David Hastings has roughly 25 years of housing industry experience and told LINK nky the current state of affordability within the market is the worst he has seen. But the Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky executive director said he remains passionate about the nonprofit organization’s goal of helping those seeking homeownership to be able to […]
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Douglas Clark is LINK nky's Boone County reporter
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County hopes sidewalk project will ease traffic on Dublin Drive in Union
The completion of a sidewalk project along Dublin Drive and Dublin Place in Union will hopefully ease traffic in the area, a Boone County commissioner told LINK nky. “Dublin Drive is still a really pretty little area of Union,” Commissioner Cathy Flaig said. “People slow down when they see sidewalks and they see people out […]
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Frogtown Connector Road to get a new sidewalk
A new sidewalk along Frogtown Connector Road is in Boone County’s future. During Tuesday’s regular session, the Boone County Fiscal Court approved an agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet that clears the way to partially finance the project with grant funding. “This agreement with KYTC is simply the mechanism by which the county will be reimbursed […]
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Florence Fire/EMS receives pediatric emergency care honor
Florence Fire/EMS is garnering praise for its commitment to improving pediatric emergency care. During Tuesday’s Florence City Council meeting, Kentucky Emergency Medical Services for Children Project Director Morgan Scaggs commended the department’s men and women and presented a plaque recognizing the achievement. The acknowledgment is fitting, Florence resident Aaron Newman said. “I’m filled with pride […]
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Supply chain issues impact Boone County vehicle fleet
Boone County officials are attributing a vehicle shortage to supply chain issues. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is awaiting 31 vehicles, Boone County Assistant County Administrator/County Engineer Rob Franxman said. “Once you go to the sheriff’s department, I think we’re waiting on 16 (Chevrolet) Tahoes and 15 (Ford) Explorers,” Franxman said. “As far as county […]
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Boone County upgrades public works software tool
Keeping track of thousands of road and street work orders is no small task for the Boone County Public Works Department. Now the software used to monitor the projects is receiving a major upgrade. Lucity is a set of programs that enable users to address work assignments, personnel and equipment, the software producer noted, adding […]
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Panel advances Hebron zoning request that could make way for new warehouse
A new industrial warehouse could be on the horizon for Hebron. Developers are seeking an amendment to the zoning map, permitting the transition from commercial to industrial use. The Boone County Planning Commission Zone Change Committee discussed and advanced the request. “It allows for a 98,000 square foot building,” Boone County Director/Zoning Administrator Michael Schwartz […]
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Gentry deemed competent to stand trial for homicide
A Crestview Hills man charged with the murder of a Walton woman in October 2022 has been found competent to stand trial. During a competency hearing on Thursday in Boone County Circuit Court, Circuit Judge Richard A. Brueggemann ruled John Cedrick Gentry was competent, said Bridget Hofler, Gentry’s lead lawyer on the case. Only individuals […]
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NKY NAACP event explores community, law enforcement communication gap
With the goal of breaking down potential communication barriers, law enforcement personnel joined advocates and clergy to participate in Tuesday’s NAACP Annual Diversity Law Enforcement Symposium. The event featured a training session at the Kentucky Career Center in Covington conducted by U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service Division members. Law enforcement personnel representing federal, […]
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Boone County now has more say in when, how sexually-oriented businesses operate
Sixteen years after adopting an ordinance relating to when and how sexually-oriented businesses operate, Boone County has a new regulatory resource in place. Boone County can now strictly regulate the time, place and manner a sexually-oriented business operates, said Chattanooga, Tennessee-based attorney Scott Bergthold, who helped craft the new legislation. After its second reading the […]