Boone County has decided not to install government-funded electric vehicle charging stations due to the denial of a grant to cover the local match, and concerns about ongoing maintenance costs and replacement requirements.
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‘Substantial’ tax rate reduction coming to Boone County
Boone County has opted to lower its real property tax rate from the previous year. At a meeting on Tuesday, the Boone County Fiscal Court voted 2 to 1 to lower the county’s real property tax rate from 9.6 cents to 9.2 cents per $100 valuation. The county’s personal property tax rate will be 8.9 […]
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Boone County backs regional hazard mitigation plan
Boone County has backed a new regional plan to guide decision-making at the local level during times of crisis. Last week, the Boone County Fiscal Court voted to adopt the 2024 Northern Kentucky Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Hazard mitigation aids a community’s long-term strategy to reduce disaster losses and break the cycle of disaster damage, […]
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Kenton County backs Northern Kentucky Works initiative
Kenton County is officially supporting the Northern Kentucky Works initiative. On Tuesday, the Kenton County Fiscal Court unanimously voted to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Boone County, Campbell County and the Northern Kentucky Area Development District to support Northern Kentucky Works. Northern Kentucky Works is a workforce development initiative that would develop and […]
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Boone County approves state’s first Transportation Improvement District
Boone County Fiscal Court has passed an ordinance creating a Transportation Improvement District, a special-purpose governmental entity created to coordinate and fund transportation-related projects within a specific geographic area.