Fort Thomas approved a forensic audit of the past three fiscal years in an effort to trace $322,000 it previously wrote off. The Fort Thomas City Council on Tuesday approved hiring public accounting firm Dean Dorton for just under $35,000 to conduct a forensic audit. The city sparked controversy last September when LINK nky reported that Fort […]
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Fort Thomas council divided over new member appointment process
The Fort Thomas City Council appointed a new member Monday night, but council members and the public were divided about how the matter was handled. Council voted 3-2 to appoint former long-time Fort Thomas Independent School Board member Brad Fennell to fill the vacancy on the council left by Andy Ellison’s appointment as mayor. Council […]
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Fort Thomas appoints Andy Ellison as interim mayor
Fort Thomas has named Andy Ellison as the interim mayor. The city council unanimously voted to appoint Ellison as the interim mayor at a special meeting on Dec. 2. Ellison steps into the role following former Fort Thomas Mayor Eric Haas’ vacating the position for health reasons. “I would like to thank everybody for this […]
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Fort Thomas confronts policy violations: ‘Ignoring it encourages disorder’
Fort Thomas is looking to hire a human resources consultant to address ongoing city issues. Those problems include Fort Thomas City Administrator Matt Kremer’s relationship with the Fort Thomas economic development director. The city discussed the idea of hiring an outside HR consultant at a special council meeting on Wednesday, where council met in an […]
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Newport eyes General James Taylor Park update, Edgewood talks Kroger alcohol sale hours
This week in NKY government meetings: Newport will discuss improvements to James Taylor Park in partnership with Corporex; while Edgewood is weighing changes to Kroger’s Sunday alcohol sales hours. Keep reading to find out what happened in local government over the past week and what you need to know for this week. What happened last […]
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Residents urge transparency, involvement as Fort Thomas updates comprehensive plan
Earlier this month, Fort Thomas began the process of updating its comprehensive plan and residents are asking for more citizen involvement. The first step in the process started with members of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The commissioners were tasked with reviewing the comprehensive plan and making suggestions about goals and objectives to city council. […]
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Why some development proposals stay private until they’re public
When a developer has an idea for a project in a city, the next steps depend on a key factor: Who owns the land? At a recent Fort Thomas City Council meeting, Mayor Eric Haas explained how the city works with developers on potential projects, like the “large grocery store” chain that was proposed for […]
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Fort Thomas passes budget, discusses future budgets and a pension issue
Fort Thomas City Council passed its fiscal year budget for 2025-2026 at its June 16 meeting, along with the budget amendment for fiscal year 2024-2025 and pay classification adjustments for the coming year. Total revenues come to $20,693,774. Operating expenditures are expected to be $20,080,798. Capital expenditures (city and road improvement projects) will be $8,152,727, […]
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Could Fort Thomas be getting a Publix?
Fort Thomas is considering selling a portion of the Carlisle Park property to a “large grocery store” chain. At the city’s council meeting on Monday, city administrator Matt Kremer announced the deal, a sale of a 6.8-acre parcel of the park for $650,000. Although the city declined to name the business, the project is being […]
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Fort Thomas welcomes new firefighter
Fort Thomas Fire Chief Chris Amon introduced new firefighter Craig Emerson at the May 19 city council meeting. Amon said his department had an opening after longtime firefighter/paramedic Mike Watson retired as of May 1. Emerson was previously at the Florence fire department, and before that, had emergency response experience in Walton “He’s already assimilating […]