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Project Requires Closures at 18th and Arlington

The following street closures will be required in the vicinity of the 18th Avenue and Arlington Street intersection on Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 9th and 10th, for a tree removal project:  The street closures will be in effect from 6:30 am to 3:00 pm both Tuesday and Wednesday.  Traffic delays in the project area are likely

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Yakima City Council Dec. 9th Regular Meeting Preview

Yakima City Council’s last regularly scheduled meeting for 2025 will be Tuesday, December 9th, at 5:30 pm.  Some of the agenda items for the Dec. 9th regular meeting include:  Click the following link for the entire Dec. 9th meeting agenda packet – Agenda – Default  Click Agendas and Minutes | City Council (yakimawa.gov) to sign

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Open House Planned for Airport Director Finalists

The public will have an opportunity to meet two Yakima Airport Director finalists during an open house from 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Monday, December 8th. It will be held at the Yakima Airport office, 2406 W. Washington Avenue, Suite B.  The finalists are Robert Jacobs and Christopher Hopkins. In addition to the public open

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Review of Dec. 2nd, 2025, Yakima City Council Meeting

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 2nd.  Actions during the Dec. 2nd regular meeting agenda included:  Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the meeting – videos.yakimawa.gov/internetchannel/show/14484?channel=2  The Dec. 2nd Yakima City Council meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum channel 194, beginning at 7:00 pm

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Yakima Parks and Recreation Hosts Drive-Thru Letters to Santa 2025

Yakima Parks and Recreation is offering its 6th annual drive-thru Letters to Santa event at the City’s Public Works facility, 2301 Fruitvale Boulevard, on Saturday, December 13th, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm.  The free event features music, Yakima Christmas Trucks and a special mailbox for letters to Santa. Lighted features will include Christmas-themed inflatable

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Yakima Transit Offers Free Shuttle to 2025 Luminaria

Yakima Transit will again provide free shuttle bus service to the Yakima Area Arboretum Luminaria Candle-Lit Walk event on Friday, December 12th and Saturday, December 13th.  Shuttles will run 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm both nights. The Luminaria Walk is 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm both evenings.  Shuttle buses will run continuously from the Kiwanis Park

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2025 Holiday Lighted Parade is Dec. 7th

The holiday season in Yakima again kicks off this year with the 26th annual Holiday Lighted Parade at 6:00 pm on Sunday, December 7th. The procession begins at 6th Avenue and continues down Yakima Avenue to 3rd Street, ending on 3rd Street in front of the Capitol Theatre.  No on-street parking will be allowed along

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Road Repairs Require Lane Closures on First Street

Road repairs will require intermittent lane closures on First Street between Walnut Street and Pacific Avenue this week.  Drivers will experience intermittent lane closures 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday, December 2-5.  Traffic delays in the project area are likely to occur.  Drivers should use alternate routes if possible until the project is

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Dec 2025 Issues Brief

Click the following link for the December 2025 Issues Brief – Issues Brief is published monthly by the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.

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Yakima City Council Dec. 2nd, 2025 Regular Meeting Preview 

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025.  Some of the agenda items for the Dec. 2nd regular meeting include:  Click the following link for the entire Dec. 2nd meeting agenda packet – Agenda – Default Click Agendas and Minutes | City Council (yakimawa.gov) to sign up

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