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Irrigation System Improvements Continue in Yakima Neighborhoods

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

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Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, December 9th, 2014. Action taken by the Council on December 9th included: –     Approving the 2015 City of Yakima budget –     Adding the Yakima central plaza to the Capital facilities plan –     Approving the Yakima police command staff succession plan –     Authorizing

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Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, December 9th, 2014. The meeting begins at 2:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the December 9th agenda include: –        Adoption of the 2015 City budget –        A public hearing to amend the comprehensive plan to include the Yakima central plaza project

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Irrigation System Improvements Continue in Yakima Neighborhoods

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

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Downtown Yakima Winter Wonderland Events

The calendar is full of family fun holiday festivities this December in Downtown Yakima. On Friday, December 5th 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 5:00 pm with free tours of Downtown Yakima aboard horse drawn carriages,

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Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014. Action taken by the Council on December 2nd included: –    Seeking committee review of long-term funding options for Yakima trolleys –    Conducting second public hearing on the preliminary 2015 City of Yakima budget –   Approval of bargaining agreement

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New Dog Park at Randall Park Ready to Welcome Visitors

After several months of construction and thanks to countless hours invested by volunteers, the first dog park built by the City of Yakima is opening its gates. As of Wednesday, December 3rd, the dog park, located on a 1.6 acre section of Randall Park south of Wide Hollow Creek near 48th Avenue, will be open,

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Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the December 2nd agenda include: –     Second public hearing on the proposed 2015 City of Yakima budget –     Special recognition for response to water main break on Yakima

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YFD Discourages Using Hot Oil Gas Fueled Turkey Fryers

The Yakima Fire Department would like to discourage cooking your holiday turkey with an outdoor, gas-fueled turkey fryer which uses hot oil. The process of submerging a turkey in oil at a temperature of 350 degrees or more, on an open flame, elevated stand presents numerous safety hazards. Unintentional spills of boiling cooking oil could

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