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Water Service Installation to Restrict Traffic on Mead Avenue

Water service work will result in traffic restrictions on Mead Avenue between Voelker Avenue and 1st Street from tomorrow, Thursday, March 12th,through Friday March, 20th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each weekday. Traffic will be limited to one lane in both directions in the project area.

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Crack Sealing Project to Impact Traffic on Nob Hill

A project involving “crack sealing” will impact traffic along a portion of Nob Hill Boulevard on Wednesday, March 11th. City of Yakima crews will be filling cracks along the section of Nob Hill between 18th Street and 8th Street on March 11th.  Work on the project will take place from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm.

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Business Licensing Process Changing in April

A change is in the works for business license applications and renewals. Business license applications and renewals for local municipalities will be through the Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR) beginning April 2nd. The DOR business license application is available at https://dor.wa.gov/open-business General information about business licensing through DOR is available at https://dor.wa.gov/manage-business March 20th

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St. Patrick’s Day Iron Chef & Dance is March 13th

Entries are being accepted for the third annual St. Patrick’s Day Iron Chef competition at the City of Yakima’s Harman Center. The free Iron Chef & Dance event will be from 1:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Friday, March 13th. Iron Chef competitors will be asked to provide samples of an Irish cuisine item. Guinness

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Yakima City Council March 3rd Regular Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, March 3rd. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Receiving the Yakima Valley Tourism 2019 Annual Report Authorizing the Tahoma Cemetery Blue Star Memorial Agreement Amending Yakima Municipal Code Title 5 – Licenses and Businesses Receiving a report on status and recommendations for revenue of

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March 2020 Issues Brief e-Newsletter

Click the following link to see the March 2020 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – Issues Brief can also be viewed by individual pages: Page 1: Groundbreaking at Martin Luther King Jr. Park – Page 2: Yakima Police Department awards ceremony – Page 3: Yard waste pickup, “Census Central” website, news briefs – Page

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Yakima County Health District News Release re: COVID-19

YAKIMA, WA- On February 28, 2020 the Yakima Health District (YHD) was notified of an individual whose recent travel history and symptoms were consistent with possible COVID-19. The Yakima Health District decided, out of an abundance of caution, to collect a specimen to send to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). This specimen will

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Yakima City Council March 3rd Regular Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council will a hold regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 3rd, in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the March 3rd regular meeting include: Presentation of the Yakima Valley Tourism 2019 Annual Report Resolution authorizing the Tahoma Cemetery Blue Star Memorial Agreement Public

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Harman Center Closing First Week of March for Spring Cleaning

The City of Yakima’s Harman Center will be closed next week from Monday, March 2nd through Saturday, March 7th for an annual deep cleaning. “The building gets a lot of use and it’s time for a spring cleaning,” said Recreation Program Supervisor Leslie Richards. Work will include stripping and putting new finish on all floors,

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