Fort Wright City Council has chosen Donna Ross to fill their vacant city council seat. Ross will be sworn in at the Oct. 15 council meeting. Ross has professional experience in medical device sales and now teaches at Medical Sales College in Crestview Hills. She is also on the board of trustees for the Glengarry […]
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Fort Wright interviews city council candidates
Fort Wright has received nine letters of interest for their vacant city council seat. They interviewed candidates in executive session on Oct. 7 and 9. The following people contacted Fort Wright to indicate their interest in filling Abeln’s former council role: All of the aspiring council members listed above have lived in Fort Wright and […]
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Fort Wright to see lowest property tax rate since 2008
Fort Wright City Council held its first reading this week of the proposed 2025-2026 property tax rate. The real property tax rate will decrease, and the personal (“tangible”) property rate will stay the same at 3.85%. “The proposal this year is a fairly substantial tax cut,” Fort Wright Mayor Dave Hatter said. “As a whole, […]
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Fort Wright council member resigns: ‘This is a huge loss’
Fort Wright City Councilmember Dave Abeln resigned this week. Abeln joined Fort Wright city council in 2012. He grew up in Fort Wright and has lived in the community for over 50 years. Abeln is vice president at Metcut Research Inc., and he said his departure at the city was the result of his workplace […]
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Fort Mitchell joins statewide mutual aid agreement
Fort Mitchell City Council voted to join the proposed statewide mutual aid agreement at their Sept. 15 meeting, along with Fort Wright, Park Hills, Edgewood and Independence. “This is a standard agreement,” City Administrator Edwin King said to council. “This is something we’ve already done and you’ve already seen. It just needs to be formalized.” […]
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Fort Wright joins statewide mutual disaster aid agreement
Fort Wright voted to join the statewide mutual disaster aid agreement recommended by the Kentucky League of Cities. Under this agreement, municipalities across Kentucky can come to each other’s aid during disasters, such as this year’s floods and tornadoes. “It’s kind of a no-brainer in my mind,” Fort Wright Mayor Dave Hatter said. It was […]
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‘No Knock’ list launched in Fort Mitchell to deter solicitors
Fort Mitchell is revamping their process regulating door-to-door solicitors. Residents can contact the city to be placed on the “No Knock” list, which registered solicitors within the city are expected to respect. “We’re not targeting the kid down the street who wants to cut your grass,” Fort Mitchell Mayor Jude Hehman said. “We’re worried about […]
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Fort Wright reviews municipal traffic code
Fort Wright city administration is taking a close look at its municipal traffic code. The city is trying to “clean up” a code with parts that they haven’t examined in decades. “We want to go through this so the code is truly an index of Fort Wright’s traffic ordinances,” Fort Wright City Administrator Jill Cain […]
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Don’t park within two feet of someone’s driveway in Fort Mitchell
Fort Mitchell City Council amended its code of ordinances to prohibit parking within two feet of a public or private driveway after police and city officials noticed an increasing problem with driveways being blocked. “We changed up the ordinance to allow the police to issue citations for this offense,” Mayor Jude Hehman said. “If someone […]
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Fort Wright waste collection fees to increase
Fort Wright residents will receive a higher waste collection bill in 2025. The last renegotiated their waste collection contract in 2023, when the Rumpke contract raised the annual fee to $216 per household. As they did in 2023, the city reached out to several waste collection services. Both Best Way and Republic declined the offer […]