{"id":15469,"date":"2025-07-02T10:11:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/?p=15469"},"modified":"2025-07-02T10:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:22:06","slug":"clean-city-program-reports-progress-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/clean-city-program-reports-progress-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean City Program Reports Progress in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Responding to 1,900 graffiti incidents, contacting 1,200 individuals experiencing homelessness and clearing more than 83 tons of garbage were some of the City of Yakima Clean City Program activities during the first six months of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yakima City Council received a <a href=\"https:\/\/d2kbkoa27fdvtw.cloudfront.net\/yakimawa\/30fc1cb75ae5789df7db14bee1c3f4a80.pdf\">year-to-date update<\/a> on the program during its meeting on Tuesday, July 1<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The City of Yakima developed \u201cClean City\u201d as a program in 2019. Its main objectives are: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Address visual blight (trash, graffiti, dangerous building, abandoned vehicles, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Address unscheduled collection of waste and litter from the City\u2019s public areas\/thoroughfares<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expedite the clean-up of such illegal dumps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clean up homeless encampments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support Yakima Police Department officers in unlawful camping enforcement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide coordination with neighborhoods for annual clean-up events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create educational components<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engage with community partners and volunteers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Clean City, under the direction of the City\u2019s Public Works Division, coordinates the efforts of several City departments and community partners. They include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><u>City of Yakima Public Works<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Works Administration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Refuse Division<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Streets &amp; Traffic Division<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parks &amp; Recreation Division<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><u>City of Yakima Codes Division<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>           <strong><u>City of Yakima Legal Department<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Yakima Police Department<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/public-works\/\">https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/public-works\/<\/a> for more about the City of Yakima Public Works Department.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/services\/refuse\/bulky-waste-rates-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Clean-City-YTD-2025-photo-background-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15472\" style=\"width:416px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Clean-City-YTD-2025-photo-background-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Clean-City-YTD-2025-photo-background-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Clean-City-YTD-2025-photo-background-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Clean-City-YTD-2025-photo-background-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Clean-City-YTD-2025-photo-background-1536x1536.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1746f5c5-2436-48db-9550-1adfa16063e0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Clean-City-Program-2025-Update-News-Release.pdf\">Clean City Program 2025 Update &#8211; News Release<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/6\/files\/sites\/6\/Clean-City-Program-2025-Update-News-Release.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1746f5c5-2436-48db-9550-1adfa16063e0\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responding to 1,900 graffiti incidents, contacting 1,200 individuals experiencing homelessness and clearing more than 83 tons of garbage were some of the City of Yakima Clean City Program activities during the first six months of 2025. Yakima City Council received a year-to-date update on the program during its meeting on Tuesday, July 1st. 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