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The Board of Health approved three new policies covering First Amendment rights, active-shooter situations, and time management. It also approved July 2025 expenditures and reviewed reports noting two additional Lyme disease cases and no indication of increased COVID-19 spread in Kent at that time.
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The approved policies establish or update internal guidance for the Kent City Health Department, including emergency active-shooter response. The board also heard a resident’s concerns about serious maintenance problems and poor living conditions at Four Seasons Apartments; staff recommended contacting Fair Housing Services of NE Ohio. Health officials reported two additional Lyme disease cases and were monitoring COVID-19 trends.
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