The plan is to expand to the north using an existing parking lot. The expansion is expected to cost $12.5 million dollars and will give the center 18,500 additional feet of space.
City officials say the city has declared weather emergencies in the past. In 1996 a state of emergency was declared for a big snow storm. Other emergencies have been declared for the Mt. St. Helens eruption and last year for the Rattlesnake Ridge.
Anyone with questions about the forums is encouraged to contact City of Yakima Communications & Public Affairs Director Randy Beehler by phone at 509-901-1142 or by email at randy.beehler@yakimawa.gov.