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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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The moratorium pauses new AI data center permits for up to one year while the city considers how those facilities should be regulated. Council also approved a new program to help convert single-family rentals into owner-occupied homes, authorized applications for $500,000 in transportation funding and a $25,000 fire-safety grant, and adjusted city appropriations. Julie Kenworthy was appointed to the Committee on Design and Preservation.
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