Put the sand to good use
Regarding the removal of the sandbags, I'm sure someone must have thought of this, but why not collect all of the sand from the sandbags and put in an open area in Kent to use for sanding the roads when the snow and ice hit?
May 18, 2012
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Pesticides applied only to small parking lot
Last week a resident wrote to the Kent Reporter with concerns about the use of pesticides at Clark Lake Park and the potential risks and impacts to the park and park users.
April 27, 2012
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One option for removing sandbags
Regarding the removal of the sandbags written on April 13 by Steve Hunter, there was mention of the relative cost associated with the removal and obvious concerns for the negative impact it would create for the city budget.
April 27, 2012
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Change in tone over ShoWare?
After reading Steve Hunter's story on the Kent City Council's recent approval of an economic study of the ShoWare Center (April 20), it occurred to me the council's current rationale for owning an event center has changed over the past five years.
April 27, 2012
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Chemicals harm Clark Lake, and us
I went to Clark Lake on a beautiful Sunday to walk. I was appalled to see a posting that the landscape had been sprayed with Roundup and two other chemicals that they listed as pesticides and herbicides.
April 20, 2012
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Support our facility
I am a senior who is mentally challenged with physical disabilities writing for the Midway Residential Housing Group, a division of Navos, in Kent.
April 20, 2012
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We still need to address homeless issue
Over the last two months the Kent Chamber of Commerce and the Kent Downtown Partnership have held countless meetings examining the issue of a potential homeless center located in downtown Kent. It was with feedback from our membership that the Kent Chamber of Commerce decided to oppose the use of the Resource Center, in downtown Kent, as a homeless shelter.
April 11, 2012
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Maintaining hope in pursuit of shelter
KentHOPE has responded with renewed energy and vigor after the Kent City Council denied the use of the city Resource Center as a day center/shelter. We are moving forward with our partner, Seattle's Union Gospel Mission, toward our vision of establishing a day center, and eventual overnight shelter to provide hope and assist those who are homeless in pathways to stable housing and a more secure future.
April 11, 2012
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Hope for the homeless in Kent
I first met Thomas 18 months ago at the dinner my church serves weekly to the homeless and financially needy
April 4, 2012
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Let's support the homeless shelter
Perhaps a more fitting shelter for the homeless in Kent would be the streets?
March 29, 2012
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Train station can be an attraction
With all the questions about the Kent Train Depot Station, the most "logical" thing to do with the antique building is to retain it and turn it into a railroad museum.
March 29, 2012
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