The Campbell County Fiscal Court approved their 2022-2033 fiscal year budget for $53,061,888 Thursday, noting an increase in department operating expenses due to inflation. Another item of note, said Campbell County Finance Director and Treasurer Marie Schenkel, is the increasing cost of jail operations to continue the substance use program and for employee attraction and […]
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School zone and speed limit change to Alexandria Pike near Reiley Elementary School
The Campbell County Fiscal Court adopted an ordinance for a new school zone along with a speed limit change near Reiley Elementary School in Alexandria. The County Administrator Matt Elberfeld said the Campbell County School District requested a new school zone be created on Alexandria Pike. “For reasons that none of us have ever quite […]
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Vietnam war veterans ask for memorial to be built in Campbell County
At the Campbell County Fiscal Court meeting on April 6, members of the Vietnam Veterans of America Bluegrass Chapter No. 88 addressed the court, asking for a Vietnam Veterans memorial to be built in Campbell County. Both Boone and Kenton Counties have Vietnam Veteran memorials to honor those from each county who died in the […]
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Plumbers, woman recognized after lake rescue in Alexandria
Last month two Jolly Plumbing employees helped rescue a woman who appeared to have fallen through a frozen lake, as reported by LINK nky. At the Campbell County Fiscal Court meeting on March 2, the court recognized the two employees and the woman who has willingly gone into the lake to save her dog. Isaiah Maines […]
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TANK Plan Eliminates Fort Thomas Local Route
In the new TANK plan, Fort Thomas local bus route 11 will be eliminated, leaving the city with no service except a stop at St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas Hospital. By Robin Gee Despite pleas from Fort Thomas city officials and residents, the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky, or TANK, has announced it will eliminate local […]
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Campbell County Citizens’ Academy Returning in September
Campbell County Fiscal Court will offer its third annual citizens’ academy program on Monday evenings from 6:30 — 9:00 p.m. starting September 9 through November 4. The Campbell County Citizens’ Academy is a nine-week interactive educational program, similar to a citizens’ police academy. Participants will meet on Monday evenings to gain firsthand knowledge about the […]
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Campbell County Graduates First Citizen Academy
County leadership and staff congratulated the first Campbell County Citizen Academy graduates prior to the November Fiscal Court meeting. Photo courtesy of Seth Cutter. “Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government…” said Thomas Jefferson. With an eye toward Jefferson’s ideal, Campbell County launched its first Citizens Academy in September […]
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Campbell County Debuts New Financial Transparency Tool
Fiscal Court introduces its presence on OpenGov platform to share key financial data FTM file. Tonight the Campbell County Fiscal Court unveiled an online platform through which the public can more easily access the county government’s financial information. The county’s finance team launched the tool, OpenGov, in a presentation to the Fiscal Court. In addition […]
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SD1 Appointment A Point of Contention Again in Campbell County
A special meeting was called on June 29 at the Campbell County Fiscal Courthouse. Photo still: Campbell County Media Central. A special meeting on June 29 to reappoint a Sanitation District No. 1 board member by the Campbell County Fiscal Court spun into yet another debate about the validity of the six-year deliberation on whether […]
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Campbell Hears from Special Taxing Districts, Approves Bonds for Jail Renovation
FTM file. Written by Bryan Burke, associate editor of The River City News. Special taxing districts continued their annual parade before the Campbell Fiscal Court on Wednesday, as mandated by a relatively new state law. The most notable of these agencies may have been the Campbell County Public Library which was sued by a group […]
