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Yakima city officials continue to put pressure on property owners to clean up and that’s keeping code enforcement officers busy. As we head into the summer months, code inspectors say complaint calls increase by nearly 40 to 50 percent...

The City of Yakima is looking for ideas about downtown and you are invited to bring your ideas to a community workshop later this month at the Howard Johnson. City Economic and Development Director Sean Hawkins says it is your chance to tell city leaders what you want in downtown Yakima...

A new pathway system is under construction in Yakima that will soon offer you a chance to walk a 6. 5 mile loop connecting the Powerhouse. Pathway to the William O. Douglas Trail. Construction work started this week on the Walter Ortman Parkway Project that will eventually create the pedestrian-friendly loop...

Thanks to major fundraising efforts by Yakima’s Sunrise Rotary Club, construction is almost complete on a pavilion at Franklin Park valued at $200,000, which will serve as a home for family picnics and community events as well as a stage for the City’s summer concert series, the Yakima Folklife Festival, etc.

It is called Yak Back and it is a new Yakima City service designed for you to send your concerns to city officials. Spokesman Randy Beehler tells KIT News Yak Back “is a great service that allows people to let the city know about areas in the city that need attention.”

The city of yakima has a new park for summer activities. The Yakima County Commissioners Tuesday approved an agreement to allow the city to operate and schedule events at Performance Park next to the Yakima County Courthouse. Commissioner Kevin Bouchey says “it is a great partnership that assures the park will be utilized this spring and summer...

Yakima does not want to be known as the city of ex-cons. Yet, the state of Washington is sending a lot of former inmates here. Many of them do not even have ties to the community. The worry is they will go back to a life of trouble. Prisoners cannot go anywhere when they are released on parole...

The City of Yakima Legal Department is hiring a new attorney who will review what cases to prosecute. The change will save more of your tax money that would normally be spent on public defenders. Last year, the Yakima City Attorney's Office handled more than 5,000 cases in the city's municipal court...

Yakima city officials want to know what it will take to get people to use the airport. The city wants more people flying in and out of their hometown instead of driving to SeaTac or Pasco. Many people fly out of Yakima only to end up waiting for hours at SeaTac...

Results from the 2012 Yakima Citizen Survey clearly revealed an expectation that the city of Yakima should be more proactively involved in improving the overall appearance of the community. As part of its multi-pronged approach to meeting that expectation, the city will spearhead a series of eight community clean up events beginning on Saturday, March 9 and running through late fall...