The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, July 5th, 2016. Action taken by the Council on July 5th included: –  Moving ahead with plans to build the Yakima Central Plaza Project –  Adopting Planning Commission recommendations on Marijuana land use regulations –  Using proceeds from an election lawsuit … Continued

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, July 5th, 2016. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at the Yakima Convention Center. Items on the July 5th agenda include: –     A public hearing on Planning Commission recommendations for marijuana land use regulations –    Yakima Central Plaza project update –    Status … Continued

Free shuttle bus service to the 4th of July celebration at State Fair Park will be provided once again by Yakima Transit this year.  Shuttle buses will operate continuously from 3:30 pm to 9:30 pm and from 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm from three Park and Ride lots. The Park and Ride lot locations will … Continued

The Yakima City Council is asking volunteers interested in serving on two newly-created exploratory committees to submit applications to the City Clerk’s office and include a resume.  The two exploratory committees are the Ethics and Equal Rights Exploratory Committee and the Community Integration Exploratory Committee.  Additionally, there are openings on the reinstated Bicycle and Pedestrian … Continued

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, June 21st, 2016. Action taken by the Council on June 21st included: –    Declining to refer the City’s pit bull ordinance to the public safety committee –    Recommending Councilmember Maureen Adkison for the AWC Legislative Priorities Committee –    Establishing a community … Continued

Projects to upgrade traffic signals at two intersections along Lincoln Avenue in order to improve driver and pedestrian safety will affect traffic at one intersection on Wednesday, June 22nd and at the other intersection on Thursday, June 23rd. Older 8-inch-diameter traffic signal heads at the intersections will be replaced with modern, state-of-the-art 12-inch-diameter heads.  Signals … Continued

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, June 21st, 2016. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the June 21st agenda include: –    Appointment of a City Council member to the AWC Legislative Priorities Committee –    Report on Morelia, Mexico trip by Yakima sister … Continued

A project to repair damage to a section of Nob Hill Boulevard caused by a water main break earlier this year will impact traffic in and near the project area overnight on Thursday, June 16th and Friday, June 17th. An 85-foot section of the eastbound lanes of Nob Hill between Rock Avenue and Ledwich Avenue … Continued

The Yakima Arts Commission is seeking applications from the Central Washington arts community for the 2016-2017 Downtown Yakima Windows Alive! project. The deadline for submitting an application is Monday, July 11th and winners will be announced around the end of July. This will be the fourth season for the popular event, which enables talented artists … Continued