Click the following link to see the September 2019 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – The September 2019 Issues Brief e-Newsletter includes articles, photos, links and City contact phone numbers. Issues Brief is a monthly publication of the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.
Yakima Transit has issued its new Fall 2019 Bus Book showing City bus routes, schedules, maps, fares, and helpful information on services such as Dial-A-Ride, Vanpool, and Bikes on the Bus. Schedules in the bilingual Fall 2019 Bus Book are in effect through January 6th, 2020. The new schedule also features information about special bus
State legislators will be on hand this Wednesday, September 11th, when the City of Yakima holds a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the new pickleball courts at Franklin Park. Sen. Curtis King, Rep. Gina Mosbrucker, and Rep. Chris Corry are all scheduled to attend the ceremony at 4:00 pm this Wednesday at Franklin Park. Mayor Kathy
A Ghosts and Goblins Golf Tournament, a Halloween egg hunt, and an adult co-ed dodge ball tournament are just a few of the activities in the Fall 2019 Program Guide recently published by the City of Yakima’s Parks and Recreation Department. The guide covers Parks and Recreation programs scheduled through the end of this year
Beginning Sunday, September 8th, Yakima Air Terminal-McAllister Field will host Mobility Guardian, a nearly three-week military exercise. The exercise will continue through Saturday, September 28th. During its meeting on August 20th, the Yakima City Council approved a lease with the U.S. Air Force for the Mobility Guardian exercise. The Air Mobility Command’s exercise, which will
The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting yesterday, Tuesday, September 3rd. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Directing City staff to draft a modified cruising control ordinance that will allow open cruising on the 2nd and 3rd Saturdays from June to September each year. A modified ordinance will be presented for Council consideration
A project to replace a manhole cover on Lincoln Avenue between 39th Avenue and 40th Avenue will impact traffic in the morning on Wednesday, September 4th. City of Yakima Wastewater Division crews will be working on the project between 6:00 am and noon on September 4th. As a result of the project, westbound traffic
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, September 3rd, in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the September 3rd regular meeting include: Reviewing an ordinance repealing City of Yakima Municipal Code Chapter 9.25 Cruising Control. Authorizing a lease agreement with Food
Plans are underway for the 58th annual Sunfair Parade on Saturday, September 21st. More than 100 entries are anticipated for this year’s parade, said Brian Campfield, president of the Yakima Sunfair Festival Association. “We’ll accept up to 125 applications,” Campfield said. “The drop-dead deadline for entry applications is September 10th. The Sunfair Parade route is
Most of the City of Yakima’s services and facilities will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 2nd. That includes City Hall, Public Works, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices. Business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. Yakima Transit will not provide bus
