City Plan Kickoff Draws High Interest Residents packed the room to learn more about the Fort Thomas Community Plan. by Robin Gee Fort Thomas residents packed the room for the official Fort Thomas Community Plan kickoff meeting on September 25. Nearly 50 residents were in attendance. Mayor Eric Haas welcomed community members who had come […]
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City Council Roundup: Taxes Pass, Chicken Rule Unchanged
Law, Labor and Licensing Committee Chair David Cameron (r) reports on chicken ordinance. (Councilmember Ken Bowman listens at left.) by Robin Gee City Council passed the expected property tax rate increase at its September 18 meeting. Voting four to two, council passed a 2.4 percent hike in the 2017 property tax rate for a new […]
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Committees Forming for Visioning Project
The Fort Thomas Community Plan is moving forward this month with the creation of six working committees, each to be charged with developing plans for different aspects of the project. Frank Twehues of CT Consultants met with city officials, staff and council members at a brief meeting before the August general city council meeting to […]
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Momentum Builds For Fort Thomas Visioning Project
FTM file. By Robin Gee Next steps in the development of a vision for Fort Thomas’s future was the topic of a discussion by city officials on Monday. Mayor Eric Haas, City Administrator Ron Dill, council members and city staff met with planning consultants to hear ideas for how best to organize and proceed with […]
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Driver of Vehicle in Crash on Grand Avenue Charged with DUI
This was from the car crash on Grand Avenue on January 21. FTM file. On Saturday, January 21 a 2012 Honda Accord was heading south on Grand Avenue when the driver of the vehicle hopped a curb on the windy road, kicked up earth, overcorrected, crossed the double yellow lines and across four lanes of […]
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Another “Scary” Car Crash on Grand Avenue
Residents are fed up, scared. Fort Thomas residents, Susan and Matt Twehues, with their children in front of their home on Grand Avenue. Tire tracks in the background and in their front yard give a play-by-play for an accident that happened just an hour before this. FTM file. The tire tracks are still visible from […]
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Fort Thomas Visioning Presented To Council
Joey Hood and Chris Manning discuss the results from the first three stakeholder visioning meetings that will lead to a comprehensive plan for the city of Fort Thomas. FTM file. It’s been over a year since Mayor Eric Haas led a whiteboard session in the Centennial Room on the third floor at The City Building. […]
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Fort Thomas Leads Discussion On City’s “Next Step”
L to R: Councilwoman, Lisa Kelly, Mayor Eric Haas, Councilman, Jeff Bezold, and City Administrator, Ron Dill participate in the city’s special visioning meeting. FTM file. A whiteboard session in December of 2015 started the current strategic visioning process that Mayor Eric Haas has led Fort Thomas City Council through. The original brainstorming sessions […]
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Pair of Fort Thomas Residents Help Lead Council on Visioning Process
L to R: City Clerk, Melissa Kelly, Chuck Thompson (Council), Jann Seidenfaden (City Attorney), Ron Dill (City Administrator) listen to Chris Manning on the next steps on the city’s visioning process. FTM file. Members of Fort Thomas City Council met on Monday evening, September 19th, to discuss a new visioning process for the city. Two […]
