Council member Margie Witt has an idea for establishing a park on Fort Wright public land surrounding a stretch of Banklick Creek, and at the July 16 council meeting, Witt was able to explain her vision. The land Witt referred to is located behind the TANK parking lot in Fort Wright. It includes around .67 […]
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General Ormsby Park upcoming updates: pickleball, playgrounds and more
Fort Mitchell is working on updates to General Ormsby Mitchell Park. It’s the city’s largest park and to keep up with wear and tear and resident needs, council has found space in the 2025-2026 budget for a few updates to its amenities. This includes repairing the pickleball courts, adding playground equipment, and creating “shade canopies” […]
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Vandals keep hitting Taylor Mill park; city allocates $50k for repairs
Taylor Mill City Commission has reallocated $50,000 from its reserves to the city’s park budget for equipment replacement due to recurring vandalism at Pride Park.
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Covington issues reminder on political signs on public property
The City of Covington has issued a reminder that political signs are not allowed on public property, and signs placed without permission on private property can be removed by the property owner.
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How Fort Mitchell has kept parks tax down – despite $2 million renovation
Fort Mitchell adopted their city park tax at its Monday city council meeting. The city first adopted the rate in 1975 and has not changed it since. The city council does not have the power to change the rate, but it is required to approve it annually. The current park tax rate is .02 for every […]
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NKY in Photos: The parks of Northern Kentucky
Northern Kentucky is home to over a dozen community parks and recreational areas, with most featuring playgrounds, walking trails, campgrounds, fishing and more. These areas range from quaint and cute, such as President’s Park in Edgewood, to A.J. Jolly in Alexandria, which occupies 1,000 acres of closely protected and preserved land. Several also feature spectacular […]
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Highland Heights mulls $4.6M in proposed park additions
Highland Heights heard from Scott Siefker from the Taylor Siefker Williams Design Group at Tuesday night’s city council meeting about a newly proposed greenspace study that began in spring 2023. The proposal, which is broken down into four phases, would cost the city $4.6 million for all four phases. The study discussed potential new additions […]
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Alcohol consumption in Covington parks approved with proper permits
The Covington City Commission passed an ordinance that allows alcohol consumption in the city’s parks with a special event permit and a liquor license.
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Hub+Weber to lead Boone County parks facility design effort
Boone County is seeking a new parks department facility, and Hub+Weber Architects have been chosen to lead the project’s design team. The firm was given the green light to proceed with the design process during Tuesday’s Boone County Fiscal Court meeting. “We moved into a schematic design phase where we developed concept plans of the […]
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Crews get to work on Union Park pickleball court
Pickleball court construction at Union Park is underway. “They’ve started the work and once they’re finished, we’ll have eight new courts from scratch,” said Boone County Director of Parks David Whitehouse, adding the courts would be located at the site of the former Union pool. “Riegler will also repave the parking lot and the drive aisle. […]