A “Complete Streets” project to improve sidewalks will impact traffic through next month. This week, a crew from Belsaas and Smith Construction is beginning the sidewalk project on Viola Avenue between 10th Avenue and 4th Avenue. The area will be accessible only to residents during the work hours of 7:00 am to 4:00 pm each
The Yakima City Council will hold its final regular meeting of 2019 at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 10th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the December 10th regular meeting include: Issuing a Homeless Persons Memorial Proclamation. Recognizing Councilmembers Kathy Coffey, Dulce Gutierrez and Carmen Mendez. Considering
Water line work will result in closure of 2nd Street between Staff Sgt Pendleton Way and Yakima Avenue from Monday, December 9th through Friday, December 13th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Due to heavy traffic volumes on 2nd Street, drivers can expect delays and
Yakima Transit will provide free shuttle bus service to the Yakima Area Arboretum’s 2019 Luminaria Candle-Lit Walk event on Friday, December 13th and Saturday, December 14th. Shuttle buses will run continuously from the parking lot of the current U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer (formerly the K-Mart store parking lot), located south of Highway 24. The Arboretum is
The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 3rd in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Action taken by the Council yesterday included: Receiving a presentation of the draft Equity and Community Integration Plan. Holding a discussion regarding Henry Beauchamp Jr. Community Center
Click the following link to see the December 2019 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – Issues Brief can also be viewed by individual pages: Page 1: Snow removal Page 2: Downtown holiday events, holiday closures Page 3: 2019 at a glance… Page 4: 2020 calendar, City of Yakima contact numbers Issues Brief is a
Crews from the City of Yakima will be installing approximately 80 lighted holiday decorations in Downtown Yakima on Tuesday morning, December 3rd. Traffic will be restricted at times to a single lane to permit City trucks and equipment access to overhead street light and utility poles during the installation. The restrictions will only impact traffic
The calendar is full of family fun holiday festivities this season in Downtown Yakima. It all begins Saturday, December 7th, with free horse-drawn wagon rides that begin and end at the Community Christmas Tree at Millennium Plaza. This is the sixth consecutive year of Downtown Yakima wagon rides. Offered every 20 to 25 minutes on
The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 3rd in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the December 3rd regular meeting include: Receiving a presentation of the draft Equity and Community Integration Plan. Holding a discussion regarding Henry Beauchamp Jr. Community
Severe wind has resulted in damage to trees and other structures in Yakima since it began early Wednesday. The community Christmas tree, which was just set in place yesterday at Millennium Plaza, rolled onto its side sometime this morning as a result of strong winds. The tree appears to have suffered only minimal damage and
