A project involving the repair of Naches-Cowiche Canal Association irrigation main lines will impact traffic overnight in the area of 3rd Avenue and Mead Avenue on Monday, May 6th and Tuesday, May 7th. Work on the project will take place both days from 7:00 pm to 7:00 am. On May 6th, the section of Mead … Continued
Efforts to build an aquatic center at MLK, Jr. Park celebrate a significant milestone on Wednesday, May 8th, with a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction. Groundbreaking will be held at 1:00 pm on May 8th at MLK Jr. Park, 610 S. Ninth Street. Scheduled participants include Senator Curtis King, Yakima County Commissioner … Continued
Beginning on Monday, April 29th and lasting through late summer, a section of Nob Hill Boulevard will be impacted while a grind and overlay paving project is underway. The project will take place on the portion of Nob Hill between 3rd Avenue and 16th Avenue. Intermittent detour routes around the project area will be in … Continued
North 6th Street will be closed on Monday, April 29th between D Street and E Street. The closure is required for a tree removal project during scheduled work hours of 6:00 am to 4:00 pm. Access to homes and businesses in the project area will be maintained as best as possible. A detour will be … Continued
The City of Yakima has recently become aware of allegations and the subsequent arrest of a former employee, Elias Huizar, by the West Richland Police Department. Huizar has not been employed by the City of Yakima since February 2022. The investigation of the allegations against Huizar is being conducted by the West Richland Police Department. … Continued
Due to icy road conditions, all City of Yakima facilities will be opening two-hours later than normal today, January 23rd, 2024. Yakima Transit is also on a two-hour delay today. If conditions warrant a change to this announcement, updates will be provided.
An alert issued by the City of Yakima yesterday (Friday) regarding snow plowing operations is no longer in effect.
The Yakima City Council voted 5-2 during its January 2nd regular meeting to remove Bob Harrison from his position as Yakima city manager effective on February 2nd. A resolution adopted by the Council cited the change in the makeup of the Council following the election of three new members last November as the impetus for … Continued
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 21st. Action taken during the Council meeting included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the November 21st Council meeting – https://videos.yakimawa.gov/CablecastPublicSite/show/13007?site=2 The November 21st Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum channel 194, beginning … Continued
Yakima City Manager Bob Harrison has announced that Mark Roberts has been appointed as the City’s finance and budget director. Roberts replaces Jennifer Ferrer-Santa Ines, who resigned from the City earlier this year to become the finance director for the City of Marysville. Ferrer-Santa Ines was hired by the City of Yakima in 2021. “The … Continued
