Chris Reinersman, who currently serves as the mayor of Independence, announced Thursday that he would not seek reelection to the mayoral seat in 2026. Instead, he will run for the position of Kenton County property valuation administrator. “My 35 years in real estate appraisal work along with the insights gained from serving as mayor and […]
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Independence awards contract to begin splash pad site preparation
The city of Independence has awarded the bid for its splash pad project to Ford Development Corporation to kick off site preparation for its new splash pad. The Independence City Council unanimously approved the bid for site preparation for $349,120 at its regular meeting on Sept. 8. “After years of talking about our splash pad, […]
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Independence splash pad project advances amid rising costs
The idea of a splash pad in Independence, which bloomed roughly a year ago, is still making progress. The Independence City Council provided an update on the project at its meeting on June 2. The city initially estimated $500,000 for the project in May 2024; however, the original site in Memorial Park proposed is not […]
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Five incumbents, one challenger join the Independence City Council
The Independence City Council has elected six new members, including Christopher Vogelpohl, Carol Franzen, Tom Brinker, Greg Waite, Greg Steffen, and Matthew Fehler, to serve two-year terms.
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Independence starts preliminary planning for medical cannabis zones
The Independence City Council has passed a resolution to begin preliminary zoning work for medical cannabis businesses, even though the city has already voted to put the issue on the ballot in November.
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Independence City Council to place medical cannabis business question on ballot
The Independence City Council voted to send the question of allowing medical cannabis businesses in the city limits to the November ballot after a long discussion, with Council Members Chris Vogelpohl, Greg Waite, Carol Franzen and Tom Brinker voting in favor and Council Members Greg Steffen and Dave Shafer voting against.
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Independence City Council continues to revise potential trailer regulations
The Independence City Council continued discussions about city regulations of utility trailers at their meeting Monday night, following a vote from the Kenton County Planning Commission in November to table discussions on revisions to the city’s ordinance. Independence began regulating trailers in the 2000s after the city’s code enforcement department started getting complaints about trailers […]
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Independence approves zoning for new grocery store
The Independence City Council approved a zoning change for a new grocery store development located at the northeast corner of Madison and Harris Pikes by a 5-1 vote Monday night. The development plot is roughly 19 acres and is being developed by Crosland Southeast, a developer out of North Carolina. Greg Steffen was the only […]
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Road infrastructure planning continues to frustrate Kenton County mayors
The sluggishness and opacity of state road planning was again on the minds of Kenton County’s mayors at this month’s county mayors meeting, which took place in Taylor Mill on Saturday morning. The discussion began with Erlanger Mayor Jessica Fette, who chairs the mayors group, describing her experience at a future planning meeting with the […]
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Independence keeps tax rates the same amid rising property values
UPDATE: We have added the projected revenues for Independence and additional contextual information related to compensating rates following reader inquiries. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.–LINK nky Editorial, Sept. 21, 2023 The Independence City Council unanimously passed their property tax rates at a special meeting Monday night. The new rates are identical […]