Kent Multicultural Village could be open in 2027 next to light rail station By Steve Hunter Monday, January 29, 2024 4:15pm NEWS A proposed Kent Multicultural Village will change the landscape in the next few years of the West Hill along Pacific Highway South and the light rail route. The estimated $120 million project is expected
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Grant will help expand services at Auburn mental health clinic
The $940,298 grant will fund planning, development and expansion of facility By Benjamin Leung Friday, September 29, 2023 2:25pm NORTHWEST Auburn’s Sound Mental Health clinic at 4238 Auburn Way N. (Courtesy photo) The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Sound Mental Health, a mental health clinic in Auburn, an approximately $940,000 grant
... continue reading.Sound Transit to pay city of Kent $1.75M due to light rail delay
Sound Transit will pay the city of Kent an additional $1.75 million over two years to extend a staffing agreement because of the delay to open a light rail line in 2026 rather than 2024. The City Council approved the amendment to the contract on Sept. 5. The city and Sound Transit approved a development
... continue reading.Kent City Council candidates all favor hiring more police officers
By Steve Hunter Monday, September 11, 2023 3:58pm If the words of six Kent City Council candidates are an accurate indication, voters might be voting on higher taxes next year to pay for more police officers. The six candidates for three council positions agreed during a Sept. 7 Kent Chamber of Commerce forum that more Kent
... continue reading.SR 509 extension to bring major changes to Kent intersections
By Steve Hunter Monday, March 22, 2021 4:14pm NEWS A major portion of the extension of State Route 509 from SeaTac to Interstate 5 near Kent remains in the design stage this year, but expect lots of construction to start in 2022 with an anticipated finish in 2025 for much of the work. The project will
... continue reading.City of Kent to add large, outdoor warehousing activities to B&O tax
Extension will increase revenue by about $2.1M per year by Steve Hunter Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:28pm Business The city of Kent expects to receive an additional $2.1 million per year from its business and occupation (B&O) tax when it extends the square footage component of the tax to include outdoor warehousing activities. “The purpose is
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