Urban Area Comprehensive Plan Amendment-Update Process Beginning

Under the Washington State Growth Management Act, local governments in the state have to adopt, regularly amend, and periodically update an Urban Area Comprehensive Plan. The plan helps guide long-range land use policy in urban areas by establishing a community vision for effectively managing growth over a twenty-year period. Originally adopted by the Yakima City


Utility Work to Close a Portion of South 10th Avenue

Installation of a new water line will result in the closure of South 10th Avenue between West Prasch Avenue and West Viola Avenue on Thursday, February 5th. 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


Yakima All-City Seahawks Rally to Take Place on Blue Friday

The City of Yakima and Townsquare Media invite all Seahawk fans, whether you’re a lifelong diehard or a newly-minted 12, to don your blue and green and celebrate the Seahawks second straight trip to the Super Bowl by joining in a Yakima All-City Seahawks Rally on Blue Friday, January 30th from 6:00 pm to 7:00


Irrigation Improvement Project Update

P.O.W. Contracting, Inc., a Pasco-based construction firm, is the primary contractor for an approximately $980,000 project that will improve the irrigation system in several neighborhoods in Yakima. Work on the West Yakima Irrigation System Phase 2 Improvements project will continue in the coming weeks and is expected to be completed by the start of the


Planning Commission Holding Hearing on Proposed Sign Regulations

About two years ago, the City of Yakima began to more actively enforce its existing sign regulations. In the wake of the stepped up enforcement efforts, some local business owners complained to the City that the sign code was being imposed too strictly and that some of its elements were overly burdensome. In August 2014,


January 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter

The January 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter includes the following articles: Downtown Yakima Secures “Main Street” Status – Survey Asks Consumers About Market/Incubator/Kitchen Concept – Yakima Airport Hits Target for Increased Passengers in 2014. Click on the following link to see the January 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – January 2015


Irrigation System Improvements Continue in Yakima Neighborhoods

P.O.W. Contracting, Inc., a Pasco-based construction firm, is the primary contractor for an approximately $980,000 project that will improve the irrigation system in several neighborhoods in Yakima. Work on the West Yakima Irrigation System Phase 2 Improvements project will continue in the coming weeks and is expected to be completed by the start of the


Drinking Water System Repair to Impact Traffic on South 18th Street

Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the northbound lane of South 18th Street on Monday, January 12th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. South 18th Street between East Viola Avenue and Simpson Lane will be restricted going north. Traffic will channeled through the construction zone. Because