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City to redevelop downtown 'penguin' lot into park addition; officials point to downtown housing and jobs targets
Summary
Kent has acquired a long-vacant downtown lot (the "penguin lot") and plans to remove concrete and add the land to Carousel Park; the mayor said the downtown plan anticipates over 1,000 new housing units and 2,700 new jobs.
Mayor Dana Ralph said the city has purchased a long-vacant parcel in downtown Kent known locally as the "penguin lot" and will remove concrete and convert the site into an addition to Carousel Park.
"The city has purchased that land... and we're actually taking out that concrete because it is going to be a new addition to Carousel Park," Ralph said, noting the…
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