The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the May 3rd agenda include: –   Voting on Yakima Central Plaza project –   Update on City manager search process –   Powerhouse Villas proposed development agreement –   Amending … Continued

In order to better accommodate contractors during the busy spring and summer building seasons, City of Yakima building code inspectors have adjusted the hours they work.  Throughout the spring and summer building seasons, the City’s building code inspectors will be working from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. “It’s a small thing for us to do … Continued

Finalists for the Yakima city manager position will attend a reception open to the community on the evening of Monday, May 9th and will then be interviewed on Tuesday, May 10th. The Prothman Company, the executive search firm hired by the Yakima City Council to oversee the city manager hiring process, proposed the May 9th … Continued

No parking will be allowed along the section of 5th Avenue between Yakima Avenue and Fruitvale Boulevard while a road repair project is underway most of next week.  City of Yakima crews will be sealing cracks and making other repairs along that section of 5th Avenue from Monday, April 25th through Thursday, April 28th between … Continued

Utility work will result in the closure of 16th Avenue between River Road and Fruitvale Boulevard from Sunday, April 24th through Friday, April 29th.  Work on the project will take place from 7:00 pm to 5:30 am each night. Because of heavy traffic volume, drivers can expect delays in the project area.  Drivers should use … Continued

Due to the lack of a quorum being able to attend the Yakima City Council business meeting scheduled for tonight at 6:00 pm, the meeting has been cancelled and all of the items on the April 19th agenda will be moved to the May 3rd Council business meeting agenda. Three Council members, Mayor Avina Gutiérrez, … Continued

Property owners in City of Yakima have until Friday, April 29th to request a future land use designation change. The City of Yakima Planning Commission and City Council have opened up the process to allow members of the public to propose requests for consideration for review during the Comprehensive Plan 2040 Update. The City is … Continued

Installation of a new traffic signal at the intersection of Tieton Drive and 64th Avenue will impact traffic from Monday, April 18th through mid-July. While the project is underway, the outside westbound lane and the outside eastbound lane of Tieton Drive between 63rd Avenue and 65th Avenue will be closed Mondays through Fridays from 7:00 … Continued

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, April 19th, 2016. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the April 19th agenda include: –   Amending the 6-year transportation improvement plan –   An agreement with Yakima Sunrise Rotary for construction of picnic shelters at Randall Park To … Continued