A long-idle former industrial site in Newport is set to become a new housing development with 342 townhomes and apartments. Last March, developer PLK Communities proposed 195 townhome-style apartments; now, the developer has increased that number to 342 units at the city’s request for higher density. The location is about 17.23 acres along Route 9 […]
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$80M mixed-use development approved in Bellevue
An $80 million mixed-use development is approved in Bellevue. The Bellevue Planning Commission voted on March 23 to move forward with the development of multi-family housing and a parking garage, a partnership of Neyer Properties and Uptown Rental Properties. The site is located at the intersection of Harbor Greene Drive and Berry Avenue between Fairfield […]
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ICE agents not at CVG despite nationwide TSA support rollout
What you need to know Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents are not aiding Transportation Security Administration employees at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport in Hebron as of now. On March 22, President Donald Trump and U.S. border czar Tom Homan announced that ICE agents would be deployed to numerous airports across the country to assist […]
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Boone County breaks ground on new emergency center
The Boone County Emergency Management and the Public Safety Communications Center project has begun, with county officials marking it with a groundbreaking ceremony on March 18. Situated on the Boone County Public Safety Campus at the intersection of Conrad Lane and Bullittsville Road, the new center aims to enhance collaboration among emergency management, 911 dispatch, the sheriff’s office, […]
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Kenton County mayors consider prospect of local Walmart drones
The possibility of delivery drones flying in and out of the Walmart Supercenter in Fort Wright proved to be a source of concern among Kenton County mayors this Saturday at the monthly meeting of the Kenton County Mayors Group. The topic was broached by Fort Wright Mayor Dave Hatter, who had been contacted by Walmart […]
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House panel changes controversial provisions in bills affecting Kentucky energy planning
A Kentucky House committee advanced two bills expanding the membership of the state’s longstanding utility regulator and reshaping a relatively new energy planning agency, changing or removing language that had received strong pushback. The two bills, Senate Bill 8 and Senate Bill 100, unanimously approved by the House Natural Resources and Energy Committee Thursday morning, […]
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Density concerns cast shadow over proposed Hebron Pointe North project
What you need to know The Boone County Planning Commission’s Zone Change Committee dealt a blow to the hotly debated Hebron Pointe North proposal due to concerns over housing density. On Wednesday, the committee recommended denial of a zone change request from Grand Communities LLC, a land developer associated with Erlanger-based Fischer Homes, to change […]
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House passes bill raising sports gambling age in Kentucky to 21
The GOP-controlled Kentucky House voted Thursday to raise the age to gamble on sports to 21 and ban proposition bets, or “prop” bets, on Kentucky college athletes. Rep. Michael Meredith, R-Oakland, the primary sponsor of House Bill 904, told a legislative committee earlier this month that the provisions had been worked on for months and […]
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Covington announces major park improvements
The City of Covington announced Friday plans to make improvements at three parks, which it will fund through federal Community Development Block Grants. The first improvement is the addition of a new bathroom at Barb Cook Park, which the city government voted to approve earlier this month. The unit will be constructed by Hunter Knepshield, […]
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Independence opposes bill to partially abolish property tax
What you need to know Independence has passed a resolution opposing a bill, which is currently moving through the legislative process in Frankfort, that would abolish property taxes on primary residences and vehicles. “While I love the idea of no longer paying property taxes, as somebody who’s been sitting up here (in the mayor’s seat) […]
