proposition one

City officials warn that if the property tax proposal is rejected, deeper cuts will be necessary—potentially totaling $9 million.

Yakima voters gave thumbs up to the only proposition on the ballot on Tuesday. Proposition 1 changes the city charter and will now earmark a minimum of $2,000,000 a year to go to road work. The money will come out of the general fund. City Spokesman Randy Beehler says the proposition doesn’t call for any new taxes...

Yakima City officials are hoping to gain dedicated funding for road improvements in Yakima through the passage of Proposition One on the Primary ballot.