Notice has begun being provided to residents of an unauthorized encampment in the area of 6th Street and Chestnut Avenue that they have 72 hours to vacate the premises.  At its July 5th business meeting, the Yakima City Council directed the encampment be immediately relocated temporarily to City of Yakima-owned property adjacent to the southeast

Free shuttle bus service to the 4th of July celebration at State Fair Park will be provided once again by Yakima Transit this year.  Shuttle buses will operate continuously from 3:30 pm to 9:30 pm and from 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm from three Park and Ride lots. The Park and Ride lot locations will

The Yakima City Council is asking volunteers interested in serving on two newly-created exploratory committees to submit applications to the City Clerk’s office and include a resume.  The two exploratory committees are the Ethics and Equal Rights Exploratory Committee and the Community Integration Exploratory Committee.  Additionally, there are openings on the reinstated Bicycle and Pedestrian

Projects to upgrade traffic signals at two intersections along Lincoln Avenue in order to improve driver and pedestrian safety will affect traffic at one intersection on Wednesday, June 22nd and at the other intersection on Thursday, June 23rd. Older 8-inch-diameter traffic signal heads at the intersections will be replaced with modern, state-of-the-art 12-inch-diameter heads.  Signals

A project to repair damage to a section of Nob Hill Boulevard caused by a water main break earlier this year will impact traffic in and near the project area overnight on Thursday, June 16th and Friday, June 17th. An 85-foot section of the eastbound lanes of Nob Hill between Rock Avenue and Ledwich Avenue

A tree removal project on 7th Street will impact traffic along a one-block section of the street for most of each day on Thursday, June 16th and Friday, June 17th. Crews will be working to remove a large tree located in public right-of-way on 7th Street from 6:00 am to 3:30 pm each day on

The City of Yakima Utility Services Division customer counter at Yakima City Hall will close temporarily for the day on Friday, June 17th while new management and billing software is tested. During the temporary closure, cashiers will not be available to accept payments from customers at the utility services counter or help customers sign up

A road improvement project will impact traffic along a section of 44th Avenue during the morning hours on Wednesday, June 15th. The project will result in the closure of 44th Avenue between Arlington Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard from 6:00 am to about noon on June 15th.  No through traffic will be allowed on that

Sidewalk repair projects will affect traffic on sections of 40th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard during most of each day on Wednesday, June 15th and Thursday, June 16th. Traffic restrictions will be in effect for the southbound lanes of 40th Avenue between Arlington Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm on