In what has become a regular expense for six consecutive years, the Kent City Council recently approved a contract of up to $175,000 in 2026 to pay a company for large cleanups at encampments.
“We have a growing problem with a number of encampments on city properties,” Tony Donati, city Public Works conservation coordinator, told the council during its April 7 Committee of the Whole meeting. “When our operations teams find encampment debris they have to evaluate it real quickly and remove it as soon as possible so more debris doesn’t accumulate.”
Public Works crews will determine whether a contractor is needed…