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Incentive Requirements

Full-Time employees are encouraged to participate in the incentive component of the program. Earn Activity Minutes: Log a minimum of 1,500,000 steps between January 1, 2024 and December 15, 2024 OR Log a minimum of 5,000 minutes of activity between January 1, 2024 and December 15, 2024. Instructions for logging your activity minutes can be...

Tax Appointments - Now FullParks and Recreation

**All tax appointment time slots are now full. If you scheduled an appointment with us, please see below for important information.** The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program offers free tax preparation assistance. All preparers are IRS-certified volunteers. Due to safety protocol, the total number of appointments available this year has been greatly reduced. Appointments will fill...

Marisa WiltParks and Recreation

I became passionate about strength training in 2001 when I was coached by a competitive lifter who taught me the importance of good form for prevention of injury and the methods of heavy resistance training. In 2017/2018, I worked hard to achieve a new level of performance and was featured in a fitness magazine as...

Spotlight Artist: Sarah HydellParks and Recreation

Sarah Hydell has spent her life doing many forms of art. She has enjoyed watercolor, oil painting, pastels and printmaking. Finally, after numerous lessons at Rosewood Arts Center, Sarah found her true passion in ceramics. She has been working in ceramics for the past 20 years. Sarah’s sculptures awaken the imagination with a wild and...

Americans with Disabilities Act

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H.W. Bush. The ADA is one of America’s most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else to participate in the mainstream of American...

Gentile Nature ParkParks and Recreation

Gentile Nature Park is Open! Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts celebrated the grand opening of Gentile Nature Park with a festive ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, June 8, 2024. There was a great turn out, as community members and city officials joined in to explore the park's winding trails and fun play equipment. They also...

Adult sports leagues keep competition friendly and funParks and Recreation

We talk a lot about the benefits of team sports for kids, but staying active and participating in a leisure activity with friends is just as important for adults. According to research by the Harvard University School of Public Health, adult sports leagues can reduce the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, certain cancers...

Stray Cats

The City of Kettering has a new procedure for managing stray cats. Kettering City Council approved the ordinance at their March 12, 2019 meeting. The Montgomery County Animal Resource Center changed their operations and no longer accepts stray cats. Previously, the Kettering Police Department Community Services Officer would take reports of stray cats, locate and...

Right of Way Construction Permits

What is the Right-of-Way? All public roads are located within an area that is referred to as public right-of-way. Inside the Right-of-Way typically public facilities can be found such as: Roadway or driving surface Shoulders and ditch Public utilities Sidewalks, curbs, drive approach and tree lawn Traffic signs Public right-of-way width is generally located from...

My Park ProgramParks and Recreation

My Park Program Our community’s 21 parks are a much loved part of Kettering life. From our larger, bustling parks to the smaller neighborhood spaces, residents can choose to be part of the action or to just get close to nature. And, we all have our favorite park where we spend the most time and...

Board of Community Relations

City of Kettering Board of Community Relations Purpose: To promote and encourage the creation and maintenance of an inclusive community by fostering equal opportunities and respect for all persons. Proclamation: Kettering is home to people with varying backgrounds, incomes, religions, ethnicities, ages and experiences. It is a community that strives to be a welcoming,...

UnDesign the Redline

The UnDesign the Redline exhibit explores questions such as: Why are communities in Montgomery County often racially segregated? How did our neighborhoods form the way they did? How does this affect employment, education, policing health care and other aspects of life? UnDesign the Redline is an important, visually compelling interactive exhibit tracing the tangled roots...

AARP Income Tax Preparation Assistance Appointment Scheduling Begins Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025!Parks and Recreation

The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program offers free tax preparation help to anyone and if you’re 50 and older, and can’t afford a tax preparation service, this program is made especially for you. The preparers are IRS-certified volunteers who understand that retirement or other life changes may mean your taxes are a little more complicated now....

Kennedy Park Pickleball CourtsParks and Recreation

The renovated and expanded John and Betty Meyer Pickleball Courts at Kennedy Park opened June 25, 2023. The courts were expanded from 6 to 12 and resurfaced. Around 50-100 patrons can be found playing each morning and hundreds of recreational pickleball players are utilizing the facility weekly. The courts are located at 5073 Bigger Road,...

Frequently Asked Questions

Building & Zoning Frequently Asked Questions What is a permit? A permit is a license allowing you or a contractor to perform work on your house or building. It is issued to the owner or the owner’s agent, such as the contractor, sub-contractor or other person responsible for the work being done, and it identifies...

Meet the Ice Force Synchronized Skating Team!Parks and Recreation

Olympics month continues! The 2018 Winter Games kicked off on February 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea with plenty of exciting competition still to come. Today, we’re continuing our series on the talented figure skaters and hockey players who call the Kettering Ice Arena home. We talked to Christy Lemoine, a coach of Ice Force Synchronized...

Works on Paper 2015Parks and Recreation

January 26 – February 27 Reception: January 25, 2 – 4pm About Works on Paper Works on Paper is a juried exhibition for artists living within a 40-mile radius of Dayton, Ohio. This year, 70 artists from Dayton and the surrounding areas submitted 175 pieces, from which the juror, Sean Wilkinson, chose 39 artworks, representing...

Office of the City Manager

Welcome to the Office of the City Manager The City of Kettering operates under a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council makes policy and the City Manager executes that policy. This is much like a corporation in which the Citizens are like stockholders, the Council is like the Board of Directors and the City...

Kettering Fitness Spotlight: Kim Whitehead!Parks and Recreation

The Kettering Parks and Recreation department is spotlighting one of their most popular and longest-standing fitness instructors this month - Kim Whitehead. Kim has been teaching registered yoga classes for the city since 1998 and eventually expanded her teaching to cover other exercise types like TRX/Deep Stretch, Cycling, and a Chair Exercise class at the...

MVCC GATEway Project

You may have wondered what is happening with the giant spools of blue and orange conduit being installed throughout the Miami Valley. Led by the Miami Valley Communication Council and Miami Valley Education Computer Association, a fiber optic service ring is being installed to connect the communities of Kettering, Centerville, Oakwood, Moraine, West Carrollton, Miamisburg...

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