REMINDER: All are invited to attend the unveiling of a new lighting project underneath the 167/Meeker Street overpass TONIGHT – Thursday, May 10!
Co-hosted by the City of Kent and Kent Downtown Partnership, the evening will begin with a reception at Around the Clock (716 W. Meeker Street) at 7 p.m., followed by the unveiling of new, energy-efficient, colored LED architectural lighting under the overpass at approximately 8:30 p.m.
NOTE: If you can’t attend, you can still watch a LIVE video of the lighting ceremony on our Facebook page – “Like” us here to view it around 8:30 p.m.:
https://www.facebook.com/ilovekent/
The artistic light display is programmable and can be changed by the City to mark special events or holidays.
“With financial support and encouragement from KDP, the City has been working on this lighting project for the last several years, helping to create an attractive gateway to our City’s historic core. I’m excited to see it come to fruition to provide attractive lighting for safer walking, biking and driving,” said Mayor Dana Ralph. “Thank you to our Economic Development and Public Works teams for working so diligently to get this project completed.”
Barbara Smith, executive director for Kent Downtown Partnership, also commented on the installation of the overpass lighting:
“Our businesses and residents rose to the occasion, raising $24,000 to help fund this project. This is one of many gateways into downtown, and the lights will leave a lasting impression on people as they pass through,” said Smith. “A big thank you to our donors for their patience while the City jumped through hoops to make this happen. Also, many thanks to Bill Ellis of Economic Development for his tenacity and staying with the project.”
There were many donors to the lighting project, including Meridian Dental, Tarragon, Rotary Club of Kent, Kent Lions, BECU, Torklift Central, Sue and Steve Froyd, Suzanne and Larry Cameron, Dennis Higgins, Greg Haffner, Judy Woods, Mike Hanis, Randall and Chandra Smith, Rick Roland, and Lisa Vivian and Lee Eberle.
