Briefly

Hearings on city plans Tuesday

The Kent City Council has scheduled public hearings for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Council chambers to take comment on the city’s 2009 budget and the 2009-2014 Capital Improvement Plan.

Council Chambers are located at Kent City Hall, 220 Fourth Ave. S.

Residents are invited to comment about what they would like to see in the 2009 budget. The city finance department prepares a preliminary budget balancing final revenue forecasts with expenditures before the mayor sends a proposed budget to the Council. Mayor Suzette Cooke is slated to present her budget on Oct. 7 to the Council.

The city conducts public hearings on its annual budget in September, October and, finally, November, before the document sees final action.

Also on Tuesday residents can comment on the Capital Improvement Plan, which includes numerous projects for streets, utilities and parks.

A balanced Capital Plan with updated priorities and available revenue will be incorporated into the annual budget.

For more information, call the City of Kent Finance Department at 253-856-5264 or go to www.ci.kent.wa.us/

financebudget/index.

Kent firm has coat drive

Sleep Country USA will have its Foster Kids Winter Coat Drive Sept. 29 through Nov. 2.

The Kent-based company is collecting winter coats to help keep the more than 26,000 foster kids in Oregon and Washington warm this winter.

New coats can be donated to any Sleep Country USA store and will be distributed among 20 Pacific Northwest foster care organizations.

For more information about locations, use the Sleep Country store locater at www.sleep

country.com.

Store hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.