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Politics has no place in Gang Legislation
Gang Legislation is about protecting our residents from criminal street gangs, it has nothing to with “racial profiling” as the ACLU would have you believe. Almost as quickly as the Senate Democrats in Washington State removed the 2/3rd’s requirement...
Stormwater Funding Bill – We need your help!
This arrived in my email this morning. Please take a moment and contact your State Legislators to tell them to support this much needed legislation. To: Mayors, Councilmembers, City Managers/Administrators, and Public Works Directors SHB 1614 is eligible...
Laynee has a new kidney!
As many of you know, close personal friends of mine, David and Emily Golladay have a little girl named Laynee, and she was in desperate need of a kidney . After an exhaustive search for a donor, none could be found, then her mother Emily, volunteered...
Sunnyside High School Orchestra Presents Boots and Bows/Spurs and Strings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – The Sunnyside High School Orchestra Presents Boots and Bows/Spurs and Strings Dessert Concert on Friday, April 24, 2008 Sunnyside – The Sunnyside High School Orchestra will present its first annual dessert concert,...
Stormwater Assessment in Sunnyside
Those that live in Sunnyside know that the most contentious issue currently in front of our Council is the Stormwater Assessment Fee, which went into effect this year.  I don’t normally blog about issues that are in front of Council (that may change...
A Kidney for Laynee
Dear Friends, Close personal friends of mine David and Emily Golladay have a little girl named Laynee and she is in desperate need of a kidney replacement. Laynee was born on May 3, 1999. She was diagnosed with stage three kidney disease on January 17...
House committee approves new funding for Black Rock study
PUBLISHED ON Wednesday, June 25, 2008 AT 12:06AM Yakima Herald-Republic The U.S. House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved a 2009 spending bill that includes $500,000 to complete the Yakima River Basin water storage study, Rep. Doc Hastings...
Association of Washington Cities - Annual Conference
If you were wondering, why I haven't posted in a week or so, it's because I have been attending the Association of Washington Cities - Annual Conference in Yakima, WA. It was without a doubt the best AWC Conference I have attended since started...
Posted: 06-21-2008 14:22 by jim® | with 2 comment(s)
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Yakima County EMS Trauma Care Council Appointment
Dear Friends: After 12 years of faithful service, my good friend and colleague Councilman Al Hubert from Toppenish has decided to step down from the Yakima County EMS Trauma Care Council, and he nominated me to serve as his replacement. On May 21, 2008...
Vice Chair Appointment to the YVCOG
Just a quick note to let you all know that on February 20, 2008 the Executive Committee of the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments voted unanimously to appoint me Vice Chairman. Having only served on the committee since 2007 this is a great honor...
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