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Yakima City Council Oct. 21st Regular Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, October 21st, 2025.  Some of the agenda items for the Oct. 21st regular meeting include:  Click the following link for the entire Oct. 21st meeting agenda packet – Agenda – Default  Click Agendas and Minutes | City Council (yakimawa.gov) to sign up

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Crosswalk Update Requires Temporary Traffic Impacts at 64th and Tieton

The intersection of 64th Avenue and Tieton Avenue will have temporary traffic restrictions on Monday, Oct. 20th, from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. During that timeframe, left and right turns onto 64th from Tieton will be unavailable due to crosswalk updates planned in the area.  City of Yakima crews will widen the crosswalk at the

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Public Hearings Announced for 2026 Mid-Biennial Budget 

The Yakima City Council will have three public hearings for the preliminary 2026 mid-biennial budget:  Hearings will be held at City Hall and via Zoom  The purpose of the public hearings is to accept input, comments, and/or questions from community members and other affected parties regarding the preliminary mid-biennial budget.  The 2026 preliminary mid-biennial budget

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Tree Pruning Requires Naches Avenue Lane Closure

The northbound lane of Naches Avenue between Yakima Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will be closed Thursday, October 16th, from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm.  UPDATE: The project is extended to Friday, October 17th, with the lane closure again in place from 6:00 am to 3:00 pm A temporary lane closure is needed

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Sidewalk Replacement to Affect Traffic on Lincoln Avenue

One lane of Lincoln Avenue between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue will be closed to traffic beginning this afternoon, October 14th, at 3:00 pm through noon tomorrow while a sidewalk replacement project is underway. Access will be maintained to properties in the project areas. Drivers are encouraged to slow down in work zones, look out

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Overnight Closure for Fruitvale/River Rd Roundabout

The roundabout at Fruitvale Boulevard/River Road/34th Avenue intersection will close overnight on Wednesday, October 15th, starting at 7 pm. It is scheduled to re-open Thursday at 6:00 am.  Detours will be posted.  The temporary closure is needed so crews can install permanent inset pavement markings for the roundabout, which opened on August 29th.  For more

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Overnight Closures Needed for Nob Hill Blvd/Fair Ave Upgrades

The intersection of E. Nob Hill Boulevard and Fair Avenue will be closed to traffic overnight for several weeks starting Monday, October 13th.  The intersection will be closed from 7:00 pm to 6:00 am nightly, Monday through Thursday. Detours will be posted. Access will be maintained to properties in the area.  Overnight closures are required

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Review of Oct. 7th, 2025, Yakima City Council Meeting

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 7th.  Actions during the Oct. 7th regular meeting agenda included:  Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the meeting – Yakima City Council 10-07-25  The Oct. 7th Yakima City Council study session airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum channel 194,

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Overnight Lane Closures Planned for Nob Hill Blvd and Fair Avenue

Work at the intersection of Nob Hill Boulevard and Fair Avenue will require overnight lane closures starting Tuesday, October 7th. Lane closures in the intersection are needed so crews from Crown Utilities can relocate existing utility poles for Lumen from 9:00 pm to 6:00 am nightly starting Tuesday. It is anticipated the project will require

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Water Service Repairs to Restrict Traffic on West Mead Avenue

Water service repairs will result in traffic restrictions on West Mead Avenue between Ledwich Avenue and Landon Avenue on Tuesday, October 7th, and Wednesday, October 8th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction in the project

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