What you need to know Update: The Board of Commissioners approved both the tax incentive and financing package at their meeting on March 24, 2026–LINK nky editorial, March 24, 2026. Covington will vote on both a job-incentive agreement and a municipal financing agreement with MarfoFMA, the new airline food producers set to occupy the old […]
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Covington to vote on financing for garage-top apartments
What you need to know The Covington Board of Commissioners will vote next week on financing and tax abatement for an apartment complex slated to sit atop the new Kenton County Government Center parking garage, which is being constructed in conjunction with the Brent Spence Corridor project. The complex will be named Bavarian Flats, a […]
Covington approves financing for mixed-use complex at CCR site
UPDATE: The Covington Board of Commissioners approved final contract documents for the financing at the their meeting on April 14, 2026, effectively serving as the final prerequisite to actually issuing the financing in earnest.–LINK nky editorial, April 17, 2026. The Covington Board of Commissioners approved municipal financing Tuesday night for a mixed-use area in the […]
Covington considers financing for warehouse apartment rehab
UPDATE: The Covington City Commission voted to issue the IRBs as part of the consent agenda at the legislative meeting on April 22, 2025.–LINK nky editorial, April 23, 2025 CORRECTION: The original version of this story contained inaccuracies as to the structure of IRBs for this project. The relevant lines have been corrected. We apologize […]
City Council Roundup: Tax Rate, Bond Issuance, Golf Carts, Grow Grant
The Fort Thomas city council will meet twice in September. The next meeting will be September 16. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor The September 3 meeting of Fort Thomas City Council opened with a moment of silence to honor city staff member Harry Holtkamp, who served as the city mechanic for 11 years. […]
City Passes Development Agreement for Central Business District Project
Fort Thomas residents gather to learn more about the Central Business District project Development Agreement. By Robin Gee, City Council Beat Editor At the July council meeting, city officials passed a Development Agreement between the city and developers of the recently proposed development along North Fort Thomas Avenue in the Central Business District. The council […]

