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Kent council approves city contribution toward cleanup of Davie Drill brownfield, rejects residential overlay
Summary
City council voted to provide half of a 25% local match so Portage County Land Bank can draw down a $1.3 million brownfield grant for cleanup to commercial/industrial standards; council also voted to abandon consideration of a residential overlay for the site.
Kent City Council voted on Oct. 1, 2025, to commit city funds to help peer‑fund a $1.3 million brownfield cleanup grant for the former Davie Drill / Kent railyard site and to stop pursuit of a residential overlay zoning option for that property.
Council approved a motion to pay half of the 25% local match required by the grant (the full match is about $438,000), with the city's share described in discussion as roughly $220,000 to be appropriated over the grant draw period. Councilmembers said the commitment will be drawn as invoices are submitted against the grant rather than paid in a single lump sum.
The decision came after a staff presentation detailing the environmental complexity of the site. Councilmember Bridget Rosenberg and city staff laid out a decade‑long history of assessment and remediation work on local brownfields and said the Davie Drill…
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