With spring weather here and opportunities to play outside in the sunshine, dog owners in the City of Yakima are asked to remember Yakima Municipal Code (YMC) regarding their pets. They include: Dogs must be on leash in city limits and not allowed to roam at large. Owners must pick up their dog’s feces, especially … Continued
Thursday, April 1st, will mark the start of the 2021 irrigation season for the vast majority of the residential and business customers served by the City of Yakima’s irrigation system. That’s the day the majority of the collection of systems operated by the City’s Water/Irrigation Division are scheduled to begin delivering water. All City of … Continued
Traffic will be impacted on a section of Tieton Drive tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday, March 24th and 25th, due to a curb and gutter replacement project. Eastbound and westbound traffic will be restricted to one lane on Tieton Drive from 30th Avenue to 31st Avenue. Also, South 31st Avenue will be closed at the intersection … Continued
The City of Yakima’s Fisher Park Golf Course will open for the 2021 season this Friday, March 26th. The par-3, 9-hole course is located at 823 South 40th Avenue, across from Eisenhower High School. It is typically open from March through October each year, depending on the weather. Daily specials include Senior Citizen Day on … Continued
A Pilot Community Vaccination Center (CVC) will open in Yakima, Wash., on March 31 to accelerate COVID-19 vaccinations to Yakima’s historically underserved communities at high risk of infection. This joint effort from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Washington’s Department of Health (DOH) and Emergency Management Division (EMD), Yakima Health District, and Yakima Valley Office … Continued
On March 17, 2021, the Yakima Health District (YHD) was informed by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) that one Yakima County resident had tested positive for the B.1.1.7 variant also known as the United Kingdom COVID-19 variant. After further investigation, it was determined that this infection was locally acquired. Originally detected in United … Continued
Responding to more than 7,000 graffiti incidents, removing more than 1,500 shopping carts and clearing more than 90 tons of debris are some of the activities provided by the City of Yakima Clean City Program in 2020. The Yakima City Council received an annual report on the program in its agenda packet for the March … Continued
Traffic will be impacted on a section of Tieton Drive tomorrow, Thursday, March 18th, for repairs to a wastewater line. Crews will work on the project from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm tomorrow. During work hours, the project will require reducing traffic to one lane in each direction on Tieton Drive between 80th Avenue and … Continued
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, March 16th. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Authorizing an addendum to an agreement with Perteet, Inc. for the Cowiche Canyon Trail Project Receiving the 4th Quarter 2020 Capital Improvement Projects Report Authorizing participation in Agreed Order for remediation at 1808 N. 1st Street, … Continued
The Yakima Health District (YHD), in partnership with Signal Health, the Yakima Valley Office of Emergency Management (YVOEM) and Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital will open the drive-thru Community Vaccination Clinic at the Yakima State Fair Park. Over the last few weeks, these partners have been working together to ensure that once enough vaccines were available, … Continued
