The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, September 1st, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the September 1st agenda include: – Setting an October 6th meeting date to consider an appeal of a Hearing Examiner’s decision to approve expansion of the Union
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News Conference to Celebrate Yakima Community’s Generosity
A news conference will be held on Friday, August 28th at 2:00 pm at the Yakima Convention Center to acknowledge the tremendous outpouring of donations from the local community during a City of Yakima-led supply drive this week for crews fighting the Okanogan Complex fires in North Central Washington. The news conference will be attended
Donations for Okanogan Complex Firefighters Coming From Far and Wide
Since the City of Yakima launched a donation campaign on Monday to gather items to assist crews battling the Okanogan Complex wildfires, the generosity of the Yakima community has been on full display. Donations from local residents and businesses have been pouring in to the two Yakima fire stations where they are being accepted. Members
Community Supply Drive for Okanogan Firefighters Ends Friday at Noon
Donations of specific items that firefighters battling the massive Okanogan Complex of fires need have been pouring in to two Yakima fire stations since a supply drive was launched yesterday by the City of Yakima. Spearheaded by the Yakima City Council, the supply drive will continue until this Friday, August 28th at noon. Donations of
Yakima Council Asking for Donations for Okanogan Complex Firefighters
Earlier today it was announced that the Okanogan Complex of wildfires has earned the inauspicious distinction as the largest in Washington state history. Nearly 1,300 people are battling the five fires that make up the complex, the 9 Mile, Beaver Lake, Twisp River, Lime Belt, and Tunk Block fires, which have consumed more than 400
Water Conservation Can Make A Difference
Click on the link below to read an article about how water conservation can make a difference in our communities. What Does Water Conservation Look Like?
Yakima City Council Meeting Review
The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, August 18th, 2015. Action taken by the Council on August 18th included: – Upholding an appeal of a “Use Interpretation Classification” decision by the Yakima Hearing Examiner – Declining to designate Gilbert Park as a leash free dog park –
Utility Work to Close a Portion of West Chestnut Avenue
Repairs to a water line will result in the closure of West Chestnut Avenue between South 16th Avenue and South 17th Avenue on Wednesday, August 19th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Because of heavy traffic volumes, drivers can expect delays in and around the project area.
August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter
Articles in the August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter include, Franklin Pool Season Extended to September 20th – Yakima Wastewater Treatment Plant Achieves Perfect Compliance. Click on the link below to see the full August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-newsletter. August 2015 City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter
Yakima City Council Preview
The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, August 18th, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the August 18th agenda include: – Conducting an appeal hearing on a “Use Interpretation Classification” decision by the Yakima Hearing Examiner – Consideration of a strategy for
