At least once a year, a representative of Rural and Municipal Aid from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) presents recommended projects for the rural secondary program for the county review. Andy Yeager from KYTC visited Kenton and Campbell Counties to present the fiscal year 2022-2023 recommended projects. KYTC District 6 serves the 11 counties that […]
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Covington intersection closing for 10 days to replace brick pavers
The intersection of Madison Avenue and 12th Street in Covington will be closed for about 10 days starting June 13 so crews can replace brick pavers with concrete. “Although it’s beautiful, this is a major intersection that gets a lot of traffic, including a lot of heavy trucks making turns, and the bricks can’t handle it,” […]
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Newport approves $18 million in industrial revenue bonds for E. 11th Street development
The Newport city commission approved an order authorizing the issuance of $18,000,000 in taxable industrial revenue building bonds (IRB) for a development on E. 11th Street. According to the Commonwealth of Kentucky, IRB can be issued by municipalities to provide a lower interest rate for the financing of a project, but the issuer, in this […]
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Sanitation District adjusts rates for new fiscal year
There will be changes in the amount of money paid by customers of Sanitation District 1 in Northern Kentucky. The judges/executive of Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties voted unanimously to approve next year’s budget for the utility, which involved rate increases in some areas and decreases in others to offset the costs. The new rates […]
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State pledges $45.5 million in future tax revenue for former IRS site project
The Covington Central Riverfront project at the site of the former IRS building has secured a key funding source. The City of Covington announced today they can use up to $45.5 million in future state tax revenue to help redevelop the site. The Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, or KEDFA, gave the City permission to […]
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Former firefighter who uses wheelchair asks Florence officials for sidewalks
A Florence man confined to a wheelchair asked Florence City Council members when something would be done about the sidewalks near his home on Weaver Road.
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Parking amnesty program intended to fill citation backlog in Covington
Anyone with a Covington parking citation that has doubled due to nonpayment will soon be given some breathing room thanks to an amnesty program approved Tuesday. Once a parking ticket in Covington has gone unpaid for 14 days, the fine doubles. The Covington city commission approved the program Tuesday, which will bring fines back to […]
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Covington receives $1.8 million federal grant to support IRS site redevelopment
The City of Covington will receive a $1.8 million federal grant to support infrastructure design for the redevelopment of the former IRS site in the city’s central riverfront area. The funding was announced this week by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and comes from that department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The 23-acre site, […]
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Take a look inside Ovation as construction progresses toward late 2022 opening
Construction on the five-story office building at Ovation began last October, and Corporex plans to deliver the finishing touches at the end of 2022, said Tom Banta, chief real estate officer of Corporex during a recent tour of the construction site. “We just signed a lease with MegaCorp Logistics for the top two floors in […]
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More midnight patches coming to Boone County
Northbound and southbound lanes of I-71 will be closed for overnight patchwork Sunday, May 22 through Friday, May 26.
