https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-09-21-board-of-zoning-appeals-sep-21-2026-bfe08a25-18f8-4283-8c26-6f79036e11f5 OpenOhio en 2026-11-03T13:24:33.482Z Shed variance approved for Dodge Street homeowners; N. Lincoln bump-out case pushed to October https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-09-21-civil-service-commission-sep-21-2026-2578d2f6-f98d-4ab1-91af-821b961c1b46 OpenOhio en 2026-11-03T13:24:24.857Z Kent Civil Service Commission OKs skipping the hiring test for the water plant's top job https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-09-08-sustainability-commission-special-meeting-sep-8-2026-67e629f5-684b-4bfb-898d-22b912c68e3a OpenOhio en 2026-11-03T13:24:24.576Z Sustainability Commission sets Oct. 9 'Lights Out!' bat event at Plum Creek https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-04-15-city-council-regular-apr-15-2026-c3d3b20d-6798-4222-a8ca-c851cac7d1c3 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:57:15.421Z Kent OKs one-year moratorium on AI data centers, $500K street grant, and new housing program https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-03-04-city-council-committee-meeting-mar-4-2026-770c4f64-cda5-4dd5-972a-4be0e9912edd OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:53:07.143Z Kent committee night: floodplain rules updated, NOPEC grants accepted, parking signs fixed, church building plans taking shape https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-05-06-city-council-special-meeting-with-franklin-township-trustees-may-6-2026-98a9421b-dd12-466f-abd1-861737de46dd OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:50:33.949Z Council and Township set cemetery tax at .60 mills, raise cemetery workers' pay — and can't find their own agreement https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-03-18-city-council-regular-mar-18-2026-255579ac-2269-4d2e-96d8-f035f0716b43 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:49:45.845Z Kent council appoints two, backs one-year pause on AI data centers https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-01-21-city-council-regular-jan-21-2026-897dde4e-3765-460c-8964-8d69f5244d6a OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:48:02.058Z Kent appoints Eric Dreger to fill Ward 2 council seat; council moves to study AI data center zoning https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-01-14-special-council-meeting-jan-14-2026-583290c2-4edd-437d-b5af-f1e12b324163 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:47:45.541Z Three candidates interview for Kent's open Ward 2 council seat — vote comes Jan 21 https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-05-06-city-council-committee-meeting-may-6-2026-4ab9795b-8dcb-422b-9ca0-c308d63cd647 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:45:41.975Z Council moves to retire police station debt 11 years early — new 0.25% tax could fund cops, firefighters and paving https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-04-01-city-council-committee-meeting-apr-1-2026-7f989b11-42a5-439c-83e1-2ac013ae91ef OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:42:15.569Z Kent Council backs down payment help for homebuyers and eyes tax plan to fund police, fire, paving https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-02-04-city-council-committee-meeting-feb-4-2026-273d1f15-65cf-4474-b9fa-a4df7f8ef436 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:40:54.133Z Council denies Kolb Acres ag-district bid, greenlights Copen Machine deal for old Davey Drill site https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-02-18-city-council-regular-feb-18-2026-b26e08c9-dffa-4c3d-b167-f20774d92ee9 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:40:52.993Z Family's 23-day water crisis gets fast-tracked after dad's plea; council OKs Copen Machine deal and rejects Johnson Rd. farm district bid https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-01-07-city-council-committee-meeting-jan-7-2026-b02eab14-9335-49fe-9a20-a16925c80a38 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:35:17.863Z Council OKs downtown sewer-area planning workshop, bridge design deal and a new cybersecurity plan https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-06-17-city-council-regular-jun-17-2026-f61a7eb2-e2b3-44c8-bdbc-0f17a57e00de OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:28:34.555Z Voters to decide Kent income tax question; council sets election, holds off on the tax ordinance itself https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-09-02-city-council-committee-meeting-sep-2-2026-5a78e718-f3c6-4361-b774-16aae0010471 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:27:16.035Z Kent Council kills plan for sustainability committee, but makes October Sustainability Month permanent https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-06-03-city-council-committee-meeting-jun-3-2026-c6725efd-acb5-4942-90a0-4f5eb9b09aef OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:26:49.055Z Council puts .25 police bond swap on November ballot — Tracy Wallach casts the lone no vote https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-08-19-city-council-regular-aug-19-2026-cbd53b02-adad-450e-9cb3-9df6734c8762 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:24:21.183Z Kent swears in new police chief Gary Stone — then splits on charter changes, rejecting nonpartisan elections 3-5 https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-07-01-city-council-committee-meeting-jul-1-2026-cf7c0f8a-5291-4ca4-ad4c-7c51b978b3fb OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:23:32.719Z Council committee moves outdoor music curfew to 10 p.m. weeknights after downtown noise complaints https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-05-20-city-council-regular-may-20-2026-2a4cd2c3-9418-4a24-89c9-b9e899259467 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:23:27.116Z Kent OKs CDBG plan, Ohio EPA loan, and sends 'permanent beer pong table' complaint to committee https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-08-05-city-council-committee-meeting-aug-5-2026-64087839-1c03-4cf9-9751-838de24dc5e5 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:18:44.850Z Kent Council sends unpaid utility bills to the county as tax liens — and approves school officer deal https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-07-22-city-council-special-jul-22-2026-aa69ee4b-5173-4920-9340-0dd3ad65c9e8 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:18:39.599Z Kent Council approves fire department grant bids, city manager contract addendum, and Davey Tree arboretum sharing deal https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-07-15-city-council-regular-jul-15-2026-c735b63a-08aa-4577-86a2-90e963ab4cbe OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:18:28.907Z New Police Chief Gary Stone introduced as Council passes fire grants, tax budget, and appoints D'Angelo https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-09-16-city-council-regular-sep-16-2026-3146cfea-6caf-46d5-956e-01f05f49d5e1 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:17:01.074Z Council honors Jerry Fiala and Charlie Thomas, passes consent agenda, asks staff to study KPD kennel volunteer program https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-10-07-city-council-committee-meeting-oct-7-2026-0e331cea-00bf-4b1d-9131-8d0f943aedd9 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:16:51.071Z Committee moves to cancel Klaben dealership tax deals — and gets a crash course in managing Kent's deer problem https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-10-07-democracy-day-public-hearing-oct-7-2026-98e11d47-d7f8-44ef-a8f9-5c1c3bfe5325 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:13:54.442Z Kent residents tell council to overturn Citizens United at Democracy Day https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-10-21-city-council-regular-oct-21-2026-6593d015-cb09-43c7-9ebe-46470a923b25 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:12:21.854Z Council OKs pay and staffing plan 9-0; big consent agenda clears in one vote https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-11-04-city-council-committee-meeting-nov-4-2026-e96bff3d-c275-4094-9260-16d06df4235e OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:12:17.952Z Kent council to tackle feral cats, deer management, JEDD boards and the 2027-31 capital plan https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-11-04-special-city-council-meeting-nov-4-2026-663be234-04a6-490e-989f-92a786e2fcfe OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:12:03.755Z Kent Council to weigh changes to the city's rule on feeding wild animals and fowl https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-05-20-special-council-committee-meeting-may-20-2026-15a794e1-7694-4142-9541-b82af0729c69 OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:10:35.067Z Kent OKs EPA loan for sewer plant upgrades and greenlights cemetery funding with Franklin Township https://kent.myopenohio.org/meetings/2026-11-02-sustainability-commission-meeting-nov-2-2026-29bfcf74-1912-495b-97c6-3ca8c005aace OpenOhio en 2026-11-02T12:08:26.739Z Kent Sustainability Commission set to take up gas leaf blower question and new award program