yakima city council

The council meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Yakima City Hall.

All the candidates will be asked the same questions during the forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch will be served. The hotel is located at 9 North Ninth Street.

The council made it's decision after the Yakima Humane Society threatened to end its animal control contract with the city. Since the ban was lifted people have been able to adopt the dogs from the Yakima Humane Society and other local breeders.

The council study sesssion starts at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Yakima City Hall.

But if the council does act at the next meeting the repeal won't happen until 30 days after the vote. So it looks like the city will be ready for cruising the avenue in 2020.

City council members also talked about immigration. A update on federal legislation was included in the council information.

At one point Gartrell admits he "slapped the phone" out of her hand. In a statement Gartrell says he shouldn't have taken that action and regrets it.

Ross says they'll continue to count until the election is certified and counting is officially over on August 20. Ross says he expects a final voter turnout of 27%.

The Greenway has filed a lawsuit to stop the proposal from going forward.

She was on The Morning News on KIT to talk about her positions on issues and her campaign.