Efforts by the City of Yakima’s Code Enforcement Office are making a positive impact in area neighborhoods. As of June 2015 the City had 119 properties declared dangerous. Now, less than 3 years later, that total has been whittled to 47. “It’s about making people accountable for their property,” Code Administration Manager Joe Caruso said. … Continued
Work begins today, Monday, March 19th, on new walkways for the City of Yakima’s Randall Park. Park maintenance workers are relocating irrigation lines and removing sod for the new walkways starting today. New asphalt will be placed in early April by the City of Yakima’s Streets Division. Portions of Randall Park will be closed during … Continued
Monday, April 2nd will mark the start of the 2018 irrigation season for the vast majority of the residential and business customers served by the City of Yakima’s irrigation system. That’s the day that the majority of the collection of systems operated by the City’s Water/Irrigation Division are scheduled to begin delivering water. All City … Continued
The Yakima City Council will hold its next regular business meeting at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, March 20th in Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall, 129 North 2nd Street. Agenda items for the March 20th business meeting include: Issuing a March for Meals Month Proclamation. Holding a public hearing to consider the final plat approval … Continued
Click on the following link to see the March 2018 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – March 2018 Issues Brief The March 2018 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter includes articles on Yakima Transit’s launch of Route 8, Councilmember Holly Cousens sharing her priorities for 2018, and new Deputy Fire Chief Aaron Markham. The … Continued
Five venues will take center stage during a Downtown Artwalk in Yakima on Thursday, March 22nd. “This is the third time we’ve done this,” said David Lynx, a member of the City of Yakima’s Arts Commission and Director of the Larson Gallery. “It brings an awareness of what’s available in Downtown Yakima in terms of … Continued
Traffic signals at the intersection of 44th Avenue and Tieton will be shut down temporarily for part of the day on Thursday, March 15th while repairs to the signals are made. City of Yakima crews will be repairing the traffic signals at the 44th and Tieton intersection from 9:00 am until about 12:00 pm on … Continued
Unemployment in the city of Yakima continues at a record low pace according to the latest figures released today, Tuesday, by the State of Washington’s Employment Security Department. The numbers show that the unemployment rate in Yakima for the month of January 2018 was 7.3 percent, the City’s lowest for that month since the state agency … Continued
A project involving “crack sealing” will impact traffic along a portion of Summitview Avenue on from Monday, March 12th through Friday, March 16th. City of Yakima crews will be filing cracks along the section of Summitview from 40th Avenue to 48th Avenue from March 12th to March 16th. Work on the project will take place … Continued
Water service line repairs will result in traffic restrictions at the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and North 20th Avenue on Monday, March 12th. Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm. Traffic will be channeled around the project area. Because of heavy traffic volumes on Lincoln Avenue, drivers can … Continued
