In the 27 years Joan Davenport has worked for the City of Yakima, she has served in a variety of roles ranging from an entry-level Associate Planner to a Division Manager and as an acting Department Director. Beginning September 1st, Davenport will take on yet another new task as the City’s Director of Community Development.

Installation of a water line for a new business project will result in the closure of South 18th Street between East Nob Hill Boulevard and East Viola Avenue on Thursday, August 28th. The work will begin at 5:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Detours around the construction site will be available, but

Two years ago the City of Yakima began asking the community to help identify its most important challenges and opportunities by taking part in an annual citizen survey. Results of the first two Yakima Citizen Surveys have contributed significantly to decisions made by the City Council as the City’s programs and services were redesigned to

A citywide street repaving project that began in May and will continue until this fall will affect traffic in several areas of Yakima from August 25th through August 29th. The project involves reconditioning more than 90 lane miles of roads and will cost a total of $15 million. The “grind and overlay” project is now

Periodic lane closures on a four-block section of Arlington Street will affect traffic for most of each day from Monday, August 25th through Friday, August 29th while crews repair and repave the street. In addition to the periodic lane closures, no parking on Arlington between 40th Avenue and 44th Avenue will be allowed while the

More than 2,500 players and as many as 13,000 spectators will fill Downtown Yakima streets this weekend for the 12th Annual Hot Shots 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. The tournament had a record 497 teams enter in 2013 and is expected to draw close to that number of entries again this year. To accommodate the

The City of Yakima has launched two online surveys to gather input about whether the community would support the idea of creating a space that would be shared by a public market and a food business incubator. A meeting is also scheduled for August 11th specifically to explore the feasibility of a food business incubator

A citywide street repaving project that began about two months and will continue until this fall will affect traffic in several areas of Yakima from August 11th through August 15th. The project involves reconditioning more than 90 lane miles of roads and will cost a total of $15 million. The “grind and overlay” project is

After having worked for several months to incorporate input received through an online questionnaire into several concepts for a potential Downtown Yakima Plaza, the design team chosen earlier this year by the Yakima City Council will reveal its ideas during an evening community meeting on Tuesday, August 12th. During the meeting, the team, which is