John Chamberlin, from Chamberlin, Owen and Company, came to the virtual meeting of Park Hills council Tuesday night to present his report on the 2021-2022 audit. He said the audit was an unmodified opinion, and fairly presented, which is the highest result. Chamberlin said there was one issue in compliance that the city did, and […]
Author Archives: Patricia A. Scheyer
Patricia is a contributor to LINK nky.
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Sober housing expert speaks to Lakeside Park council about Oxford homes
Lakeside Park City Council members heard from an expert on sober living houses during their meeting this week.
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Honor Run founder presents $50,000 to chair of Honor Flight Tristate
Scott Spicher, Executive Director of the St Elizabeth Healthcare Honor Run Half Marathon, came to the regular Florence City Council meeting last week to present a check for $50,000 to Cheryl Popp, chairman of the board of the Honor Flight Tristate. Each year for the last seven years, Spicher, the founder of the half marathon, has […]
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Boone County residents react to proposed subdivision: ‘How much development do you want?’
Bernie Kunkel expressed his concern over a proposed Ridgefield subdivision at the Boone County Fiscal court meeting last week. Part of the subdivision, about 22 houses, would be built next to his parents’ farm with just a fence as a buffer. “This development is right next to my mother and father’s farm,” Kunkel said, “and […]
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Ft. Wright Approves New City Flag
The City of Ft. Wright adopted a new flag. The selected flag looks like the image above, although the shade of blue on the official flag will be closer to “sky blue” rather than the darker blue here. In January, city council looked at some options for a new flag, with some members preferring a […]
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Ft. Wright Opposes Current KYTC Plan for Madison Pike, Sperti Dr.
Written by Patricia A. Scheyer, LINK nky contributor, and Michael A. Monks, chief content officer The Ft. Wright city council adopted a resolution asking the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) to help the city “identify and address many areas of concerns regarding the proposed Alternate 3 realignment of KY 17/Madison Pike and the Dudley Road/Sperti Drive Project.” […]
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Park Hills Traffic Counts Presented to Council
Written by Patricia A. Scheyer, LINK nky contributor More than 18,000 cars traveled north on south Arlington Road in Park Hills in December, according to the results of a traffic study presented by Police Chief Cody Stanley. The chief’s report was presented to city council earlier this month and showed that 18,396 cars were on […]
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Taylor Mill Takes Over Care, Upkeep of New Street
Written by Patricia A. Scheyer, LINK nky contributor The City of Taylor Mill will now be responsible for the new Peace Way. The small road near Pride Parkway was built and named for developer and former city commissioner Phil Peace who worked to bring the new UDF store and gas station to Taylor Mill. May […]
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Edgewood Moves Forward with Dudley Rd.; Councilman Honored for Long Fire Service
Written by Patricia A. Scheyer, LINK nky contributor Edgewood city council decided to move forward with the next phase of the ongoing Dudley Road project, but not before hearing about areas of concern, particularly near key intersections. Roger Keller of the engineering firm Brandstetter Carroll, presented some options for problem areas along the road. The […]
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Florence Aquatic Center Gets “One-Season Experiment” to Stay Open
The Florence city council decided last week to keep its Aquatic Center, at least temporarily, instead of demolishing it. The center has been a point of contention over the past couple years, shuttering during the first year of the pandemic, and, unlike most other municipal pools in the region, again in the second year. City […]