Supply chain issues are proving to be a challenge for Boone County in its quest for new fleet vehicles. “We like to buy local, when we can,” Boone County Judge/Executive Gary W. Moore said. “I’ve had the opportunity to talk to local dealerships about the challenges we’re having finding vehicles and reminding them that we’d […]
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Boone County nonprofits receive $377k through initiative
Five nonprofit organizations are receiving a combined total of $377,400 to bolster services to Boone County residents via the Capital Projects Fund initiative. The organizations receiving the funds are Brighton Properties, New Day Ranch, Easterseals Redwood, Scheben Care Center and Panorama Plus. The Boone County Fiscal Court supports capital projects intending to invest aging/intellectual disability/mental […]
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Boone County receives first quarter budget report
Boone County’s administration is pleased with the fiscal year 2024 first quarter budget performance in both the revenue and expenditure categories, Treasurer Rob Notton said. “Positive budget performance during fiscal year ’23 enabled the county to end the prior fiscal year with an exceptional year-end carryover balance in the general fund,” Notton said. “In fact, […]
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Boone County secures funds for lane extension project design
Boone County is receiving funds to address the design portion of its Kentucky Route 237 lane extension project. In October 2022, the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments awarded the county a Surface Transportation of Northern Kentucky grant to add turn lanes at various county roads. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will administer the federal funding on behalf of […]
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Land purchase moves Boone County Water Rescue closer to the river
Boone County Water Rescue is a step closer to having greater access to the Ohio River. The Boone County Fiscal Court has agreed to purchase 3.8 acres of property at 4114-4134 River Road in Hebron from Heritage Bank for $485,000.  “The county administration became aware in the last few weeks that a parcel of […]
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Wawa pivots from original Florence convenience store site
The initially planned location for a Wawa convenience store at Burlington Pike and Cardinal Drive in Florence has changed. Wawa is now seeking the Boone County Fiscal Court’s approval to set up shop at the intersection of Dixie Highway and Mt. Zion Road. The first reading of an ordinance outlining zoning for the project was […]
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Boone County extends traffic signal maintenance, inspection contractÂ
A Burlington-based firm will handle Boone County’s traffic signal maintenance and inspection responsibilities for another year. County-owned traffic signals, school zone flashers and traffic light poles will serviced by Bluegrass Electrical Consultants in the wake of the Boone County Fiscal Court approving an extension of the present contractual agreement. “In 2019, the fiscal court approved […]
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Boone County animal shelter project over budget by $280k
Citing issues encountered amid the work, the cost of the Boone County animal shelter construction project will exceed budget by approximately $280,000, officials said. “This is comprised of some field issues that must be remediated, some inflationary costs related to our owner-provided equipment and a recommended change in scope for security access control,” Boone County […]
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Hub+Weber to lead Boone County parks facility design effort
Boone County is seeking a new parks department facility, and Hub+Weber Architects have been chosen to lead the project’s design team. The firm was given the green light to proceed with the design process during Tuesday’s Boone County Fiscal Court meeting. “We moved into a schematic design phase where we developed concept plans of the […]
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Crews get to work on Union Park pickleball court
Pickleball court construction at Union Park is underway. “They’ve started the work and once they’re finished, we’ll have eight new courts from scratch,” said Boone County Director of Parks David Whitehouse, adding the courts would be located at the site of the former Union pool. “Riegler will also repave the parking lot and the drive aisle. […]
