Kenton County Mayors Group continued their discussion about the upcoming legalization of medical cannabis at their meeting, with Dr. Michael Reeser presenting information about the medical uses of cannabis. Sharmili Reddy continued discussions of zoning laws and the state’s regulations for medical cannabis businesses.
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Kenton County officials prepare for medical weed regulations
Kenton County officials discussed the soon-to-be implemented administrative regulations around medical cannabis at the Kenton County Mayors Group meeting on Saturday. The state is responsible for issuing certifications to businesses and professionals to grow, sell and prescribe cannabis, but cities are free to allow or prohibit the establishment of such businesses however they see fit.
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Kenton County officials discuss models, alternatives to retaining school resource officers
The Kenton County Mayors Group discussed the challenges of recruiting and retaining school resource officers in the county, with different municipalities using different models for providing and funding SROs. Alternatives were also discussed.
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Kenton County preps for new medical cannabis law
Kenton County Planning and Development Services is drawing up model zoning regulations for cities to consult when considering how to plan for the impending legalization of medical cannabis in 2025, and the county is offering assistance to cities that want to allow zoning for growing sites, dispensaries, processing facilities and testing facilities.
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Proposed state residential zoning reforms trouble local officials
The Kenton County Mayors Group discussed Kentucky House Bill 102, which aims to reform local zoning laws in an effort to increase affordable housing, at their meeting on Saturday, with many local officials concerned that it might restrict the power of local governments to determine their own zoning policy.
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Kenton County mayors, state lawmakers discuss possible NKY police academy
The Kenton County Mayors group discussed the possibility of a police training academy in the Northern Kentucky region at their meeting Saturday morning. The discussions picked up from a presentation from Taylor Mill Police Chief James Mills Jr. at the mayor’s meeting last month, where Mills briefed the mayors on the logistical challenges of setting […]
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Lack of instructors is primary obstacle for NKY police basic training academy, police chiefs say
Taylor Mills Police Chief James Mills Jr. told the Kenton County Mayors Group on Saturday that what he had to say may make them want to run him out of the room. “We are not in a position right now to do basic training here,” he said. Mills, who is also a board member of […]
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Road infrastructure planning continues to frustrate Kenton County mayors
The sluggishness and opacity of state road planning was again on the minds of Kenton County’s mayors at this month’s county mayors meeting, which took place in Taylor Mill on Saturday morning. The discussion began with Erlanger Mayor Jessica Fette, who chairs the mayors group, describing her experience at a future planning meeting with the […]
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Kenton County mayors, state legislators talk road improvements: ‘There was no advance warning’
Legislators joined Kenton County’s mayor’s group Saturday, where local leaders discussed the county’s needs for road improvements, especially along state-controlled roads that cities don’t have jurisdiction over. Mayors expressed concerns to Rep. Steve Doan (R-Erlanger) and Sen. Shelley Funke Frommeyer (R-Alexandria) that changes were being decided upon and implemented at the state level without local […]
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Kenton County leaders to meet with state legislators about road projects
Mayors and other public officials from Kenton County identified several road improvement and expansion projects to focus on and set a date to meet with state legislators during a meeting Saturday. Erlanger Mayor Jessica Fette broke down the projects into three categories: road expansion projects already on the books, possible future road projects and the […]