City Plans Closures for Thanksgiving Observance

Many of the City of Yakima’s facilities will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23rd and 24th, for the Thanksgiving holiday. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices.

Yakima Municipal Court as well as business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available.

In addition, the City’s Harman Center will be closed Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, Nov. 23-25, in observance of Thanksgiving.

Lions Pool will be closed on Thanksgiving and re-open on Friday.

Yakima Transit will not provide bus service Thanksgiving Day, but will operate its normal schedule on Friday.

There will be no City of Yakima garbage pick-up service on Thursday, Nov. 23rd. Garbage scheduled for pick-up on Thursday by the City’s Refuse Division will instead be collected Friday, Nov. 24th. Garbage pick-up scheduled for Friday will be collected Saturday, Nov. 25th.

It is recommended that residents have their carts set out by 6:00 am for the day of their refuse pick-up.

The City of Yakima has many services available 24/7 online at Services | City of Yakima (yakimawa.gov)

In addition, City of Yakima utility, sewer and refuse customers can use a bill payment kiosk 24/7 outside City Hall.