A project to install a sewer line to a retail development will impact traffic along a roughly one-and-a-half-block section of Nob Hill Boulevard for most of each day on Monday, October 17th and Tuesday, October 18th. Crews from Tri-Valley Construction, Inc., a Yakima-based contracting firm, will be installing a sewer line to serve the Rainier … Continued

Utility work will result in the closure of South 2nd Street between East Walnut Street and East Chestnut Avenue from Monday, October 17th through Wednesday, October 19th.  Work on the project will take place from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm each day. Because of heavy traffic volumes, drivers can expect delays in the project area.  … Continued

Yakima community members will have a chance to provide input on ideas on how to grow the local economy at three public stakeholder sessions next week. Two sessions will be hosted at the Yakima Convention Center (10 N. 8th Street) on Wednesday, October 19th at 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. and 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. A … Continued

Installation of a sewer main to serve a new senior living complex will result in traffic impacts on a portion of Englewood Avenue from Monday, October 10th through Friday, October 14th. The portion of Englewood between 40th Avenue and 44th Avenue will be closed from October 10th through October 14th while a sewer main is … Continued

Utility work will result in the closure of South 4th Street between East Walnut Street and East Chestnut Avenue from Monday, October 10th through Wednesday, October 12th.  Work on the project will take place from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm each day. Because of heavy traffic volumes, drivers can expect delays in the project area.  … Continued

Friday, October 14th marks the end of another 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 system operated by the City’s Water/Irrigation Division will be shut off until next spring. The few other irrigation systems in the area … Continued

On Wednesday, October 12th, the Yakima Fire Department will once again host a spaghetti feed at the department’s headquarters, Fire Station 91, located at 401 N. Front Street.  The 22nd Annual Yakima Fire Department Spaghetti Feed will get underway at 4:00 pm and will run until about 7:30 pm. The event will feature spaghetti, salad, … Continued

The next meeting of the Yakima Transit Citizen Advisory Committee will take place on Tuesday, October 11th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the large conference room at the City of Yakima Public Works Administration Building located at 2301 Fruitvale Boulevard. The Yakima Transit Citizen Advisory Committee meets quarterly.  The meetings feature open discussion among … Continued

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, October 4th, 2016. Action taken by the Council on October 4th included: –    Approving two amendments to the City marijuana ordinance –    Renaming Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day in the city of Yakima –    Seeking economic developing funding for street … Continued

Traffic signals at the intersection of 24th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard will be shut down temporarily during the morning on Thursday, October 6th for about three hours while electrical cables near that location are rerouted. Pacific Power crews will be working on rerouting cables near that intersection from 6:00 am until about 9:00 am … Continued