Sidewalk Project to Impact Traffic on Walnut Avenue

A project to remove broken sidewalk sections will impact traffic on a section of Walnut Avenue for most of each day from Wednesday, March 21st to Friday, March 30th.  Work on the project will take place from 7:00 am until 3:30 pm each day from March 21st through March 30th. As a result of the … Continued

Stormwater Maintenance to Impact Traffic on Plath Avenue

A stormwater maintenance project will impact traffic on a section of Plath Avenue for most of the day on Thursday, March 22nd. As a result of the project, Plath Avenue will be closed between 16th Avenue and 18th Avenue from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on March 22nd.  Traffic on 16th Avenue will not be … Continued

Yakima Code Enforcement Improving Neighborhoods

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 Planned on Randall Park Walkways

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

Yakima Irrigation Season Starts April 2nd

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

Yakima City Council March 20th Business Meeting Preview

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

March 2018 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter

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

Downtown Artwalk Planned for March 22nd

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

Positive Trend Continues for City of Yakima

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