{"id":5987,"date":"2025-03-24T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T23:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/?p=5987"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:25:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T19:25:31","slug":"budget-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/budget-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Yakima Community is at a crossroads. Because of inflation and other factors, the cost of basic city services (police, fire, parks, streets) is greater than the amount in tax money the City gets to pay for them.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The community has to decide whether it is willing to increase taxes to pay for basic city services or is willing to have those services reduced or eliminated entirely.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By filling out this short survey, you&#8217;ll help decide the future of basic city services in Yakima. It consists of 8 questions and takes about 3 to 4 minutes to complete.<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/engage.zencity.io\/yakima-wa\/en\/engagements\/1522b419-faa5-4df1-9457-b7787440584d\">https:\/\/engage.zencity.io\/yakima-wa\/en\/engagements\/1522b419-faa5-4df1-9457-b7787440584d<\/a> to take the survey or snap the QR code below.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/sites\/2\/Yakima-Budget-Survey-QR-Code.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/sites\/2\/Yakima-Budget-Survey-QR-Code.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5988\" style=\"width:426px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/sites\/2\/Yakima-Budget-Survey-QR-Code.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/sites\/2\/Yakima-Budget-Survey-QR-Code-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/sites\/2\/Yakima-Budget-Survey-QR-Code-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/sites\/2\/Yakima-Budget-Survey-QR-Code-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/sites\/2\/Yakima-Budget-Survey-QR-Code-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/sites\/2\/Yakima-Budget-Survey-QR-Code-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your participation. The survey will be available through April 30th. Survey results will be shared with the Yakima City Council in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the attached document to see brief descriptions of programs and services listed in the survey&#8217;s Budget Reduction   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/sites\/2\/Survey-Budget-Reduction-Exercise-Programs-and-Services-Descriptions.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Survey Budget Reduction Exercise Programs and Services Descriptions.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-a77a018d-7f66-4486-a7f3-86e6c4805966\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/sites\/2\/Survey-Budget-Reduction-Exercise-Programs-and-Services-Descriptions.pdf\">Survey Budget Reduction Exercise Programs and Services Descriptions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yakimawa.gov\/media\/points-of-interest\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/2\/files\/sites\/2\/Survey-Budget-Reduction-Exercise-Programs-and-Services-Descriptions.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-a77a018d-7f66-4486-a7f3-86e6c4805966\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Yakima seeks your input on funding for basic services. Click &#8220;Read More&#8221; for more about the City&#8217;s budget constraints and options to take a brief survey. 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