Newport City Commission is considering issuing $7 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds to Urban Community Developers for a project that would include 11 new single-family homes and a rehab of an existing one.
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Newport Vice Mayor Beth Fennell reflects on 32 years of service
One of Northern Kentucky’s longest-serving elected officials, Newport Vice Mayor Beth Fennell, is serving her last year on the Newport Commission. First appointed in 1992, Fennell has spent the last 32 years dedicated to serving Newport’s residents. With a 2024 election on the horizon, Fennell said it seemed like time not to seek reelection. “The […]
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Longtime Newport Commission member not seeking reelection
In her 32nd year of service to the City of Newport, Vice Mayor Beth Fennell announced today that she will not seek reelection as a member of the Newport City Commission in 2024. As one of the longest-serving elected officials in the area, Fennell said the decision was not easy and would miss representing Newport’s citizens. […]
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Newport floats idea of remote meeting option for commissioners
The Newport Commission is considering an ordinance allowing any board member who cannot physically attend a meeting to participate by video teleconference. The ordinance brought up at Monday’s commission meeting was drafted with the idea of allowing board members to still participate in meetings when they are out of town, have an illness, etc., and […]
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Newport considers new designated penalties for unsecured firearm thefts from vehicles
The city of Newport heard a first reading for an ordinance requiring people to secure firearms left unattended in any vehicle and creating a penalty for any violation. Newport Assistant Chief of Police Herschel Day said last year, the city saw 18 firearm thefts; of those, 13 were from vehicles, and out of those 13, […]
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Newport updates its historic preservation ordinances
Newport held a first reading of an ordinance Thursday to help move forward historic preservation activities in the city. Newport Planning and Building Director Brian Steffen said there had been rumors and speculation surrounding the ordinance, with people thinking it had to do with adopting Buena Vista as a local historic district. While he said […]
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Newport appoints three members to city boards
Newport has new faces on two of its city boards. The Newport Commission appointed Ed Davis and Stephanie Steffen to the board of adjustments and Glen Taylor to the code board. The board of adjustments is made up of five members serving two-year terms. The code enforcement board comprises five members and two alternate members […]