A road repair project on Naches Avenue and Chestnut Avenue will impact traffic for most of each day from Monday, March 21st to Thursday, March 24th. City of Yakima Streets Division crews will be crack sealing and mastic sealing the section of Naches Avenue between Yakima Avenue and Walnut Avenue and the section of Chestnut
Interim Yakima City Manager Jeff Cutter has accepted the resignation of Utilities & Engineering Director Debbie Cook as the City considers potentially restructuring its senior management team assignments. Cook’s resignation will become effective on Monday, March 21st at 5:00 pm. Cook was hired by the City in December 2012 to head the newly-created Utilities &
Click on the link below to see the March 2016 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter. Articles in this edition include: The Easter Bunny Making Another Appearance at the Harman Center – 2016 Irrigation Season Starts on April 1st – Time to Tee It Up at Fisher Park Golf Course. The City of Yakima Issues
The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 15th, 2016. Action taken by the Council on March 15th included: – Approval of summer street cruising events on Yakima Avenue – Setting an April 5th vote on an ACLU voting rights lawsuit appeal – Setting a May 3rd
A road repair project along a seven-block section of Fruitvale Boulevard will impact traffic for most of each day from, Tuesday, March 15th through Friday, March 18th. City of Yakima Streets Division crews will be crack sealing and mastic sealing the section of Fruitvale between 27th Avenue and 34th Avenue from 7:00 am to 3:00
The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 15th, 2016. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the March 15th agenda include: – Status of complete streets ordinance and sidewalk grant – Summer street cruising events on Yakima Avenue – Design engineering for Randall
The National Weather Service (“NWS”) has issued a flood warning for Yakima County that is currently anticipated to remain in effect through 10:00 am tomorrow (Thursday, March 10th). A flood warning is issued when flooding is imminent or actually occurring. Should flooding occur, media inquiries regarding the City of Yakima response should be directed to
Installation of a water line will result in the closure of North 4th Street between East “D” Street and East “E” Street on Tuesday, March, 8th and Wednesday, March 9th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm each day. Because of heavy traffic volumes in the area, drivers
When most people look at traffic signal cabinets, if they notice them at all, what they see is a necessary, if not particularly attractive, part of the traffic control system. Inside the non-descript metal boxes are the electronic components that allow cars and pedestrians to safely navigate intersections. When members of the Yakima Arts Commission
Washington Avenue between 48th Avenue and 16th Avenue has been reopened to traffic after having been closed for several hours earlier today due to flooding. However, Wide Hollow Road between 80th Avenue and 96th Avenue remains closed because flood waters continue to cover the roadway in several locations. Overnight rains caused Yakima area streams and
