L to R: David Cameron, Jeff Bezold, Ken Bowman, Sam Shelton, Lisa Kelly, John Slawter, Roger Peterman, Chuck Thompson and John Muller. FTM file. By Robin Gee Street maintenance fees, safety concerns, city budget and housing stock were among the issues discussed Tuesday night during the second Fort Thomas City Council candidate debate and public […]
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Update on VA Homes
FTM file. At the September 7th city council meeting, the status of the VA homes renovation was discussed. A meeting took place to discuss due diligence and moving forward with cost estimating for the development and rehabilitation of the homes. According to City Administrative Officer, Ron Dill. He said the developer remains completely on board […]
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Fort Thomas City Council Roundup 12/21: Council Appoints Chuck Thompson to Fill Vacant Seat
FTM File. By Amanda Dibiaso The Fort Thomas City Council held their monthly meeting Monday, December 21. The big news of the night was the appointment of Chuck Thompson to fill the vacant council seat. The council was tasked with appointing a new council member following Councilman Adam Meier’s resignation, which officially went into effect […]
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Fort Thomas City Council Roundup 11/16/15
By: Amanda Dibiaso FTM file. The Fort Thomas City Council held their monthly meeting Monday, November 16. Council member Jeff Bezold was absent. Here’s your round up: Traffic on Trinity Place/St. Nicholas Place: Fort Thomas resident Amanda Bricking, representing several Trinity Place residents who attended the meeting, asked if results were in from the speed […]
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VA Homes Update (2 Months Into Agreement with Bloomfield/Schon)
VA Homes. FTM file. The City of Fort Thomas is two months into a year-long agreement with developer Bloomfield/Schon that allows the developer exclusive rights to “investigate and determine the feasibility of the project.” The developer can, at any point, walk away from the project. On June 1, 2016 the developer must provide: a comprehensive […]
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Details of VA Developer Agreement with Bloomfield/Schon
VA Homes. FTM file. In May, FTM broke the news that through the Request for Qualifications process, the city had selected Bloomfield/Schon as the sole developer to rehab the vaunted VA homes in Alexandria Circle located in Tower Park. Bloomfield/Schon (Cincinnati) was selected over Neace Ventures (New Albany, Indiana), because according to the city’s engineer, Bloomfield/Schon […]
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Why Fort Thomas Picked Bloomfield/Schon Over Other Potential VA Homes Developers
VA Homes. FTM file. After years of of trying to attract a developer for the 10 historic VA homes in Fort Thomas, the city changed its approach from a “Request for Proposal” process to a “Request for Qualifications process. The main difference being that a minimum bid was set by the city in the “RFP” […]
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City Selects Bloomfield/Schon as VA Home Developers
VA homes. FTM file. After two failed attempts at a Request for Proposal, the city of Fort Thomas switched its strategy to a Request for Qualifications. Two developers submitted the qualifications to handle the VA homes in Tower Park. The city did not receive any bids twice on a Request for Proposal strategy where a […]
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Fort Thomas City Council Notes (2-17-15)
The Fort Thomas City Council met last week. The two biggest agenda items included the recommendation from the Public Works Committee for the 2015 Street Repair Program and an update on a new direction for the rehabilitation of the historic VA homes. You can read both of those items here: Which residents will be selected […]
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Fort Thomas’ New Plan for the VA Homes
Fort Thomas City Council: Adam Meier, Roger Peterman, Jeff Bezold, Eric Haas, Lisa Kelly, Ken Bowman, John Muller After two unsuccessful attempts at soliciting bids for the ten historic VA homes (15 units) in Tower Park, the Fort Thomas City Council voted (5-1) to move forward with a different strategy. Instead of requesting proposals for […]