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 contract
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. […]
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Florence eyeing sexually oriented business ordinance refresh
Over the summer, Boone County refreshed regulation and licensing requirements for sexually oriented businesses like adult bookstores, video stores or cabaret. Now, Florence is seeking to do the same. “As you know, prior to 2007, zoning regulations in the Florence Code of Ordinances did not allow, in any form, a sexually oriented business to operate […]
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Boone County to continue snow, ice services on state roads
Boone County will continue partnering with the state to provide snow and ice services on certain state-owned roadways within the county, officials said. During the last couple of snow and ice seasons, the county has entered an agreement with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to address approximately 50 miles of state roadways, Boone County Assistant County Administrator/County Engineer […]
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Boone County declares equipment, vehicles surplus
The Boone County Fiscal Court has declared equipment and vehicles that are no longer serviceable as surplus. “I would like the court to declare various county-owned equipment and vehicles as surplus,” Boone County Assistant County Administrator/County Engineer Rob Franxman said. “This request includes four sheriff’s department vehicles, two public works vehicles, one vehicle each from property […]
