Kent weekly update highlights community events, Police Week remembrance and teen police academy applications
May 16, 2026 | Kent, King County, Washington
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Kent Mayer summarized recent city activities and upcoming programs in a weekly update, thanking volunteers and encouraging residents to take part in local events.
Mayer described the city’s second "Kent A to Z" session with the Iraqi Community Center as a condensed, two-hour civics primer meant to help residents learn how city government works and how they can participate. He thanked volunteers and attendees for taking part in the program.
He also thanked Parks staff, volunteers and partners after the Junior Olympics, the elementary school track program finale. Mayer said it was a well-attended day of track and field events and noted, "This was our 60 first year of that event." He encouraged residents to visit displays at the Greater Kent Historical Society honoring middle school winners in National History Day projects.
Mayer marked Police Week and asked residents to express appreciation for officers while remembering recent local losses, saying, "we have felt that very personally here in the city of Kent with the loss of officer Moreno and, detective Fauf." He described the week as an occasion both to honor public safety staff and to recall those who have died in the line of duty.
The mayor said next week will recognize public works crews who maintain roads, water, sewer and storm systems and keep city services running. He urged residents to thank those crews when they see them working in the community.
On youth programming, Mayer said the police department is accepting applications for this year’s teen police academy for current Kent School District sophomores, juniors and seniors; he said applications are due May 22 and that the session will take place in June (the recording gave the dates as "June 22 through the 20 fifth").
Looking ahead to the weekend, Mayer thanked partners including Dave Hobbs, the Kent Rotary and Kent Parks for the Kent Fishing Experience and described a bicycle rodeo organized by the Kent Bicycle Advisory Board at the Kent YMCA featuring helmet giveaways, bicycle tuning and an obstacle course. He also outlined the Team Up to Clean Up volunteer event with pick-up locations at Grocery Outlet on East Hill, Kherson Park and West Hill Plaza.
Mayer closed by thanking volunteers and residents for their engagement and said, "We will see you all next time."
Mayer described the city’s second "Kent A to Z" session with the Iraqi Community Center as a condensed, two-hour civics primer meant to help residents learn how city government works and how they can participate. He thanked volunteers and attendees for taking part in the program.
He also thanked Parks staff, volunteers and partners after the Junior Olympics, the elementary school track program finale. Mayer said it was a well-attended day of track and field events and noted, "This was our 60 first year of that event." He encouraged residents to visit displays at the Greater Kent Historical Society honoring middle school winners in National History Day projects.
Mayer marked Police Week and asked residents to express appreciation for officers while remembering recent local losses, saying, "we have felt that very personally here in the city of Kent with the loss of officer Moreno and, detective Fauf." He described the week as an occasion both to honor public safety staff and to recall those who have died in the line of duty.
The mayor said next week will recognize public works crews who maintain roads, water, sewer and storm systems and keep city services running. He urged residents to thank those crews when they see them working in the community.
On youth programming, Mayer said the police department is accepting applications for this year’s teen police academy for current Kent School District sophomores, juniors and seniors; he said applications are due May 22 and that the session will take place in June (the recording gave the dates as "June 22 through the 20 fifth").
Looking ahead to the weekend, Mayer thanked partners including Dave Hobbs, the Kent Rotary and Kent Parks for the Kent Fishing Experience and described a bicycle rodeo organized by the Kent Bicycle Advisory Board at the Kent YMCA featuring helmet giveaways, bicycle tuning and an obstacle course. He also outlined the Team Up to Clean Up volunteer event with pick-up locations at Grocery Outlet on East Hill, Kherson Park and West Hill Plaza.
Mayer closed by thanking volunteers and residents for their engagement and said, "We will see you all next time."
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