The Kent Downtown Partnership (KDP) – in collaboration with the city of Kent – is continuously looking for parking in downtown Kent for owners and employees.
Why? We want to gain more parking for the people who want to shop downtown.
One of the most important rules of customer service is that owners and employees shall not park in front of their business or other businesses; those are reserved for your faithful customers, or should be.
The KDP would like to thank those businesses and their employees who don’t park on the streets in the core of downtown Kent. This is very important if we want people to shop downtown. The KDP has been busy researching other options downtown for alternative parking.
Here are some suggestions as we continue working to find other alternatives:
• Key Bank, U.S. Bank, and Chase Bank have contracted with Diamond Parking (diamondparking.com, 800-340-4707) to lease out some of their stalls at $30 a month.
• Kent Lutheran Church (253-852-2057) is leasing stalls at $30 a month.
• Mexico Lindo (253-854-1573) has stalls to lease monthly.
• Allegro Performing Arts Center (253-813-9630) on Central has spots at $30 a month.
If there are other parking options in downtown for lease, please let our office know. We hope to see you all in downtown Kent doing your holiday shopping.
Shop small, shop often, shop downtown Kent, free parking.
Barbara Smith is executive director of the Kent Downtown Partnership. Reach her at 253-813-6976 or barbaras@kentdowntown.org.
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