The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued an air quality alert for the Yakima area that is in effect until 10:00 am Thursday, August 31st. The alert is due to wildfires burning in the region, combined with forecasts that call for conditions that could cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. Pollutants in smoke … Continued
The Yakima City Council is seeking volunteers interested in serving on the City of Yakima Planning Commission, Community Review Board, Historic Preservation and the Board of Appeals. Each has one vacancy. There are seven members of the Planning Commission, all of whom serve four-year terms and must live within Yakima city limits or own a … Continued
Most of the City of Yakima’s services and facilities will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 4th. That includes City Hall, Public Works, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices. Yakima Transit will not be running bus routes on September 4th and there will be no garbage pick-up that day by the … Continued
Utility work will result in the closure of South 3rd Street between East Spruce Street and East Pine Street from Tuesday, August, 29th through Thursday August 31st. Work hours on the project will be from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm each day. Because of heavy traffic volumes in the area, drivers can expect delays near … Continued
The finishing touches are underway for the City of Yakima’s new Emergency Operations Center. Located upstairs in the Richard A. Zais, Jr. Law and Justice Center, it occupies office space previously used by SunComm’s 911 operations before it moved to a facility in Union Gap. A federal Homeland Security grant covered the nearly $17,000 required … Continued
A section of Beech Street will be closed to all traffic 24-hours-a-day from Tuesday, August 29th through Friday, September 8th while work related to the installation of a sewer main interceptor is underway. Beginning at 6:30 am on August 29th, the section of Beech Street between 15th Street and the I-82 underpass will be closed … Continued
Yakima Transit has issued its new Fall 2017 Bus Book showing City bus routes, schedules, maps, fares, and helpful information on services such as Dial-A-Ride, Vanpool, and Bikes on the Bus. Schedules in the bilingual Fall 2017 Bus Book are effective from Monday, August 28th, 2017 to January 1st, 2018. Changes from the Summer 2017 … Continued
More than 1,900 players and as many as 12,000 spectators will fill Downtown Yakima streets this weekend for the 2017 Annual Hot Shots 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. The tournament will feature a total of 509 teams, the most entries in the event’s history. To accommodate the 43 courts and a large vendor area, several … Continued
American Leak Detection of Hayden, Idaho will begin evaluating the City of Yakima’s water system on Monday, August 28th to determine if there are any existing, unknown leaks in need of repair. The project will focus on the area between US Highway 12 and Tieton Drive from 16th Avenue to I-82. This area includes approximately … Continued
The Yakima City Council met for a study session yesterday, Tuesday, August 22nd. Action by the Council on August 22nd included: Directing City staff to bring back information on a proposal to add parking meters along Yakima Avenue between 1st and 3rd Streets and along 2nd and 3rd Streets between Yakima Avenue and Staff Sergeant … Continued
