Tag: Edgewood

An Edgewood city councilman objected to the proposed franchise fee on all wired communication and Duke Energy bills, each of which would be set at 1.9 percent. Jeff Schreiver, who was absent from the earlier meeting this month when the first reading of the ordinance took place, questioned the fees. “I don’t see a need […]

The City of Edgewood continues to fine-tune its short-term rental ordinance. City adninistrator Brian Dehner said that he is still receiving phone calls and questions about short-term rentals, popularized through online sites like Airbnb. He said that people feel uncertain about some of the details in the city’s ordinance, which prohibits rental of homes or […]

The City of Edgewood’s 2019-2020 budget is shaping up to be about $11,221,339. City Adninistrator Brian Dehner said that the revenue side of things is starting to be right. The numbers, put together by Behner and staff, include consideration of a retirement last year and the upcoming July retirement of general services director Bob Begnoche. […]

Edgewood city council gave the OK to the issuance of $75 million in bonds for the Cancer Center to be operated by St. Elizabeth Healthcare. The center is already under construction. St. Elizabeth Chief Financial Officer Lori Ritchey-Baldwin said that while Edgewood is sponsoring the bonds, the city is not liable for them. Ritchey-Baldwin said […]

At a previous city council meeting, City Administrator Brian Dehner brought up the issue after receiving complaints about ads being thrown in yards, and residents’ complaints going unanswered by the offending companies. Such businesses are allowed to operate. The City of Bellevue is considering a similar option to further regulate the business practice. In Edgewood, […]

The removal of some trees in Edgewood drew one resident to Monday night’s city council meeting. Angela Hayes, a resident of Edgemar Drive, said that mature trees, 40 to 50 years old, are now gone. The city’s director of general services, Bob Begnoche, said that any homeowner who had two trees in the public right […]

Edgewood city council decided last week against amending its zoning ordinance, and maintaining its ban on short-term rentals, made popular by the online site Airbnb. The Edgewood city building was filled with concerned residents, many of whom were eager to speak one way or the other on the issue. Mayor John Link asked city attorney […]

Residents and property owners filled the Edgewood city council chamber last week for a discussion about two possible ordinances related to short-term rentals such as Airbnb. One ordinance would prohibit such rentals, setting penalties for those who violate. Another would require a rental unit to be registered and each individual tenant to be registered along […]