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Kent City Health Department Public Service Announcement

The Kent City Health Department (KCHD) encourages residents and visitors in Kent to wear facial coverings when in public. Please watch the Public Service Announcement for more information. 

KCHD also encourages local businesses to take the SAFER b...

Become a SAFER Business

Our local businesses that take the pledge for SAFER actions are committing to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Through safety standards outlined by the CDC, Ohio Department of Health, and the Kent City Health Department, they will ensure the safety of th...

Kent Applied to be a Bicycle Friendly Community

The League of American Bicyclists represents bicyclists in the movement to create safer roads, stronger communities, and a Bicycle Friendly America. The League’s Bicycle Friendly America (BFA) program provides a roadmap, hands-on assistance and ...

Haymaker Farmers' Market Outdoor Season

The Drive -Through Haymaker Farmers’ Market at the United Methodist Church of Kent was a huge success for March through May! They had up to 270 cars visiting each Saturday and were able to continue getting local food to local people - thanks to ...

Yard Waste Transfer Site Hours during the month of July

July Hours for the Yard Waste Transfer Site.

The site will be closed July 4th in observation of Independence Day.

Beginning Thursday July 2nd 2020, the City of Kent Yard Waste Transfer Site will continue to remain open with limited hours and limited access....

50th Commemoration of May 4 - Banner Installation

In keeping with the commitment to honor and remember those tragic events of May 4, 1970, and in partnership with Each + Every, the Kent Historical Society Museum, and the Kent State University Wick Poetry Center and Mapping May 4th project, banners were i...

COVID-19 Spring/Summer Safety Message

As the weather warms, graduations occur, and holidays appear on the calendar it is important to note several things:

• COVID-19 is still circulating in our community.
• Gatherings over 10 people are discouraged. Large groups increase the risk of spread.
• The need...

Income Tax Information

Municipal income tax returns and payments for tax year 2019 with a due date of April 15, 2020 have been extended to July 15, 2020.  Estimated payments for the first and second quarters of tax year 2020 have also been extended to July 15, 2020. &a...