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I wanted to share my perspective on Issue 11, a new building for the Kent Police Department. I work part-time as a detention officer. The job is not my main source of income and I do not live in Kent, so I cannot vote for it. However, I am in favor of Issue 11 and support the increased income tax. I will pay for a new building. The jail does not meet the American Standards for jails, however, it is "grandfathered" and currently remains open. My observation is the following: if it were to close, there would be no need for jailers and Kent Police officers would be on the road less. Any arrest would require a police officer to conduct the booking process (a minimum of 30 minutes on a good day). Then they would be required to remain on …
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Income tax issue on November ballot would pay for construction of new police station
The Kent Police Department has posted multiple videos of inside the police station to give residents a virtual tour of the aging building. Voters will decide in November whether to raise the city's income tax rate to build a new police station. The proposed income tax increase of 0.25 percent would increase Kent's tax rate to 2.25 percent. The roughly $1.3 million generated each year by the tax increase would be used for property acquisition, design, construction, maintenance and repairs, future expansion or replacement of a new police building. The total estimate for replacing the aging police station is $18.36 million.
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barack
5:14 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012
@Kip: that's not a reach, just a fact. Have you visited the KPD facilities recently? If yes, can you honestly say the facilities pose a risk to the safety to staff? Or should we just expect staff to be expendable? more ›