Public paper · October 13, 2026 · Government desk · Washington
Yakima County commissioners meet Oct. 20: lower Green Valley Road speed, new all-way stop, HOME and CDBG grants
The Yakima County Board of Commissioners posted its regular weekly agenda for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, at 10 a.m. Items include lowering the Green Valley Road speed limit to 45 mph, converting Old Prosser Highway and Mountainview Road to an all-way stop, temporary WATCH FOR ICE signs, and more than $700,000 in HOME, CDBG and other grant awards.
Yakima County posted the Board of Commissioners regular weekly agenda for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public in the BOCC Basement Conference Room (Room 33B) in Yakima, and online. Notice Nearby read the agenda and pulled out what residents can use, in our own words.
County Roads has two proposed ordinances and two winter-travel resolutions. Human Services and the Prosecutor list several grant and contract actions totaling well over $700,000. Public Services has a Growth Management Act update grant and a bid rejection for nuisance property abatement.
A one-hour strategic finance update from the budget director is also on the agenda.
County Roads
Ordinance 7-2026 would amend an earlier ordinance to set a 45 mph speed limit on Green Valley Road from Midvale Road (milepost 1.02) to Snipes Pump Road (milepost 2.04) for both directions. The agenda lists no fiscal impact.
Ordinance 8-2026 would change the intersection of Old Prosser Highway and Mountainview Road from a two-way stop to an all-way stop because of sight-distance and safety concerns. No fiscal impact is listed.
Resolution 264-2026 would allow temporary WATCH FOR ICE signs on portions of county roads during winter weather. Resolution 265-2026 would allow temporary snowmobile use on portions of Old River Road, Bumping River Road, Tieton Reservoir Road, North Fork Road and Nile Road.
Grants and contracts
Human Services Agreement 258-2026 is a Community Development Block Grant public-services award of $152,000 through the Washington State Department of Commerce for services by Northwest Community Action Center to low- and moderate-income people in Yakima County.
Agreement 259-2026 adds $5,246.56 to a HOME rehabilitation contract with Harley A and S General Construction LLC (project HM23-007), bringing that contract to $50,774.56. Agreement 260-2026 is the county’s HOME Investment Partnerships Program federal award for program year 2026: $435,860.71 to create and preserve affordable housing.
The Prosecutor lists a DUI grant award of $107,681.82 under Contract K534 with the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys; an additional $50,000 for the Victim Witness Assistance Grant from the Department of Commerce Office of Crime Victims Advocacy; and a janitorial services agreement for the Grant County office at $125 a week, fully reimbursable by the state.
Public Services Agreement 261-2026 is a Growth Management Act periodic update grant of $120,368 from the Department of Commerce. Resolution 267-2026 would reject all bids for a Code Enforcement nuisance-property abatement contract.
Other items
The Auditor has a payroll warrant certification for Sept. 16 to Sept. 30, 2026. Human Resources Resolution 266-2026 would set miscellaneous payments for certain attorneys in the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
The board will also hear a 60-minute strategic finance update from Budget Director Brian Carlson covering the prosecutor, liability insurance and the DAC.
Public comment is early on the agenda. Written comments may be sent to the Clerk of the Board at least 24 hours before the meeting.
Sources
Yakima County Board of Commissioners, Regular Weekly Agenda Meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026 (https://www.yakimacounty.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10202026-1985).
Agenda Center: https://www.yakimacounty.us/AgendaCenter/Board-of-Commissioners-2.
Notice Nearby wrote this paper in its own words from the county’s posted agenda. Times and items can change; check with Yakima County before you go.
What to read next
Yakima County brief: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/wa-yakima-commissioners-regular-agenda-oct-20-2026-speed-limits-home-cdbg
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Notes and sources
- Author: Ryan Standley / Record of Sale, LLC / Notice Nearby.
- Source: Yakima County Board of Commissioners, Regular Weekly Agenda, Oct. 20, 2026.
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