A project to replace the existing water main and water utility services on South 1st Street and East Mead Avenue will continue on Monday, August 9th. The project includes replacing an aging and undersized water line and water services along South 1st Street south of East Mead Avenue, and along East Mead Avenue between South
Water main repairs will result in traffic restrictions on Powerhouse Road between Englewood Avenue and North 26th Avenue from Thursday, August 5th through Friday, August 6th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm both days. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in both directions in the
Thanks to additional staffing, the City of Yakima Franklin Pool is resuming evening recreational swim sessions beginning tonight, Wednesday, August 4th. Evening swim sessions are scheduled for 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The pool had canceled evening swim sessions last month due to staffing shortages. Capacity at Franklin Pool is limited to
Click the following link for the August 2021 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – Issues Brief is published monthly by the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Monday, August 2nd. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Introducing Director of Finance and Budget Jennifer Ferrer-Santa Ines Receiving the Yakima Police Department red light camera report Approving proposed Charter change language that would prohibit a local income tax The August 2nd Yakima City Council
A section of Powerhouse Road is closed from today, Monday, August 2nd, through the end of the month for sewer main installation and road surface rebuild. Powerhouse Road is closed from Pecks Canyon Road to Cowiche Canyon Road. Signs will be posted directing drivers to detour around the project area via U.S. Highway 12. The
The City of Yakima Franklin Pool is temporarily closing due to air quality that is considered unhealthy. Franklin Pool is closed today, Monday, and possibly tomorrow, Tuesday, due to unhealthy air quality caused by smoke from wildfires in the region. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cautions that sensitive groups should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Monday, August 2nd, in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the August 2nd regular meeting include: Discussion of an application for a feasibility study for an anaerobic digester. Requested Charter change language that would prohibit
Yakima City Manager Bob Harrison has announced that Jennifer Ferrer-Santa Ines has been appointed as the City’s Finance and Budget Director. Ferrer-Santa Ines replaces Steve Groom, who resigned from the City in mid-July to become the finance director for the City of Federal Way. Groom was hired by the City of Yakima in 2018. “The
In Yakima County, there has been an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. As of July 27, Yakima County had a case rate of 229 per 100,000, which has doubled in the last two weeks. Additionally, 23 people are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19. Of these new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Yakima County, more
