The meeting had a rushed agenda because everyone in attendance was distracted by the hopes of the University of Kentucky bringing home number 8, so like the meeting, my article will be brief and to the point. A resident from Overlook Drive was back to thank that council for paving parts of the street which […]
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City Council Notes (3/19/12 by Ben Petracco)
The council meeting was filled with great news and some disturbing news. I do not want to start off the article with a negative tone so I’ll lead off with the good stuff. Chief Mike Daly presented a new officer with his badge; Officer Adam Noe is officially part of the Fort Thomas Police Department. […]
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City Council Notes 3/5/12 (by Ben Petracco)
As previously noted Fort Thomas Matters is going to attend the city council meetings throughout the year and relay the important topics to the public. I attended the meeting on Monday, March 5th; the following are issues that were covered: JC Morgan, the Campbell County Library Director, spoke to the council members regarding a proposal […]
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Your Next Fort Thomas City Council
The filing deadline for the city council race has come and gone and with six positions and six filers – I present to you your next City Council: Tom Lampe Eric Haas Roger Peterman Lisa Kelly and drum roll please…. Ken Bowman Jay Fossett A nice upgrade to have a business owner and a former […]
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No More Parking in the Wrong Direction
You knew I would have to make mention of the article in the Recorder entitled “Council Keeps Wrong Way Parking Ordinance” from three weeks ago. You may remember my post from June on possible revenue enhancement from area authorities which I was widely criticized for publishing. The second point of my post from June was about ticketing […]
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City Council Notes 4/4
– Above: Covington Police Chief, Lee Russo, recognized Lt. Ken Fetcher (Information and Technology head) for his work with KDI project in helping to assist neighboring departments. The Kentucky Data Interoperability (KDI) is a tool that allows the detectives to quickly and easily send information out to our officers and other departments. This system also […]
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City Council Notes 2/7/11
Quick rundown. Longer meeting that normal. Just finished watching the Cats beat up of UT. – Meeting started off with Kevin Gordon, of Wilder, addressing council regarding the stance – or lack thereof, on the county smoking ban which was enacted by the lame duck county commission. He detailed how other city councils in the […]
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Update on VA homes
Cliff’s Notes version: Last fall the city met with engineers to inspect properties and solicit non-binding letters of interest bids from developers. At least one letter was returned by the deadline date of last Friday. At the next council meeting (Feb. 7), city staff will determine if there is enough evidence to proceed with development. […]
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City Council Notes 1/18/11
Aside from Big Bird, Elmo and the Cookie Monster districts that came from the city council meeting on the Tuesday following MLK Day, there were some other points of interest that came from the meeting. Here’s a quick run down: 1) Letters of interest are due to the city by this Friday to purchase the […]
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Anatomy of an Ordinance
I get emails all the time from citizens who are having issues with something, and would like Fort Thomas Matters to help get it more publicity. I know most, if not everyone, has a little problem that bothers them about their neighborhood, street or city in general. Take a look at these comments from a […]