Four newly-elected Yakima City Council members and three returning incumbents will be officially sworn in during a special Council meeting on Wednesday, December 9th at 1:00 pm. The special meeting will take place in the City Council Chambers at Yakima City Hall. Dulce Gutiérrez, Avina Gutiérrez, Carmen Méndez, and Holly Cousens, the four newly-elected Council
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Reception to be Held for Outgoing Yakima City Council Members
Combined, they have attended nearly 1000 City Council meetings and served on a total of more than 80 boards and committees. Each has contributed significantly to ensuring that critically needed investments were made in public services and infrastructure over the last few years. And on Tuesday, December 8th, each will attend their final official business
Yakima City Council Meeting Preview
The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, December 8th, 2015. The meeting begins at 2:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the December 8th agenda include: – Adoption of the 2016 budget for the City of Yakima – New collective bargaining agreement for transit employees – Bike routes
Yakima City Council Meeting Review
The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, December 1st, 2015. Action taken by the Council on December 1st included: – Expanding the lodging tax advisory committee membership – Approving a professional services agreement for investigative services – Approving adjustments to the proposed 2016 city budget – Updating
Yakima City Council Meeting Preview
The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, December 1st, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the December 1st agenda include: – Oath of office for Interim City Manager Jeff Cutter – Second public hearing on the proposed 2016 city budget – Various
Downtown Yakima Winter Wonderland Events
The calendar is full of family fun holiday festivities this season in Downtown Yakima. On Friday, November 27th Yakima’s Community Christmas Tree will serve as the centerpiece during a free Light Up the Plaza celebration at Millennium Plaza. The event will start at 6:00 pm with a musical performance by Tim Snider (6:00 pm –
Snow Alert Cancelled by City of Yakima
About an hour after it was issued, a “Snow Alert” has been cancelled by the City of Yakima. Weather conditions have changed significantly enough to allow the alert to be cancelled. Snow has essentially stopped falling and temperatures are predicted to warm up from now until later this afternoon. “The City followed its protocol in
Yakima City Council Meeting Review
The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, November 17th, 2015. Action taken by the Council on November 17th included: – Approving three cold weather shelters in the city – Amending the North 1st Street project construction schedule – Approving a 0.25% increase in the 2016 property tax levy
City of Yakima Working to Address Homeless Camping
Now that Emergency Cold Weather Shelters are operating, the City of Yakima will begin encouraging homeless campers to take advantages of the services offered at the shelters, which are being run by Yakima Neighborhood Health Services. Any encampments, tents, or other temporary shelters will be moved and the people living there will be directed to
Power Outage Interrupts City Council Meeting Television Coverage
A power outage in Downtown Yakima is preventing telecast of tonight’s Yakima City Council meeting on Y-PAC. Our apologies. We are working to fix the problem, but are reliant on Pacific Power to make repairs before we can fix the issues on our end. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
