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.
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Fort Thomas realigns board and commission reappointments
Fort Thomas city council approved 13 municipal orders to stagger the reappointments of board and commission members to fix an ongoing problem regarding the timing of reappointments.
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Fort Thomas council prepares for full zoning review
Residents of Fort Thomas have expressed concerns about the proposed zoning ordinance update, requesting more transparency, clarity, and input, an outside legal review, and additional details and time to review the document.
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Fort Thomas discusses progress on zoning ordinance update project
Fort Thomas Planning Commission members joined the city council’s February meeting to discuss progress on the city’s zoning ordinance update project. The group heard from Alisa Duffey Rogers, an architect and planner with CT Consultants, who has been working on the project. The city has been updating its zoning ordinances for more than a year, […]
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Fort Thomas considers major change in funding for street program
Fort Thomas city council’s Law, Labor and License committee is recommending the city change the way it funds its street and sidewalk improvement program. The switch would be a major change for the city that has funded its annual streets program through cost-sharing with affected property owners. Those who own property along the streets scheduled […]
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Campbell County candidate filings indicate no primaries
The Campbell County Board of Elections released its final candidate list, and no cities will see contested races. The number of candidates for the Bellevue, Dayton, and Fort Thomas city councils and the Newport City Commission exceeded the number of seats; however, according to Campbell County Clerk Jim Luersen, there must be double plus one […]
