The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, October 18th, 2016. Action taken by the Council on October 18th included: – Authorizing the closure of a temporary downtown homeless encampment on November 18th – Seeking comment from the Yakama Nation on changing Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day in
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Yakima City Council Meeting Preview
The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, October 18th, 2016. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall. Items on the October 18th agenda include: Establishing rules and regulations for Uber and other transportation network companies operating in the City Revoking
Public and Others Asked to Comment on Comprehensive Plan Update
Yakima community members, government agencies, tribal entities, and others are being asked to provide preliminary input to the City of Yakima regarding proposed updates to its Comprehensive Plan before an early November comment cutoff date. Under Washington State law, local jurisdictions are required to adopt and regularly update a Comprehensive Plan, a document that helps
Sewer Line Installation to Impact Traffic on Nob Hill
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
Utility Work on South 2nd Street to Impact Traffic
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.
Community Invited to Provide Input in Yakima Economic Development Strategy
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
Sewer Main Installation to Impact Traffic on Englewood
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
Utility Work to Close a Portion of South 4th Street
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.
2016 Yakima Irrigation Season Will End on October 14th
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
Fire Department Spaghetti Feed to Raise Funds for Burn Foundation
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,
