The Town of Kent Conservation Advisory Committee (CAC) has some exciting news!! Friday our printed Natural Resources Inventory (NRI) books were delivered to the town hall here at the Town of Kent, New York!  This is the culmination of a project that kicked off in 2019, for which we pursued and won a $50K grant from the NYS […]

On April 5, 2024 the Town of Kent Climate Smart Task Force submitted an application to DEC Climate Smart for Bronze-level certification as a Climate Smart Community.  Review of the application take a few months.   Please watch this space for updates! https://climatesmart.ny.gov/actions-certification/certification-overview/certification-levels

The Town of Kent was recently awarded $40,825 for “Town of Kent Open Space Plan Initiative,” by the DEC Hudson River Estuary Program to complete a town-wide Open Space Inventory and Plan to develop strategies to conserve and protect its natural resources. https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-awards-18-million-grants-26-projects-hudson-river-communities

The Town of Kent has been awarded $23,027.64 for four Level 2 charging ports, to be installed at the Kent Town Center next to the Kent Public Library. https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-more-83-million-municipalities-electric-vehicle-charging