- Boone County Engineer Rob Franxman will retire July 31 after serving as the county’s top engineer since 2019.
- Franxman oversaw projects including Rural Water 3.0, the Camp Ernst and Longbranch Road roundabouts, the Graves Road/I-275 interchange, roadway safety initiatives and the county’s long-range transportation plan.
- Boone County Public Works Director Tom Logan has been appointed interim county engineer as part of a succession plan and will assume the role following Franxman’s retirement.
Boone County Engineer Rob Franxman is set to retire at the end of the month
Franxman, a fixture on the Boone County fiscal court staff, will depart on July 31. The news was unveiled at the July 14 fiscal court meeting, where the legislative body subsequently appointed current Public Works Director Tom Logan as the interim county engineer.
The Boone County engineer’s responsibilities include overseeing the county’s infrastructure, managing capital road projects, reviewing development permits and enforcing safety standards.
“This is mixed emotion here because this is exciting for Tom and a new era, but it also means that we’re losing Rob Franxman, our current county engineer,” Boone County Judge/Executive Gary Moore said.
Franxman will serve in his role for one more public meeting, scheduled for July 28. After that, Logan will assume the role of county engineer until a new hire takes over.
Franxman was hired as Boone County Engineer in 2019, after spending over 19 years with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet as a transportation engineer.
While in the role, Franxman oversaw several key public infrastructure projects throughout Boone County, including managing the county’s Rural Water 3.0 expansion into underserved rural communities, overseeing the planning and construction of the Camp Ernst Road and Longbranch Road roundabouts, and helping guide the Graves Road/I-275 interchange project near Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, among others.
Moreover, Franxman played an integral role in shaping Boone County’s transportation plan update in 2025, implemented new roadway safety initiatives and managed the county’s annual road resurfacing, bridge maintenance and capital improvement programs.
Boone County Administrator Matthew Webster said the decision to appoint Logan as interim county engineer stemmed from succession planning, as county staff knew of Franxman’s intention to retire.
“When Tom joined our team, that was succession planning that we had put in place, hoping that Tom would be willing to ascend to some of these duties,” Webster said.
Logan was hired by Boone County in the summer of 2023, following an eight-year career with Toyota of North America. Logan has nine years of public works experience prior to joining Boone County, having served as the City of Covington’s director of public improvements from 2004 to 2013.
In his role as public works director, Logan has managed Boone County’s daily maintenance services, including planning road projects, managing the county vehicle fleet, handling snow removal and pothole patching, and overseeing solid waste recycling programs for the county’s unincorporated areas.
