From Wednesday, September 19th through Thursday, September 27th the section of Naches Avenue between Yakima Avenue and and MLK, Jr. Boulevard will be closed during daytime hours while a road repair and grind and overlay paving project is underway. During the project, the portion of Naches Avenue between Yakima Avenue and MLK, Jr. Boulevard will
Yakima Transit will provide free shuttle bus service to the Central Washington State Fair throughout its 10-day run. Shuttle buses will run continuously from two locations at Gateway Center (home to Target, Big Lots! and other stores). One is the Park and Ride location at Gateway Center. The other shuttle stop is between the two
Yakima City Manager Cliff Moore announced today that the tenure of Dominic Rizzi, Jr. as Yakima Police Chief is ending. “I have determined that it is time for new leadership to be put in place at the Yakima Police Department,” said Moore. “The YPD is constantly striving to improve. Now is the time for that
Click on the following link to see the September 2018 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – September 2018 Issues Brief The September 2018 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter includes articles, photos and links. The City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter is a monthly publication of the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.
The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 18th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the September 18th regular meeting include: Reading a Hispanic Heritage Month proclamation. Receiving the Council Economic Development Committee report regarding main street revitalization. Receiving
An introduction to skiing/snowboarding, a Halloween egg hunt, and an adult co-ed dodge ball tournament are just some of the activities in the Fall 2018 Program Guide recently published by the City of Yakima’s Parks and Recreation Department. The guide covers Parks and Recreation programs scheduled through the end of this year and into early
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, September 11th. Action by the Council on September 11th included: Reading a Patriot Day proclamation. Authorizing an agreement with the Yakima Lions Club for the donation of $25,000 of playground equipment for Lions Park Receiving a 2nd Quarter 2018 Capital Improvement Projects Report. Establishing a
Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field will be the site of a full-scale exercise from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm this coming Saturday, September 15th. The emergency scenario will simulate a Boeing 737 aircraft accident near the airport, west of Creekside West Bar & Grill. A passenger bus will be used to represent the downed aircraft. “The
A project to replace a manhole will result in traffic restrictions on a portion of 72nd Avenue for part of the day on Thursday, September 13th. As a result of the project, southbound traffic along a section of 72nd Avenue in the 600 and 700 block portion of the street will be restricted to one
The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, September 11th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the September 11th regular meeting include: Reading a Patriot Day proclamation Receiving a recap of the 4th of July celebration at State Fair Park
