Highland Heights will see a 4% tax rate increase for the upcoming fiscal year. The city met earlier this month to discuss whether or not they would pursue the proposed tax rate, and they passed it during Tuesday’s council meeting. City residents will see the new rate reflected in the next tax bill coming this […]
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Braden White is a contributor from Cincinnati, Ohio. He currently attends Northern Kentucky University and serves as the editor-in-chief for The Northerner, NKU’s independent, student-run newspaper. In his free time, you can find him in the gym, grabbing an iced latte with oat milk or performing at Kings Island, where he has worked for five years performing in various shows and parades. Braden graduated from the School for Creative and Performing Arts in 2020.
Braden covers the city of Highland Heights extensively, specifically Highland Heights City Council, and has been writing for LINK nky since January of 2023. He writes about topics such as music, politics and more.
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Highland Heights considers 4% tax rate increase
Highland Heights may be looking at a 4% tax rate increase for the upcoming fiscal year. The city held a public hearing Tuesday night to discuss the possibility of a 4% real property tax increase that would raise the rate from $1.42 to $1.47 per $1000 evaluation. The city will officially decide whether or not […]
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Year in review: Highland Heights looks back at 2023-24 fiscal year
Highland Heights Mayor Greg Meyers addressed the ending of the 2023-24 fiscal year and what’s to come next in the 2024-25 fiscal year in the city at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. According to Meyers, the city’s total revenue was $5.25M in the 2023-24 fiscal year. This revenue was made up of payroll taxes, occupational taxes and real estate […]
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Highland Heights hears first reading of 2024 comprehensive plan
Highland Heights City Council heard the first reading of their 2024 comprehensive plan at Tuesday night’s June city council meeting. Highland Heights city planner David A. Geohegan heads up the new comprehensive plan, which is mandated by the city of Kentucky and takes place every five years. The last comprehensive plan was completed in 2019. […]
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Highland Heights mulls $4.6M in proposed park additions
Highland Heights heard from Scott Siefker from the Taylor Siefker Williams Design Group at Tuesday night’s city council meeting about a newly proposed greenspace study that began in spring 2023. The proposal, which is broken down into four phases, would cost the city $4.6 million for all four phases. The study discussed potential new additions […]
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Highland Heights’ 7 Hills Church to bring ‘Heart the City Week’ this June
Highland Heights 7 Hills Church is holding its annual “Heart the City Week” outreach program to serve the greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky regions, offering cleaning, organizing, landscaping and painting projects.
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Highland Heights discusses infrastructure funding, Chase Law School relocation
Highland Heights received funding for a $21M medical examiner crime lab, a roundabout near NKU, and the relocation of the Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University, in a mixed bag legislative session.
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CPA: Highland Heights’ annual city council audit looks favorable
The Highland Heights City Council reviewed their annual audit, which showed growth in the city’s assets, comparable expenses, and receivables, and Mayor Greg Meyers felt the presentation was excellent.
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Highland Heights may add new nature trail
In the coming months, Highland Heights citizens could potentially see a new nature trail for bikes and walking. The trail would be located right outside the city building and go behind one of Northern Kentucky University’s residence halls, Callahan Hall. The idea scratches the surface of a green space project that will be discussed at […]
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NKU programs attract non-locals with strong local demands
This story originally appeared in the March 1, 2024 edition of the LINK Reader. To subscribe and get stories like this first, click here. Logan Pendleton was shocked, when she first started at NKU as the director of admissions, at how supportive everyone at the university was. “One of the things that stood out to […]