Under the Washington State Growth Management Act, local governments in the state have to adopt, regularly amend, and periodically update an Urban Area Comprehensive Plan. The plan helps guide long-range land use policy in urban areas by establishing a community vision for effectively managing growth over a twenty-year period. Originally adopted by the Yakima City … Continued

Installation of a new water line will result in the closure of South 10th Avenue between West Prasch Avenue and West Viola Avenue on Thursday, February 5th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. Detours around the construction site will be available, but because of heavy traffic volume … Continued

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the February 3rd agenda include: –      Council direction on potential and pending items before the state legislature –      An agreement with the Downtown Association of Yakima for beautification, … Continued

The City of Yakima and Townsquare Media invite all Seahawk fans, whether you’re a lifelong diehard or a newly-minted 12, to don your blue and green and celebrate the Seahawks second straight trip to the Super Bowl by joining in a Yakima All-City Seahawks Rally on Blue Friday, January 30th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 … Continued

In preparation for construction work to begin on a new observation deck, the water level at the Randall Park pond needs to be lowered. Visitors to the park will begin noticing the change this week. “Lowering the water level will be done gradually, and we don’t want anyone to be concerned while the process is … Continued

Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the eastbound lanes of a portion of Nob Hill Boulevard on Monday, January 26th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. The eastbound lanes of Nob Hill Boulevard between South 8th Street and South Fair Avenue will be restricted while the … Continued

P.O.W. Contracting, Inc., a Pasco-based construction firm, is the primary contractor for an approximately $980,000 project that will improve the irrigation system in several neighborhoods in Yakima. Work on the West Yakima Irrigation System Phase 2 Improvements project will continue in the coming weeks and is expected to be completed by the start of the … Continued

About two years ago, the City of Yakima began to more actively enforce its existing sign regulations. In the wake of the stepped up enforcement efforts, some local business owners complained to the City that the sign code was being imposed too strictly and that some of its elements were overly burdensome. In August 2014, … Continued

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, January 20th, 2015. Action taken by the Council on January 20th included: –    Approval of a land exchange for Cascade Mill Parkway roundabout –    Amending the six-year transportation improvement program –    Approval of an agreement with Southwest Yakima Rotary for … Continued

A project to upgrade traffic signals at about two dozen intersections throughout Yakima in order to improve driver and pedestrian safety will be going on from now until late February. The traffic signal upgrade is part of a citywide traffic safety improvement project that began last year. The latest phase of the project involves replacing … Continued