is giving away free biodegradable bags to Yakima residents as part of its Fall Leaf Collection Program. Beginning on Monday, October 15th, the City’s Refuse Division will give away bags at the Public
Contact: Irrigation Supervisor Alvie Maxey – 575-6194 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Monday, October 15th marks the end of the irrigation season for the vast majority of residential and business customers in Yakima. That’s the day that the systems operated by the City of Yakima’s Water/Irrigation Division will be shut off
Contact: City Manager Tony O’Rourke – 575-6040 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Yakima City Manager Tony O’Rourke has selected Sean Hawkins to become Yakima’s Economic Development Manager, Steve Osguthorpe to serve as Community Development Director, and longtime City staff member Joan Davenport to serve in a new role as Strategic Projects
Contact: Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov All across the U.S., people with outdated, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs got rid of them on Saturday, September 29th during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (“DEA”) fifth “National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day”. People dropped off old prescription drugs at a Yakima drop-off site located in
Contact: Parks and Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson – 576-6416 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Over that last several years, Kiwanis Park has celebrated a lot of improvements, including new softball fields, a new skate park, new basketball courts, and a new playground. On Saturday, September 22nd, the latest additions to the
A Big Yakima Thanks to LDS Community Clean Up Volunteers Volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (“LDS”) wards in the Yakima area joined forces with staff from State Fair Park, the City of Yakima Refuse Division, and the City’s Parks and Recreation Division to spruce up very visible areas of
Contact: Yakima Transit Manager Ken Mehin – 575-6415 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Yakima Transit is going to the Central Washington State Fair every day! Yakima Transit will be providing FREE, direct Park and Ride service to State Fair Park while the fair is underway from Friday, September 21st through Sunday,
Contact: Parks & Rec Manager Ken Wilkinson – 576-6416 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (“LDS”) wards in the Yakima area joined forces with staff from State Fair Park, the City of Yakima Refuse Division, and the City’s Parks and Recreation
Contact: YPD Captain Rod Light – 576-6393 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov One of the key findings of the 2012 Yakima Citizen Survey that the Yakima City Council focused on during its retreat in late August showed that some Yakima residents don’t feel as safe as they would like to in
