Contact: Yakima Transit Manager Ken Mehin – 509-576-6415 – kmehin@ci.yakima.wa.us Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 509-901-1142 – rbeehler@ci.yakima.wa.us It’s starting to look like summer weather outside, so Yakima Transit goes into summertime mode again with FREE bus and Dial-A-Ride service on Saturdays and Sundays! The free service will be offered every weekend throughout the
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Morales to Leave City of Yakima Near the End of June
Contact: Interim City Manager Micheal Morales – 509-575-6040 – mmorales@ci.yakima.wa.us Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 509-901-1142 – rbeehler@ci.yakima.wa.us Michael Morales, who has worked for the City of Yakima in various capacities over the past 15 years, including as interim city manager since January of this year, has submitted his resignation to the City Council
Lincoln Avenue Underpass Dedication
Contact: Senior Engineer Bob Desgrosellier – Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 509-901-1142 – rbeehler@ci.yakima.wa.us A dedication ceremony for the Lincoln Avenue underpass will take place this Thursday, May 24th at 11:15 a.m. Local, state, and federal officials, representatives from the Yakima business community, and other project partners have been invited to attend the dedication.
May 2012 City of Yakima Issues Brief
Contact: Parks and Recreation Manager Ken Wilkinson – 509-575-6020 – kwilkins@ci.yakima.wa.us Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 509-901-1142 – rbeehler@ci.yakima.wa.us Sponsors Step Up To Help Save Outdoor Summer Cinema Series Since it began several years ago, the Outdoor Summer Cinema Series has been a great way for people of all ages in Yakima to spend
Tony O’Rourke Signs Contract to Become Yakima City Manager
Contact: Mayor Micah Cawley – 509-575-6040 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 509-901-1142 – rbeehler@ci.yakima.wa.us Tony O’Rourke has signed a two-year contract to serve as Yakima city manager and plans to begin his tenure in early July. O’Rourke and Mayor Micah Cawley met at Yakima City Hall this morning to formally sign the agreement. O’Rourke
Lincoln Avenue Underpass Open to Traffic
Contact: Interim City Manager Micheal Morales – 509-575-6040 – mmorales@ci.yakima.wa.us Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 509-901-1142 – rbeehler@ci.yakima.wa.us Release Date: May 8th, 2012 While some work still remains to be completed on the Lincoln Avenue underpass, the roadway that now passes beneath BNSF railroad tracks was opened to traffic earlier today. A dedication ceremony
Kiwanis Park Ballfield Construction
Contact: Parks and Rec Manager Ken Wilkinson – 509-575-6020 Community Relations Manger Randy Beehler – 509-901-1142 Release Date: December 18th, 2011 Even though winter weather has brought with it gray skies, cold temperatures, and a little bit of snow, it has not deterred crews from continuing to make progress on construction of the new Kiwanis
December 2011 City of Yakima Issues Brief
Contact: Streets and Traffic Manager Joe Rosenlund – 509-575-6005 – jrosenlu@ci.yakima.wa.us Community Relations Manger Randy Beehler – 509-901-1142 – rbeehler@ci.yakima.wa.us Everyone Needs To Pitch In To Combat Winter Weather Every winter, Yakima gets hit with its fair share of snow and ice. City crews, along with private plow operators hired by the City, follow a
Englewood Ave/66th Ave Crack Sealing Project
Contact: Streets and Traffic Manager Joe Rosenlund – 509-575-6005 – jrosenlu@ci.yakima.wa.us Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 509-901-1142 – rbeehler@ci.yakima.wa.us As City of Yakima crews work to seal cracks in the asphalt street surface on Englewood Avenue and on 66th Avenue over the next couple of weeks, traffic disruptions will occur in that area of
Largest City Union Approves Contract That Includes Wage Freeze
Contact: Assistant City Manager Michael Morales – 509-575-6175 Community Relations Manager Randy Beehler – 509-901-1142 – rbeehler@ci.yakima.wa.us The largest union within the City of Yakima, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (“AFSCME”) Local 1122, has approved a three-year collective bargaining agreement with the City of Yakima that includes a pay freeze in
