UPDATE: St. Elizabeth has issued a statement in response to Mayor Meyer’s line of questions at the meeting. You can read it here. —LINK nky editorial, Oct. 23., 2023. A Tuesday-night visit to the Covington Board of Commissioners from Kentucky Rep. Marianne Proctor (R-Union), who had come to speak out against medical certificate of need […]
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Covington raises property taxes amid changing labor conditions
The Covington Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to increase both real and personal property tax rates at a commission meeting Tuesday night. This increases the city’s real estate property tax rate from 0.271 cents to 0.277 cents per $100 of property valuation. It also increases the personal property tax rate from 0.328 cents to 0.359 […]
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Critics of 4th Street Bridge plans voice concerns to Covington Commission
A contingent of Covington residents and others from around the Greater Cincinnati region packed the Covington commission chambers Tuesday night to voice concerns about the recently published concept designs for the 4th Street bridge replacement project. Speakers asked commission members to lobby the state transport cabinet for a bridge with three traffic lanes instead of […]
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Covington city commissioner serving first term resigns
Covington Board of Commissioners Member Nolan Nicaise, who was serving his first term on the elected body, resigned from his position effective 6 p.m. Tuesday night. Mayor Joe Meyer made the announcement to a packed room of city residents at Tuesday night’s city legislative meeting. Nicaise himself was not present at the meeting. He emailed […]
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Covington considers expanding eligibility for city boards, committees
Covington is looking to establish the eligibility requirements for boards, commities and organizations. City Attorney David Davidson made the recommendation to the Covington Board of Commissioners at their caucus meeting on Tuesday. The new ordinance would grant eligibility to anyone who lives, works or does business regularly within the city. It would also open eligibility […]
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Covington to buy around $260K of fill soil for Central Riverfront developments
The Covington Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of $260,000 of soil and fill material for the Central Riverfront development project at the former site of the IRS data processing center at the city caucus meeting on Tuesday night. Covington’s Economic Development Director Tom West said the 26,000 cubic yards worth of materials would eventually […]
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Covington Commission approves fiscal year 2024’s budget
The Covington Board of Commissioners voted to approve the city’s budget for the fiscal year 2024, which begins July 1, at their regular meeting on Tuesday. The vote was contextualized by an unexpected decline in payroll taxes over the last fiscal year, which city officials attributed to the ongoing proliferation of work-from-home policies, especially at […]
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Covington PD Sgt. suspended, demoted after accusations of sexual harassment, unwanted touching
Written by Bret Buganski for WCPO The Covington Board of Commissioners decided to suspend and demote a Covington police sergeant who’s accused of sexual harassment, unwanted touching and creating a hostile work environment. The board made the decision in a special meeting. Testimony and evidence presentations began Wednesday evening around 5:30 p.m. and ran until […]
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Covington allocates funding for 11 neighborhood improvement projects
The City of Covington will devote funding to 11 neighborhood groups for small improvement projects ranging from planting fruit trees, updating safety signs, and installing dog waste stations. Over $50,000 in funding was passed on the consent agenda at the Covington Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday night, part of the latest round of the […]