City Wants Dismissal of Lawsuit Trying to Stop Apartment Complex
Kent's law department filed a dismissal motion in the lawsuit filed by two residents trying to stop the 596-bed 'Province at Kent' student apartments
Kent needs more apartments aimed at serving students of Kent State University. At least, that's one argument being made in a legal fight over a 596-bed complex planned for South Lincoln Street. On Friday, the city responded to a civil suit filed in June by two High Street residents, Marc Kirby and Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, who want to stop construction of the "Province at Kent" student apartments. In essence, the Kirbys want to overturn decisions by Kent City Council and the Kent Planning Commission that created a new residential overlay district allowing the complex in an area of the city zoned R-3, which doesn't allow as dense a project as the developer, Edwards Communities Development Co., is planning. In the city's response, Kent Law …
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Robin Anderson
4:40 pm on Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Should public universities even be allowed to mandate that their freshmen class, within certain restrictions, live on campus? If the rental housing of any students were left entirely to the private sector, said rental housing would be contributing to the provision of the City of Kent's city services via the property taxes paid. The housing of seniors in the area could be addressed through the use… more ›