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Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 17th, 2015. Action taken by the Council on March 17th included: –     Seeking reconsideration of a federal court decision on the election process for Yakima City Council members –     Allowing smoking at certain outdoor events where minors are not presen

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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

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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

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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

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Drinking Water System Repair to Impact Traffic on West Lincoln Avenue

Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the westbound lane of West Lincoln Avenue on Wednesday, March 11th and Thursday, March 12th. The work will begin at 7:00 am on Wednesday and should be completed by 3:30 pm on Thursday. West Lincoln Avenue between North 27th Avenue and North 28th Avenue will be restricted to

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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

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Drinking Water System Repair to Impact Traffic on South 3rd Avenue

Water service repairs will disrupt traffic in the northbound and southbound lanes of South 3rd Avenue on Monday, March 9th. The work will begin at 7:00 am and should be completed by 3:30 pm. South 3rd Avenue between West Viola Avenue and West Prash Avenue will be restricted to one lane going north and south

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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

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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

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