Fort Mitchell City Council is considering prohibiting through traffic from semi-trucks on all city streets. At the May 5 council meeting, the council heard the first reading of an ordinance change that would still allow semi-trucks to complete commercial and residential deliveries within the city. However, the vehicles would no longer be able to cut […]
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Fort Wright considers raising mayor’s salary
Fort Wright City Council is considering raising the base compensation for local elected officials, which hasn’t changed since 1998. The fiscal year 2024-2025 budget includes the mayor’s annual salary of $7,472.96. City council members make $2,989.19 annually. With the standard 2.9% cost-of-living raise, the mayor will make $7,689.68 annually, and council members will make $3,075.88. […]
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Grab a tree at this Fort Mitchell Arbor Day event
Fort Mitchell is hosting an Arbor Day Tree Giveaway at the Fort Mitchell City Building on April 26 from 8 a.m. to noon. The city’s Municipal Tree Commission, chaired by Nicole Clements, is hosting the event. Volunteers and residents will also pitch in, including Stacey Grabow, who ordered the seedlings. During the event, over 1000 […]
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Fort Wright Community Clean Up Day 2025: Volunteers needed
Fort Wright will hold its 13th Clean Up Day on Saturday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants will receive a free T-shirt and a boxed lunch. Anyone interested should contact Jeff Bethell, Fort Wright Public Works Director, to RSVP. Community Improvement Committee organizes this event. Council member Margie Witt, head of the Community Improvement […]
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Fort Mitchell to begin fire hydrant testing
Fort Mitchell Fire Department will start its annual fire hydrant testing rounds in April or May. They aim to test every hydrant annually for clogs and other malfunctions. Fort Mitchell Fire Department Chief Dave Slusser explained more about hydrant testing purposes and methods to LINK nky. “Hydrants need to deliver enough water at the right […]
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Fort Mitchell dissolves Economic Development Authority
Fort Mitchell is planning to dissolve the city’s Economic Development Authority. It was created for the Tax Increment Financing district in conjunction with the Kentucky Gateway Project. Since the financing, known as a TIF, agreement has been renegotiated and amended, the authority no longer serves a purpose. “[The Economic Development Authority] was originally created in […]
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St. Agnes School asks Fort Wright to consider sponsoring an SRO
The Diocese of Covington approached Fort Wright to request that the city sponsor a school resource officer. Fort Wright is considering a contract with the stipulation that St. Agnes would bear the entire operating cost. The Diocese of Covington has approached other local cities about sponsoring a school resource officer, often called an SRO. Blessed […]
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Fort Wright remains in good financial position, audit finds
Fort Wright’s 2023-2024 financial audit shows the city is in a sound financial position, according to city officials. John Chamberlain from Chamberlain Owens & Co. Inc. presented the city council with the audit report at the March 5 meeting. Chamberlain found no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal control and no “instances of non-compliance with laws[.]” […]
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Fort Wright leaders travel to learn about roundabouts
Members of Fort Wright City Council traveled to Carmel, Indiana this month to learn more about roundabouts and traffic circles. The Brent Spence Corridor Project may be bringing roundabouts to Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell. In response, Fort Wright council members have a lot of questions. Mayor Dave Hatter wanted to remind citizens that the […]
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Fort Mitchell opposes centralized payroll tax collection
Fort Mitchell ratified a resolution opposing state legislation “mandating centralized collection of local occupational fees/taxes.” Some Kentucky state legislators, including Senator Christian McDaniel, have sympathy for business owners who have to file occupational taxes in multiple jurisdictions. No legislation has been proposed yet, but several Kentucky cities and counties have made their stance clear.  In Kentucky, […]