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Aug 21, 2026

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Kent Sets Cemetery Tax Rate

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Jun 3, 2026

Council Advances Services Bond Proposal

Council voted 6-1 to retire the 0.25 police station bond and place a 0.25 services bond on the fall ballot. The proposal is intended to maintain the existing tax rate while supporting essential city services.

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Briefing

May 20, 2026

Kent Sets Cemetery Tax Rate

Council unanimously set Kent’s 2026 tax rate for Standing Rock Cemetery at 0.60 mills. It also approved a cemetery board appointment and cost-of-living pay increases for cemetery personnel.

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Briefing

May 6, 2026

Council approves road and safety upgrades

Council unanimously approved an amendment to the SR59 project agreement that adds $2 million, assigns responsibility for three aging traffic signals and land acquisition, and does not change Kent’s cost or the project scope. Council also approved emergency-access parking restrictions on Needham Avenue, stormwater ordinance updates, a $10,000 food-safety grant, and the sale of surplus property.

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Briefing

May 6, 2026

Kent advances 0.60-mill cemetery tax

City Council unanimously passed first reading of a joint resolution setting a 0.60-mill 2026 cemetery tax for Kent and 0.60 mills for Franklin Township to support Standing Rock Cemetery.

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Briefing

Apr 15, 2026

Kent Approves AI Data Center Moratorium

Council unanimously approved a consent agenda that includes a temporary moratorium of up to one year on permits for AI data centers in Kent. The 7-0 vote also advanced housing, transportation, fire safety, funding, and hazard-mitigation measures.

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Briefing

Apr 1, 2026

Kent Approves Down Payment Assistance Program

Council unanimously authorized a new down payment assistance program intended to support homeownership and encourage more diverse housing options. Council also approved a 2026 budget amendment, emergency planning measures, a $500,000 transportation grant application, and other funding requests.

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Briefing

Mar 4, 2026

Kent Updates Floodplain Rules

Council unanimously authorized amendments to Kent’s flood-damage-control rules to align with updated federal flood definitions and erosion standards and preserve eligibility for federal flood insurance. Council also approved $49,965 in energy grant funding, 2026 community development funding recommendations, a $15,000 farmers’ market sublease, a budget amendment, parking-sign changes, and a position-allocation change.

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Briefing

Feb 4, 2026

Council denies agricultural district application

Council unanimously denied an application to place farmland in an agricultural district, citing insufficient evidence of qualifying agricultural use and impacts from excavation-related noise and nuisance complaints. Council also approved an $800,000 Safe Routes to School grant application for the North Mantua Street project, with no required city match.

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Briefing

Jan 21, 2026

Council Refers Data Center Zoning Review

Council unanimously moved the issue of AI data centers in the zoning code to committee for further consideration. No zoning change was adopted at this meeting.

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Briefing

Dec 3, 2025

Council Approves 2026 Budget With Rate Increase

Council authorized the proposed 2026 operating budget, including 3% increases to water and sewer rates. Members also approved updates to the Sustainability Commission ordinance by a 7-0-1 vote, with one abstention.

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Briefing

Nov 19, 2025

Council Authorizes Consideration of Food Aid Funding

Council approved an ordinance allowing the city manager or designee to consider funding Kent Social Services to sustain food supplies for eligible residents affected by lost SNAP funding. The consent agenda also approved the 2026 capital plan appropriation ordinance and 2025 budget adjustments, but no dollar amounts were provided in the minutes.

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Briefing

Nov 5, 2025

Kent Approves Five-Year Capital Plan

Council unanimously approved the proposed 2026-2030 Capital Improvement Plan, including a $2.1 million starting water-fund balance, nearly $4 million in the sewer fund, and a planned $9.6 million loan for a headworks building. The plan also delays wellfield development to 2028 and maintains a goal of keeping fund balances at or above 25%.

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Briefing

Oct 15, 2025

Kent Approves Williams Street Remediation Agreement

Council unanimously approved a consent agenda that authorized an agreement involving Hometown Bank to cover 12.5% of a grant match for remediation at 200 West Williams Street. It also renewed and amended the Kent-Brimfield Joint Economic Development District income tax agreement to allow collection through the Regional Income Tax Agency.

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Briefing

Oct 1, 2025

Kent approves brownfield grant match

Council unanimously approved the City paying half of the match for a brownfield remediation grant and unanimously abandoned further exploration of an overlay district concept.

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Briefing

Sep 17, 2025

Council approves tax levies, extends camera discussion

Council unanimously adopted the resolution accepting budget commission tax rates and authorizing the necessary tax levies, with a 9-0 vote. Council also removed an October deadline for deciding on Flock cameras, allowing more time for discussion.

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Briefing

Sep 3, 2025

Council rejects rezoning, explores development overlay

Council unanimously upheld the Planning Commission’s recommendation against changing the former Davey Drill site from Industrial to High Density Residential, while also unanimously agreeing to further explore an overlay district requiring environmental cleanup standards before development.

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Briefing

Aug 20, 2025

Council Disbands Architectural Review Board

Council unanimously voted to disband Kent’s Architectural Review Board, concluding that recently adopted design guidelines make the board redundant. Council also approved a consent agenda covering utility-charge collection, 2025 budget adjustments, zoning updates, a school resource officer agreement through June 3, 2026, and other measures.

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