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Yakima lobbyists outline 2025 Olympia session wins: airport parking, pool funds, housing and criminal-justice grants
Summary
City lobbyists reported the state budget included $750,000 for Yakima Air Terminal overflow parking, $257,000 for Martin Luther King Jr. Park Aquatic Center, and part of a $770 million statewide housing and homelessness package; the session also created a three-year law-enforcement grant program and local-option criminal-justice sales tax.
Yakima’s lobbyists told the City Council Tuesday that the 105-day 2025 Washington legislative session produced several budget and policy items the city sought, including funding for airport parking and local capital projects and new state criminal-justice grant programs.
Nick Federici and Luke Gessler, the city’s Olympia lobbying team, reported the legislature balanced the state budget with new revenues and program cuts and left a larger-than-usual reserve. For Yakima, notable capital-budget wins included $750,000 for a new overflow parking lot at the Yakima Air Terminal — described as the city’s top aviation priority — $257,000 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Park Aquatic Center and $100,000 for capital…
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