The tax rate in Fort Thomas is most likely staying the same as it was last year. The proposed real property tax rate, presented during Tuesday’s evening city council meeting, was $0.348 per $100 of property valuation, as it was for Fort Thomas in the fiscal year 2023-2024. However, the rate is slightly higher than […]
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Fort Thomas residents continue to express concerns about zoning ordinance project
Fort Thomas City Council members and residents discussed concerns about the Fort Thomas zoning ordinance project, including density, confusion over the 442-page document and the need for an independent third-party audit.
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Fort Thomas zoning ordinance discussion intensifies as final phase underway
The Fort Thomas zoning ordinance project was the focus of two packed meetings in the last month. At the June council meeting, residents reiterated their concerns and asked council to represent their views at a joint meeting between council and the city’s planning commission. Council and the city’s planning and zoning commission members had been […]
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Fort Thomas council members clash over mayor’s role in One Highland project
In a packed meeting Monday night, the Fort Thomas city council was set to vote on the budget for the next fiscal year and discuss the ongoing zoning ordinance project. Yet, a good portion of the discussion focused on a call last month by council member Adam Blau for Mayor Eric Haas to step down […]
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Last-minute filings propel contested races in Campbell County
Last-minute candidate filings have led to contested races in Campbell County, with 87 candidates running for various offices.
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Fort Thomas honors two retiring city board volunteers
At the May city council meeting, Fort Thomas Mayor Eric Haas and council members honored two residents who have served on the city’s Board of Adjustment. Susan Wingard and Tom Duckworth have retired from the board after many years of service, the mayor said. While Duckworth was not present, Haas brought Wingard up to present […]
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Fort Thomas maintains tax rates as city plans budget for next fiscal year
At its May meeting, Fort Thomas city council held the first reading of the city’s 2024-2025 fiscal year budget. Finance committee chair Ben Pendery shared some highlights. The bottom line is that the city’s tax rates will not change in the coming fiscal year. General fund revenues for the city are expected to exceed expenditures […]
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Fort Thomas resident requests law change to allow duck breed
Highlands Middle School student William Twehues addressed the Fort Thomas city council Monday to ask for a change in the city’s chicken ordinance. The law allows chickens, but ducks and other fowl are prohibited. Twehues asked for reconsideration of a special duck breed that does not fly. “I’ve recently discovered an ordinance related to the […]
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Fort Thomas council member asks mayor to resign
Before the Fort Thomas council meeting Monday, member Adam Blau emailed a letter and packet of information to other members. In it he outlined his concerns about actions by Mayor Eric Haas in the time leading up to the development of the One Highland project. In fact, he asked the mayor to resign. Blau also […]
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Fort Thomas Renaissance Board shifts focus to city events
The Fort Thomas City Council approved a municipal order changing the mission and direction of its Renaissance Board, which will now focus almost exclusively on city events.