The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Monday, August 5th, 2024. The meeting has been moved from the usual first Tuesday night of the month due to National Night Out activities planned the evening of Tuesday, August 6th, 2024. Agenda items for the August 5th regular meeting include: ·
During its regular meeting tonight, the Yakima City Council announced Vicki Baker will be the next Yakima city manager. Baker was one of three finalists for the city manager job. The other finalists were Franklin County, Washington County Administrator Mike Gonzalez and Wellton, Arizona Town Manager Richard Marsh, Jr. The finalists were interviewed by the
Yakima Police Captain Shawn Boyle has been selected to serve as interim Yakima police chief while a search is conducted for a replacement for Matt Murray, who served as Yakima police chief from 2019 until recently announcing his retirement from the department. Murray’s tenure as chief ends on June 30th. Interim Yakima City Manager Dave
The three candidates selected by the Yakima City Council to be included in the finalist pool for the Yakima city manager position will be in town next week for a community meet-and-greet event and interviews with the Council. The finalist pool, in alphabetical order, includes Yakima Valley Conference of Governments Deputy Director Vicki Baker, Franklin
A wastewater project will result in the closure of 20th Avenue between Nob Hill Boulevard and Prasch Avenue Monday through Thursday for several weeks in June. The closure will be in effect from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Thursday from June 17th through June 27th. The section of 20th Avenue affected by the
Sixth Street will be closed between Arlington Avenue and Pacific Avenue on Monday, June 17th from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm. The closure is required for a project to fill cracks in the pavement. Access to properties in the project area will be maintained. Drivers are reminded the speed limit through all traffic-related work zones
The City of Yakima has been awarded a federal grant of more than $4.9 million to extend domestic water and wastewater services to currently unserved areas of the community. The grant will cover the cost of two of three phases of a project that will bring water and wastewater services to areas populated by mostly
The Yakima City Council will hold a study session at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024. Agenda items for the May 14th study session include: Click the following link for the entire May 14th study session agenda packet – NovusAGENDA The meeting will be held via Zoom and in person at Yakima City Hall,
Asphalt repairs will result in traffic restrictions on Nob Hill Boulevard between 34th Avenue and 37th Avenue starting Monday, May 13th through Wednesday May 15th. Work on the project will begin at 5:00 am and last until around 3:30 pm each day. Traffic will be limited to one lane in both directions in the project
The Yakima City Council is seeking volunteers interested in serving on City of Yakima boards, committees, and commissions: It is the responsibility of the City Council to appoint people to serve on the governing bodies of those organizations. More about the volunteer opportunities: Some commissions require a supplemental application or resume to be submitted. Additional
