Fort Wright City Council is considering raising the base compensation for local elected officials, which hasn’t changed since 1998. The fiscal year 2024-2025 budget includes the mayor’s annual salary of $7,472.96. City council members make $2,989.19 annually. With the standard 2.9% cost-of-living raise, the mayor will make $7,689.68 annually, and council members will make $3,075.88. […]
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St. Agnes School asks Fort Wright to consider sponsoring an SRO
The Diocese of Covington approached Fort Wright to request that the city sponsor a school resource officer. Fort Wright is considering a contract with the stipulation that St. Agnes would bear the entire operating cost. The Diocese of Covington has approached other local cities about sponsoring a school resource officer, often called an SRO. Blessed […]
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The state of medical cannabis in Northern Kentucky
Starting Jan. 1, 2025, medical cannabis will be legal in the state of Kentucky. Over the past few months, municipalities throughout Northern Kentucky have been deciding what that will look like in the region. Each city is responsible for creating zoning regulations to make way for (or not allow) those types of businesses to operate. […]
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How you can help Fort Wright in their Hurricane Helene relief efforts
Fort Wright will be taking donations for North Carolina residents affected by Hurricane Helene through Oct. 10. “Mayor Hatter and I discussed it,” City Administrator Jill Cain Bailey said during a council meeting Wednesday. “City council was also interested in stepping up, and we feel for those individuals and first responders [in North Carolina]. It […]
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Fort Wright won’t adopt zoning plan without a change in cannabis regulations
Fort Wright City Council is considering imposing conditions on potential medical cannabis businesses before it votes to institute a model zoning ordinance from the county’s planning administration, Z21.
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Fort Wright’s street maintenance program faces budget challenges
Martin Hellmann, a project manager at CT Consultants, updated Fort Wright City Council on their 5-Year Street Program during their August meeting. The program is facing increased construction costs and the rapid deterioration of George Huser Drive. The city created the 5-Year Street Program to reconstruct and resurface key Fort Wright roads from 2023 to […]
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Fort Wright welcomes several new city employees
Fort Wright introduced six new city employees during its city council meeting Wednesday. This included two police officers, a full-time firefighter/paramedic, a public works laborer, a finance clerk and a city clerk. This follows several recent changes in Fort Wright’s staff, including the hiring of City Attorney John S. Brooking after former City Attorney Timothy […]
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Fort Wright considers allowing medical cannabis businesses
Fort Wright passed a resolution stating the city’s intention to move forward with amending its zoning ordinances to accommodate medical cannabis facilities. The resolution passed during Wednesday’s city council meeting, with five out of six council members voting in favor. Before the vote, Mayor Dave Hatter reminded the council that this resolution is not legally […]
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Fort Wright’s civic club building: A new community center?
The city of Fort Wright acquired the Fort Wright Civic Club building and property in March of 2024. Now, they’re tasked with finding a refreshed purpose for the property. While it has been primarily used as a polling place for the last several years, the city believes the site could be something more. City Administrator […]
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Fort Wright approves regional hazard mitigation plan
Fort Wright has approved a regional hazard mitigation plan, which will educate the public about natural disasters, prepare for disasters, and distribute fund reimbursements from the federal government for damage caused by those disasters.
