In this edition of the City of Yakima Issues Brief e-Newsletter – The Easter Bunny to Share Breakfast at the Harman Center – Pilot Curbside Recycling Project to Launch in Early April – Weather Helps Work Progress on MLK, Jr. Blvd Underpass March 2014 Issues Brief
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Yakima Irrigation Season Set to Begin April 1st
Tuesday, April 1st marks the scheduled start 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 are scheduled to begin delivering water. All City of Yakima irrigation systems should be fully operational by mid April.
Yakima City Council Meeting Preview
The Yakima City Council holds its next regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 18th, 2014. The meeting begins at 6:00 pm at YakimaCity Hall. Items on the March 18th agenda include: – Conducting a Public Hearing to amend the 2014-2019 Transportation Improvement Plan – Conducting a Public Hearing concerning regulation of billboards
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
