The second count of returns for the 2015 Primary Election had little effect on the six Yakima City Council positions being contested when compared to the initial count on election night. Only the top two vote getters in each race move on to the November 8th General Election. In Yakima City Council District 1, Dulce
The first returns of the 2015 Primary Election are giving an early indication of which of the 23 candidates for six Yakima City Council positions being contested will advance to the General Election on November 8th. Only the top two vote getters in each race move on to the General Election. The Yakima County Auditor’s
Repairs to a water line will result in the closure of Kern Road between North 39th Avenue and North 40th Avenue on Tuesday, July 28th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Because of heavy traffic volumes, drivers can expect delays in and around the project area. Drivers
Northbound traffic on 5th Avenue between Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue has been restricted to a single lane because of road damage that was discovered this afternoon. Yakima Street Division crews will start working early tomorrow (Wednesday, July 22nd) to determine why portions of the northbound lanes of 5th Avenue have begin
Beginning on Monday, July 20th, the section of 48th Avenue between Tieton Drive and Summitview Avenue will be closed to traffic for about two weeks while a road improvement project is underway. The project is expected to be completed by Friday, July 31st. Throughout the project, 48th between Tieton and Summitview will be closed from
Repairs to a water line will result in the closure of South 8th Street between East Chestnut Avenue and East Walnut Street on Thursday, July 16th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Detours around the construction site will be available, but because of heavy traffic volume in
Articles in the July 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include – Yakima’s Population Estimate Now More Than 93,200 – National Night Out Set for August 4th – Do Your Part to Conserve Water Not Just During Droughts. July 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter
Traffic will be restricted on an approximately three-block section of 88th Avenue for most of the day on Monday, July 13th while a drainage ditch project is completed. Traffic on 88th Avenue will be restricted to one northbound lane and one southbound lane from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm on July 13th while the project
The fourth annual Yakima Citizen Survey will begin arriving in the mailboxes of 3000 randomly-selected households today. The households that have been chosen to participate in this year’s survey have already received postcards notifying they have been selected to fill out the 2015 version of the questionnaire, the results of which will help the City
After having served in an interim capacity for the last four months, Connie Mendoza has been named the City of Yakima’s Human Resources Director. In April, City Manager Tony O’Rourke selected Mendoza to fill the Human Resources Director position on an interim basis while he evaluated how to fill the job permanently. She will officially
