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Yakima Transit Offers Free Shuttle to 4th of July Celebration

Free shuttle bus service to and from the 4th of July celebration at State Fair Park next Tuesday will be provided once again by Yakima Transit.  Shuttle buses will operate continuously every 15 to 20 minutes from 3:30 pm to 9:30 pm and from 10:30 pm to 11:30 pm from three Park and Ride lots:

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City of Yakima Plans Closures for July 4th

City of Yakima facilities will be closed Tuesday, July 4th, in observance of Independence Day. That includes City Hall, Y-PAC, Public Works, the Harman Center, Law and Justice Center and Parks and Recreation offices. The Yakima City Council meeting typically held on the first Tuesday of the month will instead be Wednesday, July 5th, at

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City Asking Public to Conserve Water

The City of Yakima is asking water customers to conserve domestic water in the coming week due to unforeseen conditions in the Naches River. Thunder showers in the Cascades in the past few days have created extremely high turbidity (dirty water) in the Naches River, causing the Naches River Water Treatment Plant (WTP) to temporarily

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Project to Require Traffic Impacts on Nob Hill Boulevard

Drivers can anticipate delays this summer on a 16-block section of Nob Hill Boulevard due to a resurfacing project. Work began today, Monday, June 26th, to grind and overlay Nob Hill Boulevard from 13th Avenue to 29th Avenue. The project is expected to last until mid-October. Access to properties in the project area will be

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Chip Seal Program Begins June 26th

The City of Yakima Streets Division will begin its annual chip sealing program on Monday, June 26th. This year’s project will be completed in the following order: “If residents see ‘no parking’ signs in their area we encourage them to please not park on the road during chip sealing,” said Street Maintenance Supervisor Jay Kendall.

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Improvements to Impact Traffic at 16th Avenue and Tieton Drive

This Sunday, June 25th, City of Yakima Traffic Division crews will modify the lane structure and traffic signal operation at the intersection of 16th Avenue and Tieton Drive. Traffic will be one lane each way at 16th Avenue and Tieton Drive during project hours of 6:00 am to 2:00 pm this Sunday. The traffic signal

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Yakima City Council June 20th Regular Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 20th. Action taken during the Council meeting included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the June 20th Council meeting – Yakima City Council 06-20-23 (yakimawa.gov) The June 20th Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter

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Ceremony to Celebrate Miller Park Improvements

A project nearly three years in the making will be celebrated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2:00 pm this Thursday, June 22nd, at Miller Park. It will mark completion of a public/private partnership creating a host of improvements at Miller Park. Improvements include new rims, backboards, lighting and fencing for basketball courts; performance area, walkways,

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Yakima City Council June 20th Regular Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, June 20th, 2023. Agenda items for the June 20th regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire June 20th meeting agenda packet – NovusAGENDA The meeting will be held at Yakima City Hall, 129 N. 2nd Street and via

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