A Florence man confined to a wheelchair asked Florence City Council members when something would be done about the sidewalks near his home on Weaver Road.
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Parking amnesty program intended to fill citation backlog in Covington
Anyone with a Covington parking citation that has doubled due to nonpayment will soon be given some breathing room thanks to an amnesty program approved Tuesday. Once a parking ticket in Covington has gone unpaid for 14 days, the fine doubles. The Covington city commission approved the program Tuesday, which will bring fines back to […]
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Covington receives $1.8 million federal grant to support IRS site redevelopment
The City of Covington will receive a $1.8 million federal grant to support infrastructure design for the redevelopment of the former IRS site in the city’s central riverfront area. The funding was announced this week by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo and comes from that department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The 23-acre site, […]
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Take a look inside Ovation as construction progresses toward late 2022 opening
Construction on the five-story office building at Ovation began last October, and Corporex plans to deliver the finishing touches at the end of 2022, said Tom Banta, chief real estate officer of Corporex during a recent tour of the construction site. “We just signed a lease with MegaCorp Logistics for the top two floors in […]
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More midnight patches coming to Boone County
Northbound and southbound lanes of I-71 will be closed for overnight patchwork Sunday, May 22 through Friday, May 26.
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Fourth St. Bridge to see lane reduction Monday and Tuesday
Daytime traffic across the Fourth Street/Veterans Memorial Bridge between Covington and Newport may move more slowly than usual on Monday and Tuesday. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet – District 6 Office said that a bridge maintenance project will reduce traffic to one lane in both directions during daytime hours. The work will be conducted on Monday […]
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Parking Authority recommends selling meters, offering monthly parking spaces at Madison Ave. lot
With Covington’s push to market itself as a desirable urban area for business relocation, City leaders have emphasized the importance of expanding parking infrastructure, while also repurposing underutilized parking spaces to better suit the needs of the public and incoming businesses. At a special meeting held on Wednesday, the Covington Motor Vehicle Parking Authority voted […]
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Alexandria housing development gets first reading at Campbell Fiscal Court
The zone change for the Maronda Homes development at 10743 S. Licking Pike was on the agenda at Wednesday night’s Campbell County Fiscal Court meeting. It was the first reading of an ordinance for a zone change required for this development. There was no vote. That will happen following a second reading. Wednesday’s meeting was […]
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Kenton County driver licensing transferring to new state office in Independence
The Kenton County Circuit Court Clerk’s office will cease driver’s licensing services on Thursday, and a new Driver Licensing Regional Office will open in Independence on Monday. A regional office opened in Covington in April at the Kenton County Government Building (1840 Simon Kenton Way). In an announcement, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said that the […]
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Major public infrastructure projects coming to Dayton
Eleven public infrastructure projects — including new roads, sidewalks, pedestrian bump-outs, hiking and biking trails, and storm-water projects — will make for a busy spring and summer season this year in Dayton. “All of this construction work will create some short-term pain in terms of traffic disruptions, dust, and detours,” Dayton Mayor Ben Baker said, […]