Don Martin. FTM file. City Administrative Officer, Don Martin, has announced his decision to retire from the City of Fort Thomas. Martin notified Mayor Eric Haas about his intent to leave the city two weeks ago, but was not sure of the exact date he would leave his stead as CAO. Martin is 49 years […]
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City Council Round-Up: Property Tax Increase, VA Homes Update
UPDATE: This story has been updated to include City Administrator Don Martin’s comments on the decreased appraised value of the VA Homes. – Ed. By Gina Holt, FTM City Reporter New police officers, a proposed cell tower, a city-wide property tax increase, and the VA homes are just a few of the topics that were […]
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City Council to Consider Property Tax Increase
City Council will consider a proposed increase in city property tax at Tuesday’s council meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m., Sept. 2, at the City Building.
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City Council Round-Up: BSL to Stay, City Staff Residency Requirement Up in the Air
Due to an air conditioning malfunction in the City Building on Monday, Fort Thomas City Council convened in the meeting room at the Armory Building in Tower Park Monday night. Here’s your FTM rundown of what they discussed:
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City has procedures for taking care of potholes
G. Michael Graham Photo. The Fort Thomas General Services Department fixes potholes year-round. The biggest time of the year to replace potholes is early spring. By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter Like many cities, Fort Thomas residents see potholes on the streets throughout the year.
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City Council Round-Up: Street Resurfacing Moves Forward, FTPD Grows
Fort Thomas City Council chambers got what will most likely be a preview of the next four years to come, as Councilman and current Mayor Pro-tem Eric Haas presided over Monday night’s council meeting, in Mayor Mary Brown’s absence. Council heard discussion of the 2014 street resurfacing, the FTPD monthly report, a possible cooperation between the city and […]
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UPDATE: Reservoir Walking Paths Remain Water District’s Decision
Editor’s note: FTM first broke this story on Wednesday, as part of our bi-weekly City Council Round-Up series. Upon publication, we consulted City Administrator Don Martin, who added clarification to a few of the points. This re-post is intended to bring those clarifications into focus for our readers. In the final minutes of Monday night’s […]
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Fort Thomas City Government takes full advantage of technology
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter Technology has helped many governments get things done quicker and more efficiently in recent years. The City of Fort Thomas has taken full advantage of many of them. The city government uses Time Warner as its Internet provider. The speeds are 50 megabits per second (Mbps) downloaded […]
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Fort Thomas City Council Notes (12-16-13)
Council met today for what would be the last meeting for 2013. The first meeting in 2014 (January 6) has already been canceled, due to lack of quorum. Here is the council meeting schedule for the rest of 2014. Councilmen Roger Peterman and Jay Fossett were not in attendance. Republican candidate for the Kentucky State Senate, […]
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Door-to-Door Solicitors Get "Ok" From Fort Thomas
A flyer that the Cincinnati Restoration Church hands out. Amid several concerned emails and messages to our Facebook page, FTM began looking into a group that has been soliciting donations door to door throughout the city. The first correspondence that we received from a reader was October 9. The group, The Cincinnati Restoration Church (website […]