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Yakima City Council December 5th Regular Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, December 5th, 2023. Agenda items for the December 5th regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire December 5th meeting agenda packet – NovusAGENDA The meeting will be held at Yakima City Hall, 129 N. 2nd Street and via

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December 2023 Issues Brief

Click the following link for the December 2023 Issues Brief, the City of Yakima’s e-newsletter – Issues Brief is published monthly by the City of Yakima Community Relations Office.

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Public Works Facility Hosts Letters to Santa

Yakima Parks and Recreation is offering its fourth annual drive-thru Letters to Santa event at the City’s Public Works facility, 2301 Fruitvale Boulevard, on Saturday, December 9th, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. The free event features music, Yakima Christmas Trucks and a special mailbox for letters to Santa. Lighted features will include Christmas-themed inflatable

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City Installing Downtown Holiday Decorations

Crews from the City of Yakima will be installing approximately 80 lighted holiday decorations in Downtown Yakima from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm tomorrow, Thursday, November 30th.  Traffic will be restricted at times to a single lane to permit City trucks and equipment access to overhead street light and utility poles during the installation. The

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Lighted Parade Ushers in Yakima’s Holiday Season

The holiday season in Yakima again kicks off this year with the 23rd annual Holiday Lighted Parade at 6:00 pm on Sunday, December 3rd. The procession begins at 6th Avenue and continues down Yakima Avenue to 3rd Street, ending on 3rd Street in front of the Capitol Theatre. No on-street parking will be allowed along

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Yakima City Council November 21st Regular Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 21st. Action taken during the Council meeting included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the November 21st Council meeting – https://videos.yakimawa.gov/CablecastPublicSite/show/13007?site=2 The November 21st Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum channel 194, beginning

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Community Christmas Tree Arrives November 27th

Preparations are under way for the arrival of Yakima’s Community Christmas Tree on Monday, November 27th. The Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY) crew in partnership with the City of Yakima Public Works Division, Russell Crane and Carrell Crane will secure a tree provided by Yakima area residents Barry and Jan Rosenkranz, move the tree to

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Yakima Transit Luminaria Shuttles Canceled for 2023

Due to an ongoing driver shortage, Yakima Transit will not provide free shuttle bus service to the Yakima Area Arboretum for the Luminaria event scheduled next month. “We unfortunately will not be able to partner with the Arboretum this year because we lack sufficient drivers,” said Yakima Transit Manager Alvie Maxey. “We have appreciated the

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Yakima Area Arboretum News Release – 2023 Luminaria

Click the following for a Yakima Area Arboretum news release about the annual Luminaria event, Dec. 8-9 – The release includes information about an online, timed-entry reservation system required to park at the Arboretum during Luminaria this year as there will be no Luminaria shuttle service by Yakima Transit due to a driver shortage.

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City Plans Closures for Thanksgiving Observance

Many of the City of Yakima’s facilities will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23rd and 24th, for the Thanksgiving holiday. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, and Parks and Recreation offices. Yakima Municipal Court as well as business offices for the Police and Fire Departments will be closed. Emergency services will remain available. In addition, the

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