This Week In Yakima County is a continuing series at Accurate Perspective, running down the major highlights of upcoming meetings from major legislative bodies within Yakima County. Should we cover a jurisdiction or legislative body we are not currently covering? Send us a comment below.
Yakima County Commissioners
- Week Ahead
- November 18, 2022 – Work Session
- What’s Important?
- Agenda Item #6 – Public Services – Short term plan to issue building permits
- This is an update to a recent plan streamlining application approvals for repeat customers. Specifically, this is for customers that know what is required for a completed package.
- Agenda Item #7 – Financial Services – 2023 General Fund
- The start of a series of meetings by Financial Services. Financial Services presents to the public before the Yakima County Commissioners consider approving the budget for the next year.
- November 18, 2022 – Work Session
City of Yakima
- Week Ahead
- November 15, 2022 – Business Meeting
- What’s Important?
- Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray is interested in bringing an Executive Producer to town to possibly begin work on a documentary.
- A proposal to create an ad-hoc Committee for the Martin Luther King Jr., Aquatic Center.
- An increase to your irrigation fees for the next four years.
- Adopting City Council legislative priorities for the state and federal level. These priorities include:
- State Level:
- Full funding of Crime Lab
- Funding to address domestic violence
- Opportunities to provide financial incentives for downtown redevelopmente
- Efforts to clarify and/or modify police reform legislation adopted during the 2021 state legislative session
- Federal Level:
- Funding to expand domestic water and sewer systems to underserved, low-income neighborhoods
- Funding for replacement of McAllister Field terminal building
- Funding requests for Nelson Dam Removal and Replacement project
- Spending request for the MLK, Jr. Park Community Pool
- State Level:
- Second public hearing on the 2023-24 Biennial Budget
- A list of Parks and Recreation fee increases to be adopted on January 1, 2023
Want to see other jurisdictions listed? Let us know. Not happy about what your representatives are voting on? Let us know.
You guys should look into the recommendations from county bureaucrats to change how our county deals with water rights and use. The farm bureau, a home builders association, and an association of realtors all oppose these changes.