Covington has released the winners of the most recent round of its neighborhood grant program.
“This program improves the look and energy of Covington’s neighborhoods and also helps build partnerships – not only between the city and its residents but also within the communities themselves, since groups come together to think up ideas and then implement them,” said Brandon Holmes, Covington’s director of neighborhood services. “This is the sixth round of funding, and you can see the impact of previous rounds throughout Covington.”
The groups who received funding, along with the amount they received and the projects they plan to spend the money on are listed below:
- Eastside+: $3,000 for neighborhood beautification, with a focus on involving teens
- Residents of Mainstrasse Association: $2,500 for Mainstrasse Village beautification
- Neighbors of Latonia: $4,500 for beautification of the of 30th and Decoursey Park
- Latonia Uptown & Latonia Elementary Green: $5,000 for replacement of the hoop house
- Friends of Peaselburg: $1,455 for general neighborhood beautification
- Historic Licking Riverside Civic Association: $5,000 for irrigation of George Rogers Clark Park
- Botany Hills Neighborhood Group: $3,500 for “Chicken Steps” beautification
Learn more about the neighborhood grants program at the city’s Neighborhood Services webpage.
