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Kent agency official praises staff after mid-December flooding, says recovery continues

Kent · April 10, 2026
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An agency official for Kent credited city employees and regional partners for emergency sandbagging, pump-station operations and repairs after record flows from the Howard Hanson Dam in mid-December, and said recovery work to support residents and businesses is ongoing.

An agency official for Kent credited city employees and regional partners with preventing worse damage after heavy mid-December rain and rising rivers, saying the city is now focused on recovery.

The official said teams were preparing levees and equipment before the storm and then mobilized for sandbagging, pump-station operations and infrastructure repairs as conditions worsened.…

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