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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Public Hearing for Special Street Tax on Residents
The scene last night at the public hearing for the “Special Street Repair Tax Assessment.” FTM file. Each year a public hearing is set for residents to give feedback to Fort Thomas City Officials on their special assessment tax on residents for street repair. Back in February, the Public Works Committee adopted the repair plan […]
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Fort Thomas Officials Attempt More Transparency With City Emails
Councilman, Ken Bowman. FTM file. Fort Thomas elected officials are trying to be more transparent by using city-assigned emails for city business instead of their personal email accounts. The city accounts were created last year. “You may recall that I was the council member that pushed for the establishment of individual city email accounts to be listed […]
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How to Report a Pothole in Fort Thomas
To report a pothole in Fort Thomas, simply email the location to jrice@ftthomas.org The harsh grip of winter weather is gone, hopefully for good. Now that the snow has melted and the spring has sprung the city must deal with the inevitable result of treating roads with salt and brine — the potholes. The ground has […]
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City Council Round-Up: Street Resurfacing, Officer Promotion, VA Home Update, Salt Dome
Street resurfacing, a quick VA Home update, fire and police personnel updates, a trailer ordinance discussion and a new salt dome were all discussed by Fort Thomas city council Monday night. Jay Fossett was absent from the meeting. Here’s your round-up:
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Tower Park VA homes (finally) approved for development
One of the “Officers’ Homes,” located on Alexander Circle/FTM file Officials have announced today that the city of Fort Thomas has received approval to purchase the VA homes on Alexander Circle in Tower Park.
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City Council Nov. 18, 2013: Road Kill Policies | Fire Prevention Month | Suspects Apprehended | Lanes for Newman
The city council meeting for Nov. 18, 2013 was on the shorter side, lasting less than a half an hour. The brevity of the meeting did not reduce the number of important topics discussed.
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Lawsuit alleging Disability Act violations filed against City
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter A Cincinnati Enquirer story recently reported that Elisabeth Culbertson and her husband’s estate filed a lawsuit against the city of Fort Thomas for failing to provide curb ramps on the street so wheelchair-bound residents can make it around the sidewalks easier. The story stated that the family […]
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Vision Air Research Will Continue Deer Census in Fort Thomas
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter Vision Air Research has done the deer census in Fort Thomas since 2010 and will continue to do so. Fort Thomas City Administrator Don Martin said the city likes Vision Air’s work. Vision Air Research is based in Boise, Idaho. President and founder Susan Bernatas has more […]
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Housing Bubble of ’08 Threatens Fort Thomas’ “City of Beautiful Homes”
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter Fort Thomas is known as the “city of beautiful homes”, but just a glance at some uninhabited properties in Fort Thomas gives the impression that that moniker obviously does not apply to every home. Some may say those houses spread across Fort Thomas need to be demolished. […]