Contact: Parks & Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson – 576-6416 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – rbeehler@yakimawa.gov Organizers of the Yakima Folklife Festival have requested that a beer and wine garden be allowed to be part of this year’s event, which will take place in July. The Yakima Parks and Recreation Commission wants community … Continued
Contact: Utilities & Engineering Director Debbie Cook – 575-6120 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 On Monday, March 11th, construction crews will close down MLK, Jr. Boulevard to allow for work to begin on a new multi-million dollar railroad underpass project. The closure will be between 1st Avenue and 1st Street and should last … Continued
Contact: Utility Engineer Shelley Willson – 576-6303 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov An ongoing wastewater line installation project will result in the temporary closure of a section of 6th Avenue. Starting on Friday, March 8th, North 6th Avenue from Fruitvale Boulevard to River Road will be closed to traffic and a … Continued
Contact: Construction Supervisor Bruce Floyd – 575-6138 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov A section of Beech Street will be closed from now until at least Friday, April 5th while a project is underway to install a City of Yakima sewer line. The section of the roadway that will be closed extends … Continued
Contact: Refuse Code Compliance Officer James Scott – 576-6745 – james.scott@yakimawa.gov Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov Results from the 2012 Yakima Citizen Survey clearly revealed an expectation that the City of Yakima should be more proactively involved in improving the overall appearance of the community. As part of its multi-pronged approach … Continued
Contact: Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov The Yakima City Council held its most recent regular agenda business meeting on Tuesday, March 5th. Action taken by the Council on March 5th included: Approved creation of the Department of the Airport to run operations at the Yakima Air Terminal Approved an agreement with the … Continued
Contact: Yakima Parks and Rec. Manager Ken Wilkinson – 576-6416 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – rbeehler@yakima.wa.us Thanks to major fundraising efforts by Yakima’s Sunrise Rotary Club, construction is set to begin next week on a pavilion at Franklin Park valued at $200,000, which will serve as a home for family picnics and … Continued
Contact: Utility Engineer Shelley Willson – 576-6303 “I” Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue will be open to local traffic only during the weekend of March 1st to March 3rd. The center of the roadway will be blocked due to the construction and trenching necessary for the installation of an industrial waste water line. … Continued
Contact: Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov The Yakima City Council held a study session on Tuesday, February 26th. During the study session, the Council: Voted to discontinue efforts to pursue a potential ballot measure concerning the formation of a Regional Fire Authority Heard a report on the 2012 Washington Survey and … Continued
Contact: Traffic Operations Supervisor Rick Dwyer – 576-6425 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 901-1142 – randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov City of Yakima signal technicians began making adjustments to the sidewalk street lighting on West Yakima Avenue on Monday, February 25th. The work, which is expected to take several days to complete, will impact traffic on both the … Continued
