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We Are Yakima Open House Provides Chance to Plan

One of the first steps in the intensive process of updating the City of Yakima’s Comprehensive Plan will take place during the We Are Yakima Community Vision Open House on Tuesday, February 23rd at the Yakima Valley Technical Skills Center (1120 S. 18th Street). Community members will have the opportunity during the open house to

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Somos Yakima Casa Abierta – We Are Yakima Open House

Haga clic en el enlace de abajo para ver una invitación a una jornada de puertas abiertas visión de la comunidad el 23 de febrero . Click on the link below to see an invitation to a community vision open house on February 23rd. Somos Yakima Casa Abierta-We Are Yakima Open House  

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Yakima City Council Meeting Review

. The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, February 16th, 2016. Action taken by the Council on February 16th included: –   Delaying a vote to repeal a ban on marijuana businesses until the May 17th business meeting –   Declining to seek additional local land-use restrictions on marijuana

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February 2016 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter

Articles in the February 2016 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include: City of Yakima Projects Receive Prestigious Engineering Award – Hotel Maison Builds on Downtown Yakima Momentum – Help Create a Vision for the Yakima Area. The City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter is a publication of the City of Yakima Community Relations office.

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Road Repairs to Continue to Impact Traffic on Section of Yakima Avenue

Wet weather has interfered with the completion of a road repair project along a five-block section of Yakima Avenue. Originally expected to be done by Friday, February 12th, the project is now expected to last through Friday, February 19th. Traffic along that section of Yakima Avenue will be impacted while the project is underway. City

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Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, February 16th, 2016. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the February 16th agenda include: –   A resolution of intent to remove the current ban on the sale, production and processing of recreational marijuana and to develop

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Road Repairs to Impact Traffic on Section of Yakima Avenue

Traffic on a five-block section of Yakima Avenue will be impacted from Tuesday, February 9th through Friday, February 12th while road repairs are made. City of Yakima crews will be sealing cracks and filling voids along the section of Yakima Avenue between 7th Avenue and 12th Avenue from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm from February

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Drinking Water System Repairs to Impact 2nd Street Traffic

Water service repairs will disrupt traffic on North 2nd Street between East Yakima Avenue and East A Street on Monday, February 8th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Because of heavy traffic volume, drivers can expect delays in the project area. Drivers should use alternate routes if

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Drinking Water System Repair to Impact Traffic on Englewood Avenue

Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the westbound and eastbound lanes in the 4900 block of Englewood Avenue on Thursday, February 4th, 2016. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. While the work is underway, westbound and eastbound traffic will be controlled and flagged around the work

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Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016. Action taken by the Council on February 2nd included: –   Reconsideration of the current ban on marijuana businesses in the City –   Eliminating the formal amendment process to the comprehensive plan through 2017 –   Allowing Southwest Yakima

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