Covington promoted two of its Public Works veterans to director positions this week. Bill Matteoli officially assumed the title of director of Public Works, and Brad Schwenke assumed the title of assistant director of Public Works after the Board of Commissioners’ approval Tuesday night. “Middle of the night, we often talk about, think about the […]
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Fort Mitchell’s public works department moves into expanded facilities
Interior construction on the new Public Works building in Fort Mitchell is complete. The Public Works Department will begin moving into the new space at the end of this week and will continue to settle in over the next month. In the meantime, public works laborers may be less active on the streets and roads. […]
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Kenton County tabs May 19 – 25 as Public Works Week
Kenton County has designated the week of May 19 through 25 as Public Works week to honor its Public Works Department members.
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Boone County navigating vehicle supply challenges
Supply chain issues are proving to be a challenge for Boone County in its quest for new fleet vehicles. “We like to buy local, when we can,” Boone County Judge/Executive Gary W. Moore said. “I’ve had the opportunity to talk to local dealerships about the challenges we’re having finding vehicles and reminding them that we’d […]
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Union selects news engineering services provider
Cincinnati-based PRIME AE is the City of Union’s new engineering services provider. The recommendation of the engineering, architecture and construction management firm was presented during Monday’s regular city commission meeting. Last month, officials indicated a process was being developed for selecting new engineering services after the city commission voted to terminate city engineer Barry Burke’s […]
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Crescent Springs considers inclusive updates to Lou Hartfiel Memorial Park
Plans are underway to make Lou Hartfiel Memorial Park in Crescent Springs more inclusive. At Monday’s city council meeting, Crescent Springs Director of Public Works Tonya Miller presented the finalized plans and costs for the park renovations. After an anonymous donation and a grant, the city projects the cost of the playground remodel to be […]
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Union details varied public works projects
Street repaving, storm sewer replacement and a cemetery refresh are among the public works projects the City of Union has on its to-do list. “We’re hoping to start right after Columbus Day,” Union Public Works Director Paul Kremer said regarding the street repaving work – adding the following streets are on the docket: The city […]
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Union terminates contract with city engineer: ‘We made it perfectly clear’
After 19 years as the City of Union’s engineer, Barry Burke’s contract was terminated earlier this month. Commissioners agreed on the termination on Sept. 6, citing alleged violations that included doing work Burke was not authorized to do and billing for unapproved time, Mayor Larry Solomon said. The problem, Solomon said, was a recurring one. […]
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Fort Wright approves funding to fix deteriorating sidewalk on George Huser Drive
Fort Wright residents can look forward to some construction on George Huser Drive soon. Recently, it came to Fort Wright officials’ attention that water coming off of a nearby property is undermining the sidewalk on George Huser Drive. This poses problems in the present and future. The current undermining of the sidewalk has created a […]
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Boone County Public Works Department promotes solid waste services supervisor
The Boone County Fiscal Court has approved the promotion of William Buerger to solid waste services supervisor within the Public Works Department. Buerger will assume the role recently vacated by Mike Wilson, Boone County Human Resources Director Lori Zombek said. “He was actually just promoted, probably a month and a half ago, to the position […]