This week, in NKY local government meetings, the Kenton County Fiscal Court will discuss a Kenton County Police Department reorganization, while the Covington Government Transition Committee will hold a meeting. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened […]
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NKY attorney sues ODOT, contractors on Brent Spence Companion Bridge project
A Northern Kentucky Civil Rights attorney filed a federal lawsuit against the main contractors overseeing the Brent Spence Companion Bridge Corridor project, a related company and the Ohio Department of Transportation on the same day governors from Ohio and Kentucky released video messages celebrating the final design reveal. In his filing, attorney Jamir Davis claimed […]
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Boone County drops mandatory dog licensing fee after nearly 30 years
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that Boone County’s dog licensing fee could still be voluntarily paid. The article has been updated to state that the fee and mandatory registration were eliminated entirely. Boone County will eliminate its decades-old dog license requirement after nearly 30 years. On June 17, the Boone County Fiscal […]
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Light it up: Newport updates mural guidelines, includes projection art
Newport is introducing updated mural guidelines that welcome light-based art. The Newport Historic Preservation Commission is updating its mural guidelines in the city, including adding a section for projection-style murals. Historic preservation approved them at a special meeting on June 18, but the item still needs to go before the city commission for final approval. […]
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Tell the City of Covington how to spend its federal grant money
Covington residents can now tell the city how it should spend grants it received from the federal government. Specifically, the city is seeking feedback on how to allocate money from two federal programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD: the Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG, program and the HOME […]
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Campbell County Dispatch Center to relocate out of Newport
With Newport’s approval, the Campbell County Consolidated Dispatch Center is moving out of the city and into a public safety complex built by the county. The center is currently housed in the basement of the Newport City Building at 998 Monmouth St. The Newport Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution on June 16 allowing […]
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Clay Wade Bailey Bridge closed for 13 days to vehicular traffic
The Clay Wade Bailey Bridge is closed to vehicle traffic for the next 13 days. The closure of the bridge was originally scheduled to begin on June 13, but was postponed and lengthened after additional needed repairs were identified and expected inclement weather. Now, the closure will last 13 days, instead of 10 days. The […]
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Design for Brent Spence Bridge’s planned companion bridge released
Governors Andy Beshear and Mike DeWine released a video Wednesday morning showing off the design plans for the Brent Spence Bridge’s planned companion bridge. “The design selected is a state-of-the-art, double-decker bridge that prioritizes safety, efficiency, and cost as well as getting this project done as fast as possible for our people,” said Beshear in […]
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New 77-unit Drees subdivision moves forward in Alexandria
Plans to build 77 new single-family homes on Riley Road moved forward on Tuesday despite resident concerns over traffic, wildlife and density. Drees Homes is looking to build a subdivision on approximately 37 acres on Riley Road, north of Apple Blossom Lane in Alexandria. At a June 17 meeting, the Alexandria Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously […]
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City Heights property is officially on the market
The land that formerly contained City Heights, a large public housing complex in Covington, has officially been put on the market. The Housing Authority of Covington, which currently owns the land, announced Wednesday morning that it was seeking requests for proposals, or RFPs, from developers to buy and develop the land into what it described […]