The Yakima City Council voted 5-2 during its January 2nd regular meeting to remove Bob Harrison from his position as Yakima city manager effective on February 2nd. A resolution adopted by the Council cited the change in the makeup of the Council following the election of three new members last November as the impetus for
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 21st. Action taken during the Council meeting included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the November 21st Council meeting – https://videos.yakimawa.gov/CablecastPublicSite/show/13007?site=2 The November 21st Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum channel 194, beginning
Yakima City Manager Bob Harrison has announced that Mark Roberts has been appointed as the City’s finance and budget director. Roberts replaces Jennifer Ferrer-Santa Ines, who resigned from the City earlier this year to become the finance director for the City of Marysville. Ferrer-Santa Ines was hired by the City of Yakima in 2021. “The
Efforts to build an aquatic center at MLK, Jr. Park gained significant momentum today when OIC of Washington (OIC) announced it has pledged $500,000 to the project and the Yakima Valley Community Foundation (YVCF) said it was giving a gift of $225,000. “Delivering on the promise of a top-quality aquatic center being built to serve
A section of Jerome Avenue will be closed Wednesday, May 31st, due to a stormwater manhole project. Jerome Avenue will be closed between North 18th Avenue and North 16th Avenue during scheduled project work hours of 5:00 am to 2:00 pm on Wednesday. In addition, North 16th Avenue will be one lane each way at
Water line work will result in traffic restrictions on North 16th Avenue between Swan Avenue and Garett Street starting Wednesday, April 12th through Friday, April 14th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Traffic will be limited to one lane in both directions in the project
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 4th. Action taken during the Council meeting included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the April 4th Council meeting – Yakima City Council (yakimawa.gov) The April 4th Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum
City of Yakima crews will be painting school zone markings at several locations next week, which will impact traffic in those areas. From April 3rd through April 6th, City crews will be painting school zone markings near Washington Middle School, Adams Elementary, Garfield Elementary, Barge-Lincoln Elementary, Davis High School, Gilbert Elementary, and McKinley Elementary. Traffic
Street repair work will result the temporary closure of a section of 8th Street from April 3rd through April 14th. City of Yakima crews will be removing old asphalt along the section of 8th Street between Yakima Avenue and Walnut Street and replacing it with new asphalt. The section of 8th Street between Yakima Avenue
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023. Agenda items for the April 4th regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire April 4th meeting agenda packet – https://bit.ly/40T2K4X The meeting will be held at Yakima City Hall, 129 N. 2nd Street. Live public
