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Annual Report to the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office

As part of the programmatic requirements for the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), the City of Kent is required to document projects that are found to be exempt from Section 106 Review pursuant to the HUD Programmatic Agreement every calen...

Freeze warning!

With the forecast calling for temperatures below freezing for the foreseeable future, click here for tips on how to prevent frozen pipes. 

2022 Kent Recycling Schedules

Remembering the days are already hard enough, not to mention trying to remember which week the recycling should be ready for pickup! The Portage County Recycling Center created these 12-month calendars with the pick-up dates marked to make it easier for r...

Kent Skates

Come enjoy winter in Downtown Kent at the new, outdoor ice skating rink, Kent Skates! This rink that will be free and open to the public from Nov. 20, 2021 through Feb. 28, 2022. Hours for the ice rink are as follows: Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m....

2022 Kent State University Electronics Recycling

Electronics recycling will be open on March 2, 9, 16, 23 from 7:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Kent State University R-17 parking lot behind Starbucks, between S. Willow Street and S. Lincoln Street. Members of both the campus and city of Kent communit...

DRAFT Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data - rev. 11-24-21

That revised report, found here, has been compiled and is ready for review. All of the actual data entry into the software program, analyses and initial draft report were completed by Ad Hoc Committee member Andrews Boateng. His expertise in the area of c...

Pause in Accepting Passport Applications

Due to the rise in COVID-19 transmission in Portage County, the City of Kent has temporarily halted accepting passport applications. Please visit travel.state.gov for alternate acceptance facilities in the area.

New COVID-19 Guidelines

Here, you will find a flow chart containing pertinent information about what you should do if you contract the COVID-19 virus.

Here, you will find a three page guide for K-12 students and staff exposed to COVID-19 in a school setting. 

For answers ...

Ohio Utilities Assistance Programs

FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities and Dominion Energy Ohio encourage their customers to arrange payment plans and apply for bill assistance programs. These various programs can help alleviate growing balances for customers having financial difficulties. The prog...

East Main Street

East Main Street is preparing for an exciting new look in the near future!