Click on the following link to see the August 2016 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – August 2016 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter Articles in this edition of the City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include – Furry Friends Will Rule the Pool During Paws in the Pool – Pieces from the Past … Continued
At the August 16th Yakima City Council business meeting, Councilmember Avina Gutiérrez and Councilmember Holly Cousens relinquished their respective roles as mayor and assistant mayor. Subsequently, Councilmember Kathy Coffey was elected mayor and Councilmember Carmen Méndez was elected assistant mayor by their fellow Council members. The City of Yakima operates under the Council-Manager form of … Continued
The customer service center on the second floor of Yakima City Hall which provides codes, planning, and permit services to the public will close at noon on Friday, August 19th while renovation work is completed. The City’s Engineering Division customer service counter, which is located across the hallway from the Codes/Planning counter, will remain open … Continued
The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, August 16th, 2016. Action taken by the Council on August 16th included: – Electing a new Mayor and Assistant Mayor – Setting a November 9th date for an event celebrating the renaming the Southeast Yakima Community Center in honor of Henry … Continued
A curb replacement project will impact traffic along several blocks of 6th Avenue on Tuesday, August 16th and Wednesday, August 17th. The project will take place on 6th Avenue between Hathaway Street and River Road and will involve removing old and deteriorated curbing along the west side of 6th Avenue and replacing it with new … Continued
A road improvement project will impact traffic along several blocks of 80th Avenue from Monday, August 15th through Thursday, August 25th. The project will take place on 80th Avenue between Nob Hill Boulevard and Wide Hollow Road and will involve removing old and deteriorated asphalt and repaving that section of the street. Work on the … Continued
A project to repair portions of an at-grade railroad track crossing on Mead Avenue will impact traffic from the early morning of Monday, August 15th until the early evening on Tuesday, August 16th. BNSF Railway crews will be repairing a portion of its tracks that cross Mead Avenue east of Voelker Avenue and west of … Continued
A project to replace a manhole cover in the intersection of 9th Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard will impact traffic in the area near the intersection for most of the morning on Wednesday, August 10th. City of Yakima Wastewater Division crews will be working on the project between 6:00 am and 12:00 pm on August … Continued
Lions Pool, an indoor facility owned and operated by the City of Yakima, will be closed for a little more than three weeks during August so that needed annual maintenance on the pool can be performed. To accommodate the work, Lions Pool will be closed from Monday, August 8th through Sunday, August 28th. Yakima Parks … Continued
A road improvement project will continue to impact traffic along several blocks of 32nd Avenue from Monday, August 8th through Thursday, August 11th. Originally begun on August 1st, the project is taking place on 32nd Avenue between Tieton Drive and Arlington Street and involves removing old and deteriorated asphalt and repaving that section of the … Continued
