Archive for October, 2011

Fire department offering tips for safe indoor heating

Posted 14 October 2011 | By | Categories: News and Events | No Comments

Submitted by Conor Christofferson, KOMO Communities Reporter Wednesday, October 12th, 2011, 12:34pm photo courtesy of Flickr user ASurroca With fall officially upon us and cooler weather slowly creeping into the forecast, the Kent Fire Department is offering up a few tips for safely using furnaces or other types of indoor heating. Here’s the what the [...]

Clear the clutter-Recycle it!

Posted 06 October 2011 | By | Categories: News and Events | No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gina Hungerford, City of Kent 253-856-5549 ghungerford@kentwa.gov   KENT, Wash. – October 6, 2011 – Kent’s annual Fall Recycling Collection Event will take place Saturday, October 15, at Russell Road Park, 24400 Russell Rd., Kent, from 9 a.m.-3: p.m.  Residents are invited to bring those items that are not easily recyclable [...]

Mayor Suzette Cooke’s 2012 budget proposal delivered to Kent City Council

Posted 05 October 2011 | By | Categories: News and Events | No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michelle Wilmot, City of Kent, Community & Public Affairs 253-856-5709 mwilmot@kentwa.gov   Mayor Suzette Cooke’s 2012 budget proposal delivered to Kent City Council   Kent, Wash. – October 5, 2011 – Kent Mayor Suzette Cooke’s 2012 proposed budget was presented to the Kent City Council on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 by Chief [...]

City of Kent – Scene eNewsletter

Posted 03 October 2011 | By | Categories: News and Events | No Comments

Monday October 3, 2011 Howard Hanson Dam has been repaired… …and functioning at or better than before the damage sustained over two years ago! Next for Kent will be the planning, funding and contracting to remove the giant sand bags from the levee. Because we are entering the rainy season, we are unable to remove the [...]

City hosting ‘demolition party’ for downtown eyesore

Posted 03 October 2011 | By | Categories: News and Events | No Comments

Submitted by Conor Christofferson, KOMO Communities Reporter Monday, October 3rd, 2011, 11:19am   KOMO News reporter Keith Eldridge is in downtown Kent this morning  and was nice enough to send back a photo of the “demolition party” in honor of a soon-to-be-demolished parking garage. The unfinished building, which as been called an “eyesore,” will be [...]