Utility Work to Close a Portion of South 10th Avenue

Installation of a new water line will result in the closure of South 10th Avenue between West Prasch Avenue and West Viola Avenue on Thursday, February 5th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Detours around the construction site will be available, but because of heavy traffic volume


Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the February 3rd agenda include: –      Council direction on potential and pending items before the state legislature –      An agreement with the Downtown Association of Yakima for beautification,


Yakima All-City Seahawks Rally to Take Place on Blue Friday

The City of Yakima and Townsquare Media invite all Seahawk fans, whether you’re a lifelong diehard or a newly-minted 12, to don your blue and green and celebrate the Seahawks second straight trip to the Super Bowl by joining in a Yakima All-City Seahawks Rally on Blue Friday, January 30th from 6:00 pm to 7:00


Irrigation Improvement Project Update

P.O.W. Contracting, Inc., a Pasco-based construction firm, is the primary contractor for an approximately $980,000 project that will improve the irrigation system in several neighborhoods in Yakima. Work on the West Yakima Irrigation System Phase 2 Improvements project will continue in the coming weeks and is expected to be completed by the start of the


Planning Commission Holding Hearing on Proposed Sign Regulations

About two years ago, the City of Yakima began to more actively enforce its existing sign regulations. In the wake of the stepped up enforcement efforts, some local business owners complained to the City that the sign code was being imposed too strictly and that some of its elements were overly burdensome. In August 2014,


Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, January 20th, 2015. Action taken by the Council on January 20th included: –    Approval of a land exchange for Cascade Mill Parkway roundabout –    Amending the six-year transportation improvement program –    Approval of an agreement with Southwest Yakima Rotary for


Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, January 20th, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the January 20th agenda include: –     Special recognition for Yakima Fire Department –     Land exchange for Cascade Mill Parkway –     A public hearing on the six-year transportation