Change approved by parking committee part of long-term parking plan
About 30 free, unrestricted parking spaces will be added to downtown Kent on Gougler Avenue. The Kent Parking Action Committee voted Thursday to change the existing restrictions on spaces on Gougler Avenue north of Park Avenue to offer free parking with no time limits. Prior to the change, many of the spaces were either limited to a 2-hour time restriction or required a permit. “We feel that area is very underutilized," Kent Service Director Gene Roberts said. The change is similar to one made in 2011 that added free, all-day parking spaces on Franklin Avenue near Summit Street. Changes to Gougler Avenue's on-street parking to add more free spaces are part of a long-term parking plan being developed by city administrators and property …
Damage to social services building estimated at $80,000
It will be a few days before investigators with the Kent Fire Department determine what started a fire that caused an estimated $80,000 damage at the Family & Community Services building Wednesday. Acting Kent Fire Chief Dave Manthey said investigators are sending some samples from the fire scene to the Ohio Fire Marshal's Office for testing. Sending samples to the state fire marshal's office is standard procedure and does not indicate arson, but investigators aren't ruling it out, Manthey said. "We don’t want to rule it out, but we just want to cover all our bases," he said. Firefighters got the call just before 6 a.m. Wednesday that the brick building at 143 Gougler Ave. was engulfed in flames. No one was inside the building at the time …
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Free parking. No time limits. Finally! Thank you! more ›