Covington Mayor Ron Washington informed the public and the Board of Commissioners Tuesday night that he’d asked City Manager Sharmili Reddy to form an internal committee of city staff members to consider solutions to the removal of snow on city sidewalks, especially in the face of ongoing snowfall in the region. “This is not an […]
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Sidewalk improvements under consideration in Covington
The Covington Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday evening to have City Manager Sharmili Reddy create a proposal for sidewalk improvements that could be enacted within the city’s current budget. The idea was pitched by Commissioner Tim Downing, who said, “sidewalks are a bit of an issue for me,” near the end of the meeting when […]
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What’s up with Lakeside Park’s sidewalks?
CORRECTION: The original version of this article contained some misattributed quotes and some numerical errors. The relevant lines have been corrected. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.–LINK nky editorial, Jan. 31, 2025. A disagreement over sidewalks and public resource management has unsettled the Lakeside Park City Council. Specifically, newly-elected Councilmember Cassi Schabell […]
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Union terminates contract with city engineer: ‘We made it perfectly clear’
After 19 years as the City of Union’s engineer, Barry Burke’s contract was terminated earlier this month. Commissioners agreed on the termination on Sept. 6, citing alleged violations that included doing work Burke was not authorized to do and billing for unapproved time, Mayor Larry Solomon said. The problem, Solomon said, was a recurring one. […]
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City of Fort Thomas Awarded Grant Over $500,000 to Build Sidewalks
Fort Thomas partners with Southbank Partners to build walkways on North Fort Thomas Avenue N. Fort Thomas Avenue leading to the city limits near Dayton. FTM file. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has granted the City of Fort Thomas $592,300 from the federal Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) to build sidewalks on North Fort Thomas Avenue. Currently […]
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Funding Comes Through for North Fort Thomas Sidewalk Project
New sidewalk will run along down N. Fort Thomas Avenue from Covert Run to the city limits. by Robin Gee Northern Fort Thomas will have a long-awaited sidewalk with the help of a state transportation grant. The sidewalk will run from Covert Run Pike and Barrett Drive, down N. Fort Thomas Avenue to the city […]
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Safe Route to Schools Grants Filed Once Again by Fort Thomas
The intersection of N. Fort Thomas Avenue, Barrett Drive and Covert Run. FTM file. At the September 7th city council meeting, council shared that Southbank is once again filing the Safe Route to School application on behalf of Fort Thomas, similar to what was filed last year. This time, according to City Administrator Ron Dill, […]
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It’s Happening Here!
The Renaissance Board continues to promote business the right way in Fort Thomas. Love the enthusiasm from Debbie Buckley and crew. Here’s a message from Debbie: It’s hard to think that we only have a few weeks left of summer harvests! The Farmers’ Market is bringing us a full array of specialties. Wednesday 3-7 pm […]
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Sidewalk Along Memorial Parkway
The Kentucky Post has an interview with Don Martin where he indicates work has in fact started again on the sidewalk along Memorial Parkway. I had actually assumed that work had finished near the city line with Bellevue and would never be completed. I am excited to see that it will be connected with Taylor […]