The Kenton County School District has approved a renovation plan for R.C. Hinsdale Elementary, which includes parking renovations, a new roof and HVAC system, renovations of the small learning pods, new restrooms and other internal renovations to provide specialized learning interventions.
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Covington amends parking program in Licking Riverside neighborhood
The Covington Parking Authority is changing the residential parking program in the Historic Licking Riverside Neighborhood. Among some of the most prominent changes are establishing parking meters on Riverside Drive and along Garrard Street near George Rogers Clark Park. Residents of the area have complained about their street parking spaces being occupied by commuters or […]
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Florence closes outdated alley to allow for more parking
Florence City Council voted to close a portion of alleyway on the northwest side of Main Street at their regular meeting Tuesday so the businesses off of it can have more space for things like parking. Josh Hunt, director of business and community development, said the area is an older neighborhood and that the alleyway […]
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Covington is now enforcing new parking meter hours
The month-long grace period when Covington police were issuing warnings instead of tickets for new parking meter hours has expired. So if you’re parking at a meter in Covington from 8 a.m. through 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, make sure you feed that meter so you don’t get a ticket. The new hours officially went […]
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City manager to business owners on parking in Covington: We ‘have to make do’
The Covington Business Council’s March Luncheon focused on explaining the recent changes to the city’s parking code to local business leaders. Covington city manager Ken Smith was the featured speaker. The Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority was founded in 2018. The City Commission thought it was necessary the city had an entity solely focused on […]
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If You Build It, They Will Come (Guest Post by Ben Petracco)
Lifelong Fort Thomas resident, Ben Petracco identifies the Midway district parking problems and offers solutions. This is Ben’s first post, so let’s welcome him to Fort Thomas Matters. Here’s Ben: The Midway street scape project was recently finished which included lighting, landscaping, street resurfacing and new sidewalks. The project created a more open area moving […]
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Midway Streetscape
Another article in the Community Recorder today on Council moving forward with the street scape changes in the Midway. Some observations: 1. The article contains comments about Council moving forward despite a majority disagreeing with the plan. Does this sound familiar to anyone else out there? (can you say deer hunt?) The following is a […]
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Parking Problem?
There is a question that has come up time after time over the past couple of years that I have been involved with pushing for more retail in Fort Thomas; Is there a parking problem in Fort Thomas? The question came up again during the candidate forum in the campaign for Fort Thomas City Council […]