Click the following link to see the April 2020 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – This month’s Issues Brief includes: The City of Yakima’s response to COVID-19 – Page 1 The Yakima community pulling together to express support for first responders – Page 2 Yakima Police Dept. tutorials for online reporting – Page 2 … Continued
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Washington State Department of Health (DOH), and the Yakima Health District announced today that a former Yakima hospital will be used to help support the state’s COVID-19 response. “This is an example of a strong partnership from all levels of government to bring capacity to the health care system … Continued
La Agencia Federal de Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA), el Departamento de Salud del Estado de Washington (DOH), y el Distrito de Salud de Yakima anunciaron hoy que se usará un antiguo hospital de Yakima para ayudar a apoyar la respuesta COVID-19 del estado. “Esto es en ejemplo de una asociación solida de todos los niveles … Continued
The City of Yakima’s dog park at Randall Park is closed indefinitely due to COVID-19 concerns. “Due to the high volume of users of our dog park at any given time, we have made the decision to close it in order to reduce social gatherings and the possible spread of COVID-19,” said Parks and Recreation … Continued
The City of Yakima’s Refuse Division has switched to its summer hours due to COVID-19. “Normally we begin the summer schedule in June, but in an attempt to work with staff scheduling due to COVID-19 we have implemented our summer schedule,” said Refuse and Recycling Manager Loretta Zammarchi. As a result, City crews will collect … Continued
Wednesday, April 1st, will mark the start of the 2020 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 that the majority of the collection of systems operated by the City’s Water/Irrigation Division are scheduled to begin delivering water. All City … Continued
“Today, we received the tragic news that another Yakima County resident has died as a result of COVID-19. The deceased was in their 30’s and had several chronic conditions. Our sincerest condolences go out to the family and friends of this individual. During this difficult time, we must come together as a community and ensure … Continued
“Hoy recibimos la trágica noticia de que otro residente del condado de Yakima murió como resultado de COVID-19. El fallecido estaba en sus 30 y tenía varias condiciones crónicas. Nuestro más sentido pésame a la familia y amigos de esta persona. Es en momentos difíciles debemos unirnos como comunidad y asegurarnos de que estamos haciendo … Continued
Motorists are encouraged to use caution tomorrow, Thursday, March 26th, when a traffic signal will be temporarily out due to a Pacific Power & Light (PP&L) service change. The signal at 24th Avenue and West Nob Hill Boulevard will be dark from approximately 9:30 am to 10:30 am tomorrow while PP&L crews work on the … Continued
“Today, we received the devastating news that Yakima County has suffered the first death related to COVID-19. The deceased was an elderly resident of a long-term care facility in Yakima County. This is a tragedy for all of us and our thoughts go out to the family and friends of this individual. We are working … Continued
