In August and September, the Boone County Planning Commission conducted five meetings to gauge public thought regarding the comprehensive plan update. Now, the county is seeking input. A prime focus of the comprehensive plan is to flesh out goals and objectives that will be adopted by Boone County and the cities of Florence, Union and […]
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Boone County to host holiday tree lighting ceremony
Crafts, music and refreshments will be available during Boone County’s holiday tree lighting ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 2. Festivities will kick off at 4 p.m. and will continue until 7 p.m. at Burlington Commons, located at 2951 Washington St. in Burlington. Attendees will have an opportunity to make their own holiday crafts, hear music from […]
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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 looks to bolster alternative education: ‘It’s time to be proactive’
Boone County School Board members are creating a task force to research the best ways to bolster alternative education programming, which provides at-risk students with instruction and curriculum to help them prepare for college and a career. Board member Jesse Parks brought up the idea of a creating a committee at Thursday’s meeting, which could […]
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Boone County Public Library offering teen writing contestÂ
The Boone County Public Library is offering teens an opportunity to participate in a short story contest in celebration of November being designated National Novel Writing Month. Entrants must be a current student between grades six and 12. Work that has been previously published or submitted elsewhere is permitted. The short story must be 1,000 […]
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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 Water Rescue recovers boat from Big South Fork CreekÂ
Boone County Water Rescue personnel recovered a boat from Big South Fork Creek on Thursday evening. The craft was involved in an earlier accident being investigated by the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency was dispatched at approximately 6:30 p.m. at the request of the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Service and upon arrival the […]
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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. […]