Serious crimes in Yakima have dropped by nearly 22% in the last two years and by nearly 70% since they hit their heights in the late 1980s. Click “Read More” to see charts detailing the most current Yakima crime statistics and a comparison of crime stats over the last few decades.
The Yakima City Council has set its priorities for the 2015 legislative session in Olympia. To see the complete list of priorities, click “Read More”.
The rating for street repairs in the results of Phase 2 of the 2014 Yakima Citizen Survey rose dramatically from previous years. To see the full results from Phase 2 and Phase 1 of the survey, click “Read More”.
This winter, the City of Yakima is implementing a new snow removal plan that will help get traffic moving as quickly and safely as possible after a significant snow fall. Click “Read More” to see a map of Yakima’s snow routes and priority plowing routes.
Learn the Facts and Know the Truth about the current Ebola outbreak. Click “Read More” to find links to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) website and the Washington State Department of Health (“WSDOH”) website.
The online version of the Yakima Citizen Survey is now available to help the City of Yakima become better aligned with the community. For more information and to take the Yakima Citizen Survey online click “Read More”
To see some of the finished design renderings for a potential Downtown Yakima Central Plaza and video of the public presentation of the completed design that took place on October 6th, click on the “Read More” link below.
CityCast is an information program designed to give people a quick look at events, activities, issues, policy, and more that have to do with the City of Yakima and to help people better understand our community and what is going on in it.
Click “Read More” to see the latest edition of CityCast.
The Yakima City Council has chosen a preferred design for a potential Downtown Yakima Central Plaza. Click “Read More” to see an artist’s rendering of the preferred design as well as information about how parking would be affected by the design.
During its annual retreat, the Yakima City Council evaluated City Manager Tony O’Rourke (pictured above) regarding his job performance over the past year. Click “Read More” to see how the Council scored O’Rourke’s performance during his second year on the job.
