City council, city staff and audience members gathered in council chambers Tuesday night. Photo by | Braden White, LINK nky contributor

Highland Heights Mayor Greg Meyers addressed the ending of the 2023-24 fiscal year and what’s to come next in the 2024-25 fiscal year in the city at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. 

According to Meyers, the city’s total revenue was $5.25M in the 2023-24 fiscal year. This revenue was made up of payroll taxes, occupational taxes and real estate taxes, among other sources.

Looking back at the previous fiscal year, Meyers thanked the work of city staff, city council and even local leaders who work in the city.

“I have a great city council and city staff. I thank them, and I’m looking forward to the new horizon,” Meyers said.“When you have a good council, it’s easy to help move things along.” 

In addition, Meyers discussed the new addition of NKU President Cady Short-Thompson in the previous fiscal year.  

“One of our biggest businesses is the university in our city, Northern Kentucky University [NKU] and Cady Short-Thompson is going to do a really fantastic job at the university. [Short-Thompson] is the right person at the right time,” said Meyers.

Meyers also credited previous interim President Bonita Brown — who served as NKU’s interim president from Jan. to Oct. 2023 — for her work during the previous fiscal year.

“I cannot let this go without thanking our previous interim president, Bonita Brown,” Meyers said. “She did a fantastic job picking up the pieces. Every time we needed a meeting, she was always there.” 

Meyers mentioned some of the bigger projects that began for the city last fiscal year, including proposed park additions that will be voted on later this year. 

He also mentioned the recently discussed five-year comprehensive plan for the city, which allowed public comment from city residents about ways to redevelop city infrastructure. This plan is also set to be revisited in the coming fiscal year. 

Braden White is a contributor from Cincinnati, Ohio. He currently attends Northern Kentucky University and serves as the editor-in-chief for The Northerner, NKU’s independent, student-run newspaper....