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Several houses on college street have been bought by the City of Kent and are scheduled to be torn down to make room for a new police station. Nov. 4, 2015.

College Avenue houses prepped for demolition

Emily Mills and Allie Johnson November 4, 2015

Several properties on East College Avenue, South Depeyster Street and Tonkin Court are being readied for demolition in preparation of the construction of the new home for the Kent Police Department.Property...

The new Kent Police Department, which will take up 17 residential properties on East College Street, will have a jail with separate facilities for men, women and juveniles.

New police station marks end of an era on College Avenue

Danielle Hess March 19, 2015

Unsuitable jail accommodations and the wear and tear of time are causing the Kent Police Department to begin the construction on a new facility this August on East College Avenue.Eugene Roberts, public...

Cold Temps, Colder Beer: Despite the cold and heavy snowfall, students made time (and a table) to have fun outdoors

Rachael Le Goubin February 23, 2015

As snow pelted Northeast Ohio on Saturday, some college students got create with what they could do with the excess snow. Members of a fraternity house on College Avenue used the heavy snow to build a...

Steve Mileski, a property manager for several pieces of locations on Summit Street in Kent, talks with Kent City Council on Sept. 17 about possible emminent domain cases against him.

Kent City Council considers eminent domain on four College Avenue homes

Alicia Balog September 17, 2014

The Kent City Council debated the issue of taking four private properties on College Avenue needed for the new police station at Wednesday’s council meeting.The council passed the first of three readings...

City plans to purchase College Avenue properties for new police department

Emily Mills June 26, 2014

Kent City Council is working with the law department of the City of Kent to purchase land at the west end of College Avenue near Haymaker Parkway for the city’s new police department.Kent City Manager...

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