Mayor's Welcome.

gritzler@windstream.net

     Welcome to the City of Kenton website. The City of Kenton is at the hub of five state routes, providing easy access from almost anywhere. As the saying goes in Kenton, we're thirty miles from everywhere.

     While surrounded and supported by agricultural businesses, Kenton also has a diverse group of manufacturing businesses with local, national and international influence. Kenton area businesses produce : Steel ribbon for automotive and appliance manufacturers, trailer axles for the trucking industry resins and molding compound as well as precision tool-making for the plastics industry, some of the finest all-steel buildings and pole buildings sold nationwide, and agricultural products shipped around the world, as well as a large paper food service company.

     The Kenton community has gone to great lengths to prepare for our future. We have recently built a new wastewater treatment facility, as well as made significant upgrades to our water supply infrastructures. Kenton has also recently annexed over 500 acres of undeveloped land to the city, offering many opportunities for the community to grow and prosper. Within the City, properties are available for manufacturing, retail sales, and residential development.

     Our safety services are second to none. Kenton has 16 full-time police officers and 13 full-time firefighters. Our fire department has a new, state-of-the-art 95 foot tower truck to provide fire protection for our current and future large buildings.

     The Kenton community has many parks and recreation areas to enjoy within a few minutes of downtown, including Bailey Park (a cooperative endeavor between the City, County YMCA, and Hardin Memorial Hospital providing indoor and outdoor swimming pools, basketball courts, a physical therapy center, and other recreational opportunities), France Lake (a municipal camping and fishing park), and five well-equipped neighborhood parks - including a brand new skateboard park.

     We also have Hardin Memorial Hospital located in the city as well as a beautiful 18 hole golf course located at the edge of Kenton.

     We also have a Wal-Mart locating at the east edge of Kenton and is proposed to open in 2005.

     As Mayor, I welcome you to visit Kenton - or better yet - come to stay with us, and become a part of all the good things that make Kenton "a great place to call home".