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DAY News Release – Downtown Yakima Survey

Downtown Association of Yakima (DAY), with support from Washington Main Street, is spearheading efforts to support businesses and advance Downtown Yakima revitalization goals. The community’s input is crucial to achieving these goals, which is why we are launching a survey to gather feedback about business and development opportunities that could help make Downtown Yakima an

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Project to Impact Section of North 16th Avenue

A stormwater manhole project will impact traffic on North 16th Avenue Thursday morning, April 13th, between Cherry Avenue and Jerome Avenue. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction on that section of North 16th Avenue during scheduled project work hours of 6:00 am and 12:00 pm. Drivers are reminded that the speed

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Community Action Day is April 20th

The City of Yakima would like to invite all community members for its third Community Action Day event on Thursday, April 20th, from 5 pm to 7 pm. It will be at Lewis and Clark Middle School, 1114 W. Pierce St. What to expect: During this event law enforcement, city officials, local schools, and community

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Water line Work to Restrict Traffic on North 16th Avenue

Water line work will result in traffic restrictions on North 16th Avenue between Swan Avenue and Garett Street starting Wednesday, April 12th through Friday, April 14th.  Work on the project will begin at 7:00 am and last until 3:30 pm each day. Traffic will be limited to one lane in both directions in the project

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Yakima City Council April 4th Regular Meeting Review

The Yakima City Council held a regular meeting on Tuesday, April 4th. Action taken during the Council meeting included: Click the following to watch on-demand Y-PAC coverage of the April 4th Council meeting – Yakima City Council (yakimawa.gov) The April 4th Yakima City Council regular meeting airs on Yakima Public Affairs Channel (Y-PAC), Charter Spectrum

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School Zone Painting to Impact Traffic Next Week

City of Yakima crews will be painting school zone markings at several locations next week, which will impact traffic in those areas. From April 3rd  through April 6th, City crews will be painting school zone markings near Washington Middle School, Adams Elementary, Garfield Elementary, Barge-Lincoln Elementary, Davis High School, Gilbert Elementary, and McKinley Elementary.  Traffic

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Street Repair Work to Temporarily Close a Section of 8th Street

Street repair work will result the temporary closure of a section of 8th Street from April 3rd through April 14th.  City of Yakima crews will be removing old asphalt along the section of 8th Street between Yakima Avenue and Walnut Street and replacing it with new asphalt. The section of 8th Street between Yakima Avenue

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Yakima City Council April 4th Regular Meeting Preview

The Yakima City Council will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023. Agenda items for the April 4th regular meeting include: Click the following link for the entire April 4th meeting agenda packet – https://bit.ly/40T2K4X The meeting will be held at Yakima City Hall, 129 N. 2nd Street. Live public

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Spring/Summer 2023 Bus Routes Begin April 3rd

Yakima Transit has issued its new Spring/Summer 2023 Bus Book showing City bus routes, schedules, maps, fares, and helpful information on services such as Dial-A-Ride and Bikes on the Bus. Schedules in the bilingual Bus Book are effective from Monday, April 3rd to September 3rd. It is available online at Spring-Summer-2023-Bus-Book.pdf (yakimatransit.org) The new Bus

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