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Featured News

Public Works Operations

Summer Recycling Collection Event and Recycling Products Sale, June 1

May 16, 2013 – The annual Summer Recycling Collection Event and Recycling Products Sale will take place Saturday, June 1, at the Kent Phoenix Academy parking lot at 11000 SE 264^th St., Kent, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Office of the Mayor

Brubaker tapped as Kent’s interim chief administrative officer

May 7, 2013 – Tom Brubaker, Kent’s city attorney, was named interim chief administrative officer by Mayor Suzette Cooke during the May 7 city council meeting.Read More >

Office of the Mayor

City of Kent chief administrative officer Hodgson to retire

April 22, 2013 - A key executive credited with leading Kent city government through the worst recession in decades, a demographic shift and large population growth announced Monday he plans to retire May 31.

Office of the Mayor

South 231st Way in Kent to be renamed Veterans Drive

April 17, 2013 – To honor all military veterans, the city of Kent invites the public, veterans, their friends and families to a street naming ceremony for Veterans Drive, Friday, May 31, 2013 at 11 a.m.

Police

Kent Police resume bike patrols May 1

April 15, 2013 - Starting May 1, the Kent Police Department will resume its bicycle patrols to enhance law enforcement with a more visible presence on the streets.

Office of the Mayor

Mayor Cooke delivers 2013 State of the City address

March 7, 2013 – The following is the text of Mayor Suzette Cooke’s 2013 State of the City address as prepared for delivery at the March 6 membership luncheon of the Kent Chamber of Commerce.

Parks, Recreation, and Community Service

Community service opportunities for Kent students, others

February 26, 2013 – Every year when the weather starts to improve, Kent Parks gets calls from students looking for ways to fulfill their high school community service requirements. There multiple opportunities coming up. Flyers are posted a few weeks before the event and pre-registration is required.

Parks, Recreation, and Community Service

Kent urban tree advocate honored for volunteer efforts

February 12, 2013 – The city of Kent’s Green Kent Partnership is honored to announce that Terry Hooks was selected as one of 10 nationwide semi-finalists for the Alliance for Community Trees 2012 Volunteer of the Year Award. The award highlights inspirational volunteers in action who have contributed to urban forestry by improving community trees and the neighborhoods where they live. The winner was Dotti Clune, a 20-plus-year volunteer with Michigan-based Friends of Grand Rapids Parks.

Parks, Recreation, and Community Service

Kent's Community Garden P-Patch Pre-registration Begins Soon

February 4, 2013 – Kent’s downtown Community Garden P-patch season runs April 1 through October 27. Gardeners may rent a 20’ by 20’ plot for the season for $45 plus a refundable $25 deposit. Pre-registration for returning gardeners begins Wednesday, February 27; new gardener registration begins Monday, March 11. Call the Kent Commons at 253-856-5000, or stop by in person at 525 4^th Avenue S.

Parks, Recreation, and Community Service

Lake Meridian Park Adds New ADA Play Equipment

October 4, 2012 – The new playground at Lake Meridian Park, which opened in 2011, is being expanded to provide more opportunities for children of all abilities. Kent Parks’ Operations staff recently installed one of two new ADA accessible sand play features. A sand table and sand digger were purchased with a $3,930 grant from the Kent Sunrise Rotary Club and Rotary District 5030.

Office of the Mayor

State of the City 2012

Watch State of the City speech Do you wonder what is going on in Kent? Let us help you out. On March 7th , Mayor Suzette Cooke delivered her State of the City address to the Kent Chamber of Commerce at the ShoWare Center. Kent TV21’s cameras were there to capture the mayor’s speech

Parks, Recreation, and Community Service

Historic Kent Homestead Celebrates Milestone

July 25, 2011 – This year marks the 10^th anniversary of a ribbon-cutting ceremony that opened up the Neely-Soames Historic Homestead to the public for the first time. The King County Master Gardeners will help Kent Parks celebrate at the annual public open house and tour, Saturday, August 20, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at 5311 S. 237^th Place, just north of the Russell Road Athletic Complex.Read More >