Yakima City Council Study Session Review

The Yakima City Council held a study session on Tuesday, October 8th at Yakima City Hall. At the study session on October 8th the Council –          Held a discussion on panhandling and homelessness –          Approved a six month moratorium to develop land use regulations on the sale of recreational marijuana Yakima City Council study sessions are … Continued

Yakima City Council Study Session Preview

The Yakima City Council holds a study session on Tuesday, October 8th.  The meeting begins at 10:00 am at Yakima City Hall. Items on the October 8th study study session Include: –      Discusssion concerning panhandling and homelessness    –      Discussion concerning marijuana regulations and requirements –      Discussion on I-522 Additional study session information is available at http://bit.ly/1bEXHrt Yakima City … Continued

Yakima Fire Department 18th Annual Spaghetti Feed October 9th

Yakima Firefighters will be serving up their famous spaghetti sauce next Wednesday, October 9th to help raise money for the Yakima Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. The 18th Annual  Yakima Fire Department Spaghetti Feed will run from 4:00 to 7:30 pm at Fire Station 91, located at 401 North Front Street. Sponsored by … Continued

Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, October 1st, 2013.  Action taken by the Council on October 1st included: –    Extending a moratorium on new billboards and digital signs for six months beginning on November 1st, 2013 –   Tabling a resolution to modify Yakima Transit Route 1 and … Continued

Yakima Irrigation Season Shutdown

Tuesday, October 15th marks the end of the irrigation season for the vast majority of residential and business customers in Yakima.  That’s the day that the systems operated by the City of Yakima’s Water/Irrigation Division will be shut off until next spring. The few other irrigation systems that operate independently from the City systems will … Continued

Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, October 1st, 2013.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at YakimaCity Hall. Items on the October 1st agenda include: –  Consideration of proposed 2014 state and federal legislative and administrative priorities –  Conducting a public hearing to consider extending a moratorium on new … Continued

Second Yakima Fall Clean Up Day Set For Saturday

The second in a series of fall community clean up events sponsored by the City of Yakima is scheduled for Saturday, September 28th and will target District 2, which is primarily south of Tieton Drive between 40th Avenue and 1st Street.  A free drop off site will be open from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm … Continued

Windows Alive! Project to Open With Kickoff Reception

Earlier this year, the Yakima Arts Commission, an advisory group appointed by the Yakima City Council, developed an idea to harness the creativity of Central Washington artists to help invigorate windows of empty downtown storefronts by displaying their work as part of a new project called, “Windows Alive!”.  Based on similar projects that have proven … Continued

Citywide Grind and Overlay Project Continuing

Work on the City of Yakima’s ongoing grind and overlay project will impact traffic from September 23rd through September 27th on 16th Avenue and 40th Avenue as well as roads in the surrounding areas. Beginning on the evening of Monday, September 23rd and lasting through the morning of Friday, September 27th, significant activity along 40th … Continued