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Mayer said the 2025 State of the City will be held March 20 at Kent Meridian High School’s Performing Arts Center, where officials will review accomplishments from 2024 and outline priorities for 2025. “It's a great opportunity to come and we get to talk through the things that we did and accomplished in '24, but more importantly, what's our vision for '25 and going forward,” Mayer said.

Mayer said the spring session of Kent 101, the city’s civics academy, began the previous evening and covers a different department each week, including administration, finance, parks, police, public works, IT and human resources. He encouraged residents to watch for invitations for future sessions.

Neighborhood outreach will include the return of \"drinks in the driveway,\" informal neighborhood gatherings hosted by residents with city staff attendance; Mayer said the city will provide water and soda and often bring police or public works staff. He also announced a new sidewalk sessions program focused on sidewalks, street repair and related public‑works topics and provided a signup link.

Mayer noted the city posted a winter weather plan on its website with priority routes and preparedness information and reminded residents of upcoming holidays. He also said the council issued a proclamation for Black History Month at the previous council meeting and that Council Members Boyd, Fincher and Boyce accepted the proclamation on behalf of the Kent Black Action Commission.

Mayer provided website links for additional information (kentlaw.gov/winter, kentlaw.gov/driveway, kentlaw.gov/sidewalksessions) and encouraged residents to attend events and sessions. The update did not provide sign‑up deadlines or capacity limits for the listed programs.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Mayor Dana Ralph's Update - February 14, 2025 | Kent, Washington","oneSentenceSummary","City of Kent announced a March 20 State of the City, restarted Kent 101 civics academy, the return of neighborhood \"drinks in the driveway,\" new sidewalk sessions, a winter weather plan on the city website, and a Black History Month proclamation accepted by council members.","taxTitle","Kent, King County, Washington","taxId",2557,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":44,"_46":79,"_48":80,"_50":81,"_52":82,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6328808,"Kent officials testified in Olympia on bill to replace streamlined sales‑tax losses",43,171760,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2316855-e492d31743402e0f25c948ac756dcfd6&start=171&end=215","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2316855-e492d31743402e0f25c948ac756dcfd6/thumbnail_171760.jpg","/articles/6328808/Kent/King-County/Washington/Kent-officials-testified-in-Olympia-on-bill-to-replace-streamlined-salestax-losses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6328808-ccf62394e591a4d2f675a241c9b4657e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170432&Signature=apk7ylWh9FW49Q4ruwG3BF~fvOMylyQ2CpOz0AMROaAyoi4~1A9E688ryQ8d0AbSPHHAcAQmv8j8tsRirA2t~0XmopDXJopRR638adKvB1vtT8~Q0rybxQrdQa0J7441fM52Jy-NZpOx~tGCSKg3jSF7Ft~7qnroMUY09~8zVIDr70wK3O~Wq00FBWjWsAAtZN-gt9rOaGX4iReVJF4jN0X2FKumI8C8JBvAbtLWS3fvd49aHZysN440BfitDJIE05fGQVUqCPPWS0oVLfNyYAIKmDf~unCkfTGJYVJz-TGfPIBEV4qZkVGZWifxGKHBZGz13DzodPjICDQIIlaTWw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Kent weekly update host Kent Mayer said he, Council President Korr, Council Member Boyce, the Port of Seattle and Fred Meyer testified in Olympia last week on a bill sponsored by Representative Stearns to replace money the city lost after changes related to the streamlined sales tax.

Mayer said the city’s loss is “upwards of 18 to $20,000,000” and that officials are working with the state to find a replacement so the city can continue to provide services. “We, really are trying to work with the state on a replacement for that so that we can continue to offer the services to our residents that quite honestly you all deserve,” Mayer said.

Mayer thanked those who testified on Kent’s behalf but did not provide a bill number or legislative text in the update. The city did not describe a vote by the City Council to take a formal position; Mayer described the testimony and thanked Representative Stearns for sponsoring the bill.

The update did not specify a schedule for the bill, the precise mechanism of replacement, or whether the replacement would be ongoing or a one‑time appropriation. Mayer said the testimony was part of the city’s effort to restore lost revenue but did not provide further fiscal detail in the weekly remarks.","City officials, along with Port of Seattle and Fred Meyer, testified in Olympia in support of a bill sponsored by Representative Stearns to replace revenue Kent lost after changes to streamlined‑sales‑tax rules; the city estimated losses of $18–$20 million.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_46":91,"_48":92,"_50":93,"_52":94,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":95,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":96,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6328813,"Kent formalizes sister‑city relationship with Lutsk, Ukraine",49,19615,69545,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2316855-e492d31743402e0f25c948ac756dcfd6&start=19&end=69","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2316855-e492d31743402e0f25c948ac756dcfd6/thumbnail_19615.jpg","/articles/6328813/Kent/King-County/Washington/Kent-formalizes-sistercity-relationship-with-Lutsk-Ukraine","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6328813-59f923f713a557abf7a04116552dbb1a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170433&Signature=nEI7e5toGm70R3ivEYt2wXNrsuZhoHHBPhL1Z94nx47n4K2OC5ON4Sjw8K5o~ALGDZoX9ELxWiQ491NRb74HSuQRT4IwecViTJQyhy3C-qovW9EBrF9u0ysG6HWJro4lTOGUGokBnAdXZQN91FAIVuzrRxxtahwYnEtneuaueo5Su8zIb1t0GlfDNzJ0hxcVK2y-zhoQJ-sVifhFu-kY4CTr6XllsOxRTqPS9V-JHK3vSPzCKoHznnWKURkmVtmrL-ISDZnUsvzSaA0clOiEUb2CRFnsFgjmsd9TIRBV6V2UHc7fsWUrtqGre8JuGWpLZscqokVc7up8nIW8qWIS0w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Kent weekly update host Kent Mayer said the city formalized a sister‑city relationship with Lutsk, Ukraine after officials signed documents at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, D.C.

Mayer said the city first signed a memorandum of understanding before the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and completed an in‑person signing last week with the mayor of Lutsk. “We met at the Ukrainian embassy and were able to sign those documents in person formalizing that sister city relationship,” Mayer said.

The update said Kent has a sizeable Ukrainian diaspora and that officials view the sister‑city relationship as a way to support residents here while expressing support for an end to the war. “We want that war to end. We are there and supporting them, but supporting our residents here is is really key,” Mayer said.

Mayer also noted Kent’s existing sister cities in Tonga, Japan, Sunfjord, Norway, and Yangzhou, China and said officials are grateful to add Lutsk to that list. The city did not provide a timeline for joint projects or specific programs tied to the relationship during the update.

No formal City Council vote on the sister‑city relationship was described in the update; Mayer described the signing and the prior memorandum of understanding as the steps taken to formalize ties.","City of Kent officials signed documents in Washington, D.C., formalizing a sister‑city relationship with Lutsk, Ukraine, the city said in a weekly update. The city said the relationship aims to support local Ukrainian residents and maintain ties to Lutsk amid the war in Ukraine.","actionData","errors"]

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Kent announces State of the City, Kent 101 sessions, neighborhood outreach and winter plan

Kent officials testified in Olympia on bill to replace streamlined sales‑tax losses

Kent formalizes sister‑city relationship with Lutsk, Ukraine