The city has released a working timeline for the Tower Park VA Homes project/FTM file by Gina Holt FTM City Reporter City staff met with the Kentucky Heritage Council and a team of engineers last week to discuss the logistics of obtaining bids from developers, as well as to establish a working timeline for the […]
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VA homes reveal competition between historical preservation and residential development
The VA homes in Tower Park have plummeted in value over the last seven years. It was recently announced that the city has been approved to move forward with its long-awaited plan to acquire the properties located in Tower Park that have come to be known as the “VA homes.” However, it appears the nearly […]
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Creating Places that Matter
Thanks to our friends at Soapbox Media (you should sign up for their weekly emails as there is good information – although focused more on the Ohio side of the river) we learn about a conference at the Duke Energy center this coming weekend focused on creating communities that matter. The sub-text of the conference […]
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Update on Memorial Apartments
There were some updates this week in the press concerning the apartments on Memorial Parkway (mentioned here in a post from this past December). There appeared to be some contradiction in the articles between the developer, the Enquirer, and City Council. What is clear is that the development has been delayed (The Enquirer uses the […]
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Recent Events
Since it has been a couple of weeks since my last post I thought I would bring you a collection of small stories that have been reported elsewhere with a little commentary: Status update on the Midway – this was a recent article in the Enquirer from a recent Council meeting. The story covers other […]
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Growing Pains Article from Cincinnati Business Courier
This weekend’s edition of the Cincinnati Business Courier has a front page story called ‘Growing Pains’ that focuses specifically on Hyde Park and Mount Lookout’s efforts to restrict creative development in an older community with little to no available land for new housing stock. This is a problem that is all too familiar for Fort […]
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Development newsletters
I ran across a development newsletter the other day from Clemson, SC. This appears to be the trend among small cities and communities trying to attract retail to their communities. This brings up a great point about the efforts that Fort Thomas could employ. Many of you may be thinking but Clemson, SC must have […]
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Hillside Development
A meeting is being held tonight in Fort Wright to discuss hillside development in Northern Kentucky. The meeting is being facilitated by a group of students from UK. Hillside development has been in the news a lot lately such as a move to restrict hillside development in Covington including a 90 day moratorium. A few […]
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Another Story About Milford Renaissance
The Enquirer has published another article on Milford’s development. While there is not a lot of new ground covered in this article there are a few items that are of interest for Fort Thomas. Before I jump into those points I want to say that it was just 6 or 7 years ago that I […]
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Fort Thomas Conservancy Forming
A group of citizens are forming a Fort Thomas Conservancy with the stated mission of creating ‘a grassroots, nonprofit organization charged with promotion of the protection and preservation of natural areas and green space, along with the responsible management of wildlife and the development of park amenities and trails for the enjoyment of nature within […]