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Reporting Public Policy

A Reporting Project of the Kent State University School of Media and Journalism

Vivian Feke October 1, 2014November 20, 2014 0 Comments Bridge, City Development, development, downtown, Kent, kent, Meeting, parking

Kent City Council divided on parking for West Main Street bridge

Intro: The city of Kent held a special council meeting Wednesday night, focusing on topics such as parking and the

Carley Hull October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 0 Comments carley hull, city council, city council meeting, City Development, City of Kent, Community, Government, kent, Kent, kent city council, main street bridge, parallel parking, parking, parking meteres, Parks and Recreation, west main street bridge

City Council passes changes for West Main Street bridge parking

Kent City Council passed a motion Wednesday, Oct. 1, that will create parallel parking on the West Main Street bridge

Carley Hull September 30, 2014September 30, 2014 0 Comments bridget susel, city development, City Development, city manager, City of Kent, Community, community development director, dan smith, dave ruller, economic development, economic development director, Economy, kent, Kent

Kent economic development director applicants under review

Application reviews for the City of Kent’s new economic development director are underway after the application deadline ended Friday, Sept. 26. The

Celia Fernandez September 30, 2014 0 Comments City Development, City of Kent, College Town Kent LLC, dan smith, Kent

City Council votes on adding a pocket park in downtown Kent

The Community Development Committee of the Kent City Council voted to 8-0 to start plans for a pocket park between

Joanna Kamvouris September 30, 2014 0 Comments City Development, Community, Kent, Kent State University

Kent community celebrates opening of May Prentice House

President Beverly Warren joins the Kent community in celebrating the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday for the historic May Prentice House,

Alicia Balog September 30, 2014 0 Comments city council, City Development, City of Kent, College Street, Kent, kent, Kent Police, kent police department, new police station

Kent City Council considers eminent domain on four College Avenue homes

by Alicia Balog The Kent City Council debated the issue of taking four private properties on College Avenue needed to

Robert Rompala September 29, 2014September 30, 2014 0 Comments City Development, College Street, Eminent Domain, kent city council, Kent Police

The city of Kent selects location of new police station despite criticism from property owners

The new Kent Police Department will be located between College Street and Depeyster Street, across from the fire station. The

Bruce Walton September 17, 2014September 17, 2014 0 Comments City Development, City of Kent, Community, facebook, Kent, kent, Parks and Recreation, social media, Twitter

City of Kent Reaches to Community Through Social Media

The City of Kent has been reaching out to its community, but in the age of information, does it take

Robert Rompala September 16, 2014September 16, 2014 0 Comments City Development, Kent Police, LEED, Sustainability

Kent Police have to wait longer than expected for new station

The Kent Police Department is scheduled to receive its new building in spring 2017, although prior estimate was 2016. The

Raven Brinson January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 0 Comments Agriculture, City Development, Community, development, downtown, haymaker parkway, jennifer lennox, jim bowling, Kent, kent city council, landscaping plan, Parks and Recreation, pocket park

New plan to turn Haymaker Parkway land into ‘pocket park’

Kent City Council unanimously approved last week a 35-thousand-dollar landscaping plan that will transform the land next to the new