The Brighton Center, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and Northern Kentucky Area Development District hosted a community listening session on housing, where residents shared their thoughts in the face of a need for 6,650 housing units in the region over the next 5 years, with the largest need for workforce housing for households with incomes between $15 and $25.
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Local leaders discuss affordable housing crisis
The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Eggs ‘n Issues breakfast and panel to discuss affordable housing on Tuesday. Panelists discussed the factors that caused the issue and what both public and private institutions can do to address it.
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Housing Authority of Covington to manage housing choice vouchers in Erlanger
Erlanger City Council passed a resolution allowing the Housing Authority of Covington to administer United States Department of Housing and Urban Development programs within the city, including the Housing Choice Voucher program.
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Income-aligned housing is a key part of economic development success
Housing availability and affordability are increasingly intertwined with the future economic success of a region. Like many communities throughout the United States, Northern Kentucky is feeling the effects of a labor shortage. Accordingly, developing strategies that drive talent attraction, promote the region as a desirable place for people to move to, while also working to […]
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Panel denies Boone County apartment complex developer zoning request
A developer’s zoning request that would result in a 312-unit apartment complex in Boone County has been denied by the Boone County Planning Commission. The panel’s decision regarding the zone change request from commercial to residential use was issued during Wednesday’s planning commission business meeting and will now be forwarded to the Boone County Fiscal […]
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My first year at LINK nky
This was my first year as a full-time professional reporter, and I’m happy to say that I’ve had a chance to work on a variety of meaningful stories with a great team of people. Here are five stories that were most meaningful to me. They’re stories that gave me a chance to report on something […]
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Florence apartments sustain holiday flooding
Written by Madeline Ottilie of WCPO It was a Christmas nightmare for some residents at a Florence apartment complex this week when water started rushing into their units. “The smell is the worst,” Constance Johnson said. She and her daughter had to spend Christmas night in a hotel and left wrapped presents behind. Property management […]
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Boone County residents raise concerns over apartment complex plan
A developer’s plan for an apartment complex is being met with resistance by some Boone County residents. The project calls for Continental Properties to build 312 multi-family units on 20 acres along Paddock Drive between Richwood Road and Stirrup Lane, and Frogtown Connector Road. “We would like to be given an opportunity where we can […]
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Walton senior community developers highlight new site, honor first responders
Carolyn Collins has family and friends in Northern Kentucky, so when the opportunity for the former Mississippi resident to move to Walton presented itself, she was ready to spring into action. Now, she is a part of Walton’s newest senior housing community: Haven Crossing. City officials, developers and other partners joined Collins and Haven Crossing […]
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Understanding NKY’s housing shortage
Listings for two-bedroom condos in Newport’s luxury riverfront housing complex Ovation went up on Zillow this week, with purchase prices starting at $975,000. Nearby on 5th Street, an apartment complex called The Cadence of Newport has two-bedroom apartments listed for $1,495 per month. Yet, many in the community still remember the apartments by their former […]
