March 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter

Articles in the 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include – The Easter Bunny Making Another Appearance at the Harman Center – 2015 Irrigation Season Starts April 1st – Time to Tee It Up at Fisher Park Golf Course. Click on the link below to see the March 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief. March … Continued

Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 17th, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the March 17th agenda include: –    Possible action concerning a federal court ruling on the election process for Yakima City Council members  –    Allowing smoking at certain … Continued

Volunteers Gather To Improve Wide Hollow Creek At Randall Park

A portion of Wide Hollow Creek running through the City of Yakima’s Randall Park will be receiving some special attention on Saturday, March 14th. Volunteers from the Yakima County Master Gardeners program will be planting tree saplings and other native shrubs along the creek bank to help improve fish and wildlife habitat. The project is … Continued

Demolition Starts Cleanup at Abandoned Tiger Mart in Yakima

Washington Department of Ecology – NEWS March 9, 2015   Contacts: Joye Redfield-Wilder, Ecology communications, 509-575-2610; @ecyCentral Randy Beehler, City of Yakima communications, 509-901-1142   Demolition starts cleanup at abandoned Tiger Mart in Yakima YAKIMA – Demolition at an abandoned gas station signals long-awaited cleanup and restoration at the former Tiger Mart at 24th Avenue … Continued

Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015. Action taken by the Council on March 3rd included: –    Approving the Yakima Airport Master Plan –    Authorizing an engineering contract for phase 2 of the North 1st Street revitalization project –    Approval of parking improvements for downtown … Continued

Pump Replacement Results in Temporary Closure of Lions Pool

Lions Pool, the City of Yakima’s indoor aquatics facility, has been closed temporarily while a main recirculation pump is replaced. The pump replacement project will be completed as quickly as possible, potentially by this weekend. However it is not known at this point exactly how long it will take to finish the work. Once the … Continued

Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the March 3rd agenda include –    Recognition of retiring fire department secretary Rita Mantey –    A public hearing on adoption of the Yakima Airport Master Plan –    … Continued

2015 Yard Waste Pick Up Service To Begin

It is that time of year again when the City of Yakima Refuse Division resumes weekly collection of yard waste. The service will start next week and continue until the end of November. More than a quarter of Yakima’s 25,000 refuse customers voluntarily subscribe to the yard waste pick up service, which costs $2.96 a … Continued