“Words to describe the change in Covington for the past five years fail me. Just walk around the city and feel the change, the vibrancy, the excitement,” Covington Mayor Joe Meyer said during his ‘State of the City’ address. On Thursday, Meyer spoke to a crowd of Covington business leaders at the Embassy Suites for […]
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Covington to lower property tax rate: “A unique opportunity”
The City of Covington is expected to approve a reduction in its property tax rate. On Tuesday night, the first of two necessary public readings of the tax ordinance was presented to the commission for consideration. City Manager Ken Smith is recommending a property tax rate of 0.271, a reduction from last year’s rate of […]
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WiFi, pedestrian improvements considered for Covington ARPA funds
The City of Covington heard more proposals this week for the allocation of its American Rescue Plan Act funds, which include grants to local nonprofit organizations and enhancing city programs. Some of the items include expanding Covington’s citywide public Wi-Fi system, Covington Connect; infrastructure improvements to sidewalks and streets; and distributing money to four local […]
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Colony Apartment renovations celebrated in Latonia
Residents gathered around Covington Mayor Joe Meyer Friday as $4.5 million in renovations to the 43-year-old Colony Apartments in Latonia were celebrated in the community. “Have you survived the chaos of the last couple years?” Meyer asked. The crowd responded with an enthusiastic, “yes!” Friday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony at the low-income housing complex for senior citizens […]
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BLINK programming in NKY to be announced Tuesday; LINK to have updates
Tuesday is slated to be a big day for the future of the BLINK light festival and art show in Northern Kentucky. BLINK organizers and NKY community leaders are hosting a press conference at the Covington Plaza on Madison Avenue. Their plan is to announce Northern Kentucky’s participation in this year’s BLINK festival during a […]
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Four candidates, four seats: Why are more people not running for spots on the Covington City Commission?
As transformational infrastructure projects like the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor and Covington Central Riverfront loom, the public office that may hold the most influence over Covington’s direction — the City Commission — has only four candidates… For four seats. Covington has a population over 40,000 people and is a critical economic hub for Northern Kentucky. […]
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Staff raises, Brent Spence Project included in Covington’s 2022-23 budget
The City of Covington approved their budget for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year on Tuesday, which includes raising all staff salaries by 5 percent, increasing part-time employees’ pay to $15 an hour, and hiring additional cadets to the Police and Fire Departments. Covington’s budget money will go toward accomplishing short- and long-term goals listed in their […]
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Covington approves two key Brent Spence agreements, giving city ‘seat at the table’
For years, Covington Mayor Joe Meyer has gone back and forth with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet over how the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project will affect the city, and how the city can better position itself to be an integral part of the project. Meyer said he has fought to make sure Covington doesn’t get […]
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To bring BLINK light show back to NKY, cities asked to contribute $1 per resident to fundraising effort
The mayors of the two largest cities in Kenton County, Covington and Independence, have signaled their willingness to contribute toward the fundraising effort of BLINK, an interactive light and art festival in Cincinnati. BLINK was last held in Cincinnati in 2019, and included parts of downtown Covington drawing significant crowds to the light show. RELATED: […]
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Future Covington Life Sciences lab has been a year in the making
Earlier this year, the state of Kentucky allocated $15 million for a 10,000 square foot life sciences lab in Covington. The discussion that inspired the line item in Kentucky’s recently approved biennial budget began over a year ago. Covington leaders, scientists, medical researchers, and technical experts gathered together to discuss future opportunities. The group included […]