Elsmere City Council has presented its first reading of an ordinance permitting greater fence heights in the GI zoning district, allowing for the construction of an 8-foot-tall construction fence around the site of a Chick-fil-A distribution center and a Niagara Bottling facility.
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Elsmere directs medical cannabis issue to ballot
The city of Elsmere passed a resolution to put the medical cannabis question on the ballot during its July 9 city council meeting. The council unanimously voted to approve the resolution, following discussions at the July 2 caucus meeting that favored the ballot option for whether to allow medical cannabis businesses to operate within Elsmere […]
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Elsmere to adopt ballot measure for medical cannabis licensing
Elsmere City Council discussed zoning guidance for medical cannabis licensing at its July 2 caucus meeting, where the ballot measure came out ahead. In view of the legalization of medical cannabis in Kentucky beginning Jan. 1, 2025, each city must decide whether to allow medical cannabis businesses to operate within their jurisdictions, prohibit the licensing […]
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Elsmere repeals negotiations with Flagship Communities REIT
Elsmere City Council called a special meeting last week to repeal a municipal order passed last year concerning negotiations with Flagship Communities REIT. The order authorized the city to acquire 18 acres of Heartland Pointe, a real estate property owned by Flagship Communities REIT at 1630 Garvey Ave., with the aim of constructing a public […]
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Elsmere’s new city building commemorated with open house
The mayor of Elsmere, Marty Lenhof, alongside several city council members and staff, commemorated the opening of their new city building during an open house Thursday afternoon. After a couple of years of planning and construction, the modernized and expansive building is complete. The center is all-inclusive, housing city administration officials and the Elsmere Police […]
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Elsmere City Council discusses medical cannabis licensing
Elsmere City Council listened to a presentation on medical cannabis licensing at their June 4 caucus meeting. Medical cannabis will be legal in the state effective Jan. 1, 2025. Each individual city is responsible for creating the zoning regulations to make way or not allow those types of businesses to operate; however, if cities do […]
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Elsmere approves Housing Choice Vouchers program
The city of Elsmere has approved an agreement to administer the Housing Choice Vouchers program, which will provide federal funding to subsidize affordable housing for very low-income families, the elderly, the disabled and those with eligible immigrant status.
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Erlanger delegates make the case for mural project with Elsmere
Representatives from the city of Erlanger and Dixie Heights High School requested support from Elsmere City Council for a community mural project at their March 12 meeting. Dixie Heights art teacher Cierra Bevins first proposed the idea for the mural to the Kentucky Transportation Department last December. The mural is to be painted by Dixie […]
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Elsmere to amend backyard chicken regulations
The city of Elsmere held a first reading of an ordinance Tuesday that would amend the current regulations concerning backyard chickens — with the help of local students. The city council invited local middle and high school students to participate in the eighteenth annual student government meeting with Mayor Marty Lenhof, where students from sixth […]