Prominent Yakima business owners and individual community members have stepped up to provide another nearly $2 million in private pledges to build the Downtown Yakima Central Plaza. Those pledges are in addition to a $2 million contribution from the Plath family made earlier this year toward the plaza designed by world-renowned landscape architect and Yakima

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, January 5th, 2016.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the January 5th agenda include: –   Election of Mayor and Assistant Mayor –   Special recognition for outstanding service to the community –   Status report on dangerous buildings

In light of recent snowfalls, the City of Yakima reminds community members that it takes everyone pitching in to keep our area as safe as possible when snow or freezing rain make roads and sidewalks slick. While the City is responsible for keeping roadways as clear of snow and ice as possible, under a City

Yesterday brought several inches of snow to the Yakima area. As a result, City of Yakima crews will work to clear remaining snow from roadways throughout today and this evening. To help make removing snow as efficient and safe as possible along designated snow routes, the City is requiring car owners to remove their vehicles

Please be aware that a “Snow Alert” has been issued by the City of Yakima. When a snowfall reaches three inches in depth, which it now has, a “Snow Alert” is issued, triggering a series of steps to more efficiently and effectively get streets cleared of snow as quickly as possible. A key part of

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, December 8th, 2015. Action taken by the Council on December 8th included: –   Approving the 2016 budget for the City of Yakima –   Adding bike lanes for the entire North 1st Street revitalization project –   Approving a loan repayment agreement

Four newly-elected Yakima City Council members and three returning incumbents will be officially sworn in during a special Council meeting on Wednesday, December 9th at 1:00 pm. The special meeting will take place in the City Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall. Dulce Gutiérrez, Avina Gutiérrez, Carmen Méndez, and Holly Cousens, the four newly-elected Council

Combined, they have attended nearly 1000 City Council meetings and served on a total of more than 80 boards and committees. Each has contributed significantly to ensuring that critically needed investments were made in public services and infrastructure over the last few years. And on Tuesday, December 8th, each will attend their final official business

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, December 8th, 2015. The meeting begins at 2:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the December 8th agenda include: –   Adoption of the 2016 budget for the City of Yakima –   New collective bargaining agreement for transit employees –   Bike routes