The Yakima City Council gave City Manager Tony O’Rourke solid marks across the board during an evaluation of O’Rourke’s performance that took place before today’s City Council business meeting. “The Council was enthusiastic about the new energy and ideas that Tony brought to the table when he was hired last July,” said Mayor Micah Cawley.
In the summer of 2012, the Yakima City Council authorized the inaugural Yakima Citizen Survey to find out what community members thought about City services and to help identify areas that needed improvement. Results of that survey helped the Council establish a set of priorities that led to the redesign of City programs and services
The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, August 6th, 2013. The meeting begins at 2:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the August 6th agenda include: – Setting an August 20th hearing date to accept public comment regarding smoking at special events, smoking in parks and smoking near
The Yakima Police Department in association with other agencies are investigating a series of explosions in the central area of town, occurring around 2230-2300 hrs. Officers then responded to a large fire of a bush in the 1100 block of W. Chestnut. This fire was put out by fire personnel. In checking the nearby area,
A life and death rescue of a man trapped inside a burning mobile home in West Valley last fall has received national attention. The Yakima Fire Department (“YFD”) and firefighters from Engine 92 and Engine 293 recently received a 2012 Heroism and Community Service Award from Firehouse Magazine for their bravery and quick response. The
Yakima’s Blockbuster video store raised hundreds of dollars from local residents to support the Yakima Fire Department’s Rehabilitation/Hydration Support Vehicle. This apparatus is used by the fire department to provide relief to firefighters while they are engaged in fire suppression and emergency incident events. The efforts by the staff at Blockbuster Video are very timely
A broken pump has resulted in the temporary shutting off of irrigation water in the area of town bordered to the north by Fraser Way, to the south by Arlington Street, to the west by 30th Avenue, and to the east by 26th Avenue. The shut down of what’s known as the “Brackett Park
Beginning on Thursday, August 1st, traffic will be disrupted on the section of Walnut Street between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue through Thursday, August 8th while road repairs are made. On Thursday, August 1st from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm, traffic on that section of Walnut will be limited to one lane in each direction
On Wednesday, July 31st from 7:00 am until about 6:00 pm, traffic on the section of Nob Hill Boulevard between 22nd Avenue and 24th Avenue will be disrupted while work is underway to repair a broken City of Yakima sewer line. Traffic on that section of Nob Hill will be reduced to one lane
An ongoing project to resurface several key sections of Yakima streets this summer and fall will impact traffic on sections of Fair Avenue, Washington Avenue, and 64th Avenue from July 22nd through July 25th. Washington Avenue between 1st Street and 14th Street will be closed to all through traffic from Monday, July 22nd at 8:00
