Fort Wright discussed a potential contract with Flock Safety at their Feb. 18 caucus meeting. Council members Jason Collins and Bernie Wessels requested City Administrator Jill Cain Bailey pull information about the company and a potential agreement. Mayor Dave Hatter let his opposition be known at the start of the discussion. “I’m a no,” Hatter […]
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Fort Wright opposes state control of short-term rental regulations
Fort Wright joined several other NKY cities last week opposing a bill that would move regulation of short-term rentals to the state level. Cities across Northern Kentucky have been enacting local regulations over the last few years, and Fort Wright isn’t the first city to express opposition Senate Bill 112. In Fort Wright, city council […]
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Fort Wright Police Department reports low crime, collisions on Madison Pike
Fort Wright Police Department presented their 2025 report at the February council meeting. Chief Jonathan Colwell highlighted areas of high traffic collisions, staff accomplishments, and ongoing programs. With 13 sworn officers, 15 patrol vehicles, and a budget of $2,150,446.58, Fort Wright Police Department fielded 7620 service calls in 2025. That doesn’t include mutual aid calls […]
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Fort Wright allocates safe internet shopping zone, emergency call box
Fort Wright is making it easier to reach emergency services for those in close proximity to City Hall. The city installed an Emergency Call Box in December 2025 in the parking lot of their government building. Using this call box, anyone can call Fort Wright dispatch with just the press of a button. Fort Wright […]
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Fort Wright to remove several trees on Park Road: ‘All of those trees need to go’
Fort Wright is investigating the health of five large pin oak trees on Park Road. This September, one of these trees lost a limb. The fallen limb caused property damage and took down some electric lines. Renee Cooper lives across the street from those trees. She has seen lightning strike one and was affected by […]
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Donna Ross joins Fort Wright city council
Fort Wright City Council has chosen Donna Ross to fill their vacant city council seat. Ross will be sworn in at the Oct. 15 council meeting. Ross has professional experience in medical device sales and now teaches at Medical Sales College in Crestview Hills. She is also on the board of trustees for the Glengarry […]
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Fort Wright to see lowest property tax rate since 2008
Fort Wright City Council held its first reading this week of the proposed 2025-2026 property tax rate. The real property tax rate will decrease, and the personal (“tangible”) property rate will stay the same at 3.85%. “The proposal this year is a fairly substantial tax cut,” Fort Wright Mayor Dave Hatter said. “As a whole, […]
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Fort Wright council member resigns: ‘This is a huge loss’
Fort Wright City Councilmember Dave Abeln resigned this week. Abeln joined Fort Wright city council in 2012. He grew up in Fort Wright and has lived in the community for over 50 years. Abeln is vice president at Metcut Research Inc., and he said his departure at the city was the result of his workplace […]
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Fort Wright joins statewide mutual disaster aid agreement
Fort Wright voted to join the statewide mutual disaster aid agreement recommended by the Kentucky League of Cities. Under this agreement, municipalities across Kentucky can come to each other’s aid during disasters, such as this year’s floods and tornadoes. “It’s kind of a no-brainer in my mind,” Fort Wright Mayor Dave Hatter said. It was […]
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Fort Wright reviews municipal traffic code
Fort Wright city administration is taking a close look at its municipal traffic code. The city is trying to “clean up” a code with parts that they haven’t examined in decades. “We want to go through this so the code is truly an index of Fort Wright’s traffic ordinances,” Fort Wright City Administrator Jill Cain […]