Council Meetings: Second Thursday of odd months at 6:30PM at the Centennial Center: 400 W. Gowe St. Kent, WA 98032 Meeting Room at the East end of Building near the elevators
Hanson Dam’s mysteries solved It had the makings of a doomsday scenario. Two holes suddenly appeared in the dirt-and-rock abutment of Howard Hanson Dam after a drenching “Pineapple Express” in 2009. Even scarier was when muddy water began flowing from the dam’s drainage tunnel – an indication that something might be terribly wrong inside the [...]
HomeStreet Bank is sponsoring a shred-a-thon May 21 that is free to the public. The location is 505 West Harrison Street.
Drug Take-Back Day coming next weekend Do you have unwanted and unused medications in your medicine cabinets at home? Are you looking for a safe way to dispose of these medications properly? The DEA’s Second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is Saturday, April 30, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. This is a day where anyone can [...]
Thursday April 14, 2011 Infrastructure Can’t Wait for the Economy to Improve By Jamie Perry, President, Kent City Council and Suzette Cooke, Mayor Nearly every day we hear of belt-tightening budgets and reduced services from all levels of government – local, state and federal. As we meet with various groups throughout the community we hear about [...]
North Park Neighborhood Council All-Members Meeting GUEST SPEAKER: Kent Police Chief Ken Thomas Chief Thomas reported that crime in North Park has gone down in the past year and that the Kent Police Department is using evidence-based data to determine the level of need for patrols. What does this mean for North Park residents? It [...]
