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Kent begins deconstruction of downtown "Penguin Lot" using ARPA funds, plans community outreach

2459732 · March 1, 2025
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The city has started tearing out a vacant concrete lot on Second and Meeker purchased with ARPA funds; officials say grass, benches and a community outreach process will follow.

Kent Mayer Dana Rauf said the city has begun deconstructing the long-vacant ‘‘Penguin Lot’’ on Second and Meeker using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds the city previously used to purchase two adjoining lots.

Rauf said crews were on site removing broken concrete and…

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