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If your garbage was not picked up due to the recent fire evacuation, BDI will collect your garbage tomorrow, Thursday, July 10th.

Good Morning Selah Residents,

The Speyers Road and West Fremont Avenue intersection will be paved beginning at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday July 10th. The intersection will be closed and a detour route will be in effect to get the traveling public safely around the closed intersection.

Thank you for your patience as we continue improving our city streets.

Respectfully,

Rocky Wallace

Public Works Director

Notice is hereby given that the City of Selah Civil Service Commission will hold a regular scheduled meeting on July 10, 2025 at 1:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers located at Selah City Hall, 115 W. Naches Avenue, Selah, WA.

Civil Service Commission Regular Scheduled Meeting Agenda

City of Selah Administrative Offices will be closed Friday, July 4, 2025, in observance of Independence Day. We will resume normal business hours Monday, July 7, 2025. This closure includes administrative offices at the following locations:

City Hall

Public Works

Wastewater

Civic Center

Fire Department

Police Department

We are aware of ongoing scam text messages claiming to be from the Washington Department of Licensing, Department of Motor Vehicles, FastPass toll lanes, and others. These messages often reference existing cases or overdue balances — they are NOT from the Selah Court.

DO NOT respond, select any links, give any personal information, or submit payments through these messages.

DO NOT make emergency payments to the court based on text messages.

Official notices from the Selah Court or Department of … Read More

City of Selah Administrative Offices will be closed Thursday, June 19, 2025, in observance of Juneteenth. We will resume normal business hours Friday, June 20, 2025. This closure includes administrative offices at the following locations:

City Hall

Public Works

Civic Center

Fire Department

Police Department

The City received a Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) grant to grind and overlay portions of S. 3rd Street, N. 3rd Street and the Speyers “Y” at West Fremont Avenue. The City is using Water and Public Works Board funds to upgrade the water main and in-stall new water service lines on W. Orchard Avenue between N. 3rd Street and N. 1st Street. Project information will be regularly posted on the City’s website on the Public Works page. If you have … Read More

The City of Selah, Washington, intends to engage in a qualifications-based selection (QBS) for an architectural firm to provide professional services relative a to-be-built new municipal building.  This notice has been issued so that any potentially-interested architect can submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ).

Most specifics of the project have not yet been determined.  However, a few specifics are determined:  (1) the site location (Yakima County Assessor’s Parcel #181435-41454, which is a level parcel of roughly 2.34 acres); (2) the anticipated … Read More

Yakima County has authorized Selland Construction to close Speyers Road, from 14th Street to Lander Road, to through traffic beginning approximately June 9, 2025, through July 14, 2025.

Local access will be maintained for residents who live within the closure area.

The purpose of the closure is to allow for the safe and efficient installation of buried utilities, including new sewer and water mains.

Click here for the Traffic Control Plan outlining the closure and designated detour route.

Notice – Keep Objects Off Rights-of-Way

The City of Selah is legally required to keep public rights-of-way – such as sidewalks, curbs and streets – free from any obstructions or items.

What Does the Law Say?Under RCW 46.61.570, it is unlawful to stop, stand, or park a vehicle (or obstruction) in a way that impedes traffic or blocks access to sidewalks or driveways. Additionally, RCW 35A.11.020 gives cities the authority to regulate use of public rights-of-way.The Selah Municipal Code (SMC) regulates the … Read More