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Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 11th, 2014.  Action taken by the Council on March 11th included: –    Rejection of a proposal to ban e-cigarette use in public places –    Tabling a request to end Sunday fixed route bus service and the Yakima/Ellensburg Commuter while additional

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Washington Fruit Funding Will Help Refurbish Aging Community Center

Washington Fruit and Produce, Co., one of the pioneers of the Yakima Valley’s agriculture industry, has pledged substantial funding over the next five years to refurbish a building that currently houses programs provided by the City of Yakima’s Gang Free Initiative (“GFI”) and the Yakima Police Activities League (“YPAL”). At a news conference on Tuesday,

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Yakima City Council Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 11th 2014.  The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at Yakima City Hall. Items on the March 11th agenda include: –   Elimination of Sunday fixed route transit service due to a lack of state funding –   Elimination of Yakima/Ellensburg commuter bus service

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Special Yakima City Council Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held a special meeting on Friday, February 28th , 2014.  Action taken by the Council on February 28th included: –   Approving a letter of support seeking state tax revenue from the production, processing, and sale of recreational marijuana Follow this link to watch Y-PAC coverage of the February 28th Yakima City

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Project to Widen 64th Avenue Will Result in Detour

A project to widen 64th Avenue between Nob Hill Boulevard and Tieton Drive is expected to last from Monday, March 3rd until mid to late June.  In addition to the roadway being widened, new curbs, gutters, and sidewalks with be installed.  A stormwater system will also be built and new street lights will be put

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Citizen Police Academy Set to Begin in April

Applications are now being accepted for the Yakima Police Department Citizens Academy.  The academy will take place each Tuesday night for 10 weeks, starting April 8, 2014. This academy is free and enrollment will be on a first come basis, limited to 30 attendees. Academy attendees must be 18 years old and pass a background

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Yakima City Council Study Session Review

The Yakima City Council held a study session on Tuesday, February 25th, 2014 at Yakima City Hall. At the study session on February 25th the Council –          Appropriated funds for the purchase of four former Tiger Oil gas station sites so they can be cleaned up and then sold to private owners –          Reviewed Cascade

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Yakima City Council Study Session Preview

The Yakima City Council holds a study session on Tuesday, February 25th, 2014.  The meeting begins at 10:00 am at Yakima City Hall. Items on the February 25th study session include –   Special meeting to appropriate funds for purchase of four former Tiger Oil gas station sites so that they can be cleaned up and then

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Yakima Police Take Home Vehicle Program Paying Dividends

The Yakima community is beginning to reap benefits from a new program that allows Yakima police officers to take their patrol vehicles home.  During the past few weeks, off-duty officers have been in the right place at the right time when dispatch calls went out over the radio. “The simple fact is that we now

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February 2014 City of Yakima Issues Brief

In this edition of the City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – City Program Repairs Homes of Senior and Disabled Residents – Smoke Detectors Save Lives, But Only if They’re Working – Clearing Snow and Ice From Sidewalks is Everyone’s Job Click on the link below to see the February 2014 City of Yakima Issues

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