Conversations regarding a restaurant and tourism tax in Bellevue, which some city restaurant owners have spoken out against, continued at Wednesday’s council meeting. The city is floating the idea of a 1% to 1.5% tax, which would be added on top of Kentucky’s 6% sales tax at restaurants in Bellevue. The money that the tax […]
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Urban growth firm floats idea for Bellevue’s Marianne Theatre
The historic Marianne Theatre has been located on Bellevue’s Fairfield Avenue since 1942 but has been untouched since its closing in the 1990s. Owned by the city of Bellevue since 2014, the theatre remains vacant, though not from a lack of ideas of what should go into the space—most recently, a vision to transform the […]
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Bellevue raises fine on curfew violations for minors
Bellevue voted this week to raise the amount fined for curfew violations for minors. The amendment reads that for a minor’s first violation, the parent or guardian will be fined $25. The parent or guardian will be fined $100 for each subsequent offense. The city ordinance previously read that parents are fined $50 for a […]
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Bellevue approves the use of golf carts on Fairfield Avenue
Bellevue is amending its golf cart ordinance to allow the use of carts on Fairfield Avenue. Previously, carts could cross Fairfield Avenue at a light in an intersection but couldn’t drive up and down the street. The city council voted at its meeting Wednesday evening to amend the ordinance with no restrictions. The city could […]
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Bellevue tables discussion on allowing golf carts on Fairfield Avenue until next month
Residents in Bellevue have been able to cruise around town in golf carts since last June, excluding Fairfield Avenue and Memorial Parkway. At the June 14 city council meeting, Bellevue City Administrator Frank Warnock and council members showed interest in legislation allowing the carts on Fairfield Avenue. But when it appeared on the agenda at […]