Florence city council decided to table a vote on a revamped personnel staffing plan that would both eliminate and add positions in the finance and administration areas. The proposed changes came as a response to the retirement of city’s longtime Chief Financial Officer Linda Chapman in June after almost 20 years of service. In addition […]
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Florence City Council
Florence City Council (11 candidates, vote for 6) Lesley Chambers Lesley Chambers is running for a second term on Florence City Council. Outside of city council, Chambers works as a manager and bartender at a local restaurant. She said her job and her different perspectives help the council “ connect with all different kinds of […]
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Boone County Planning Commission recommends approval for medical cannabis zoning amendments
Boone County Planning Commission has recommended approval of a series of zoning amendments related to medical cannabis businesses, which would dictate where dispensaries are allowed to do business.
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Boone County sees increase in contested races for November election
Last-minute candidate filings have led to more contested races in Boone County, bringing the total number of candidates running in contested races alone to 23.
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Florence eyeing sexually oriented business ordinance refresh
Over the summer, Boone County refreshed regulation and licensing requirements for sexually oriented businesses like adult bookstores, video stores or cabaret. Now, Florence is seeking to do the same. “As you know, prior to 2007, zoning regulations in the Florence Code of Ordinances did not allow, in any form, a sexually oriented business to operate […]
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Florence grant program to pay up to $40k for demolition of blighted property
No one wants to live next to an empty or abandoned building, Florence City Councilman Mel Carroll said. A new grant program is intended to help address abandoned and blighted real estate through the facilitation of demolition for redevelopment purposes. “We have, from time to time, throughout the city, abandoned buildings and structures,” Carroll said. […]
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Groundbreaking ceremony held for Florence brewery, pickleball facility
More details about Florence’s forthcoming brewery and pickleball facility were revealed during a groundbreaking ceremony at the project’s construction site Wednesday. Titled The Pickleball Ranch @FBC, short for Freedom Brewing Company, the complex is going to feature the first brewery in Florence, according to Mayor Julie Metzger Aubuchon. “We have this beautiful stadium, this beautiful […]
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Florence declares National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
Florence Mayor Julie Metzger-Aubuchon read a proclamation at Tuesday’s City Council declaring the week of April 9 through April 15 as the official National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Sherri Knipper, director of the Boone County Public Safety Communications Center, was introduced to the council as she thanked Aubuchon for recognizing the city’s telecommunicators. “The telecommunicators […]
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A look back at Florence Mayor Aubuchon’s first four months in office
It’s been almost four months since Julie Metzger-Aubuchon was sworn in as the Florence mayor. Speaking with LINK nky, she detailed what this role means to her and why so many people love to call Florence home. Aubuchon owns Metzger Eye Care, which she took over from her father back 1995. Like her father, who […]
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Florence Police Department participating in Drug Take Back Day
Mayor Aubuchon announced the Florence Police Department will be participating in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at Tuesday’s City Council Meeting. The event will take place on April 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The day aims to provide a safe, convenient and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs. It also aims […]
