City Attorney Jeff Cutter Named Interim Yakima City Manager

The Yakima City Council has taken the first step in the process of transitioning to a new city manager in light of the pending departure of current city manager Tony O’Rourke. At a special meeting on Friday, October 30th, the Council named current Yakima City Attorney Jeff Cutter as the interim city manager effective November


October 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter

Articles in the October 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include – Breast Cancer Fundraiser Is a Big Success – Fourth Annual Citizen Survey Results Released – City’s Fire Hydrants Are Ship Shape. The City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter is a publication of the City of Yakima Community Relations office. October 2015 City


2015 Yakima Irrigation Season Will End on October 15th

Thursday, October 15th marks the end of another irrigation season for the vast majority of the residential and business customers served by the City of Yakima’s irrigation system. That’s the day that the system operated by the City’s Water/Irrigation Division will be shut off until next spring. The few other irrigation systems in the area


Utility Work to Close a Portion of South 7th Avenue

Replacement of a water line will result in the closure of South 7th Avenue between West Chestnut Avenue and West Walnut Street on Wednesday, October 7th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Because of heavy traffic volumes in the area, drivers can expect delays while the project


Fire Department Spaghetti Feed to Raise Funds for Burn Foundation

On Wednesday, October 7th, the Yakima Fire Department will once again host a spaghetti feed at the department’s headquarters, Fire Station 91, located at 401 N. Front Street. The 21st Annual Yakima Fire Department Spaghetti Feed will get underway at 4:00 pm and will run until about 7:30 pm. The event will feature spaghetti, salad,


SunComm Staging 8th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser

For the past seven years, the dispatchers and calltakers at SunComm, Yakima’s 9-1-1 emergency services agency, have put on a fundraiser during October as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The 8th Annual SunComm Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser will take place on Tuesday, October 6th. What started out as a relatively small event has


Road Repair Will Impact Traffic on Portions of 1st Street

Traffic on two sections of 1st Street will be impacted on October 1st while repairs are made to the roadway surface. The 1100 to 1200 block of North 1st Street and the 500 to 600 block of South 1st Street will both be reduced to one lane in each direction while the road repair projects


Changes in Downtown Parking Aimed at Maximizing Availability

As part of an ongoing effort to improve customer access to parking in Downtown Yakima, parking time limits will be changed in several City-operated parking lots as of October 1st. The Yakima City Council approved the parking time limit changes after a study was conducted last fall by a nationally-recognized consulting firm. Five City-operated lots