Ground broke last week on a new $15 million condo development on a Covington hillside – but what the same developers will place on the hilltop above is a mystery. “We don’t have a plan yet,” developer Paul Zeltwanger said at special community meeting in Park Hills, when asked about the site where Gateway Community […]
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How to Make Park Hills Better: Residents Weigh In
More than 75 people showed up for the first Plan Park Hills meeting, to help shape the future of the city. “I really didn’t know what to expect, since this is the first session, but I was thinking 30 people would be good,” said Mayor Matt Mattone. “This is great. It allows for the exchange […]
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Park Hills to Discuss Future of Covington Border, Land Use
The future of Park Hills’s border with Covington, its land use, green space, street configurations, and other issues will be discussed at a meeting this week that will also feature remarks from a representative for a forthcoming development project on a hilltop where Gateway Community & Technical College once operated. The “Plan Park Hills” public […]
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Dead Trees Target of Scorn in Park Hills
Trees are causing problems in Park Hills. That’s what the city’s tree board member Sue Bennings told city council on Monday night, saying that the age of the trees are to blame. Chiefly, a dead tree in a neighbor’s yard could fall and damage someone else’s property, and that someone else would be responsible for paying […]
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Photos: Park Hills Memorial Day Parade
Photos from the City of Park Hills Memorial Day Parade. Photos by RCN contributor Patricia A. Scheyer.
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Tribute to Appearance of Virgin Mary Concerns Park Hills Neighbors
It is not unusual for city government meetings to include comments from residents expressing concern about the potential for a new development to create traffic jams. Rarely, though, are traffic concerns related to the possibility of supernatural happenings. Enter, Park Hills. “We are now being told by a few local residents that the proposed grotto is […]
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Hilltop Property in Covington is Sold, Gateway to Use Proceeds on Downtown Project
It is a site that could impact two cities and a college and now the community is closer to knowing what will land on it. The Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) closed on its sale of a hilltop property on Amsterdam Road that straddles the Covington and Park Hills border, and that was […]
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Covington Catholic Sets Date for School’s Expansion Groundbreaking
Covington Catholic will soon embark upon the expansion of its campus – with a new academic building that will house its Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program, drama and music classes, and a new 200-person classroom/auditorium, along with a south campus building addition with new benefits including flexible expansion of the cafeteria space as […]
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Park Hills Police to Continue Patrolling Bromley; City Searches for Way to Increase Pay
The Park Hills Police Department will continue to patrol the neighboring City of Bromley through 2025. Bromley City Council unanimously approved the extension on Wednesday, and will pay the same amount of $100,000 per year that it has been paying. Park Hills Police Department has patrolled Bromley since 2012. On Monday night, Park Hills City […]
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City Administrator Position Voted Down in Park Hills
Park Hills City Council voted down an ordinance Monday night that would have created a city administrator position by a vote of 4 to 2. The vote came after several residents spoke against having a city administrator, with sentiments ranging from the city can’t afford it, to the city is fine the way it […]
