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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Keeping Fort Wright beautiful: Community Improvement Committee tackles litter
Fighting litter and beautifying the city were hot topics at a recent Fort Wright City Council meeting. Margie Witt of Fort Wright City Council’s Community Improvement Committee gave her report on the plans and actions of the committee at the March 1 meeting. The committee is made up of councilmembers Witt and Scott Wall, who […]
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Former Covington Public Works employee indicted on federal fraud, identity theft charges
A former administrative manager for the Covington Public Works Department has been indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft. Allison Donaldson, 49, was employed as an administrative manager for the Public Works Department from 2005 until 2022. She resigned after an internal investigation […]
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Nearly $1 million in asphalt work underway in Covington
Twenty-two Covington streets will be covered with 80,000 square yards of asphalt as part of a $995,000 project that began this week. Work on the 1 ½ inch thick layer of asphalt started on Tando Drive in South Covington. The work will then move northward on the streets listed below. “It’ll take about a month, […]
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Traffic pattern changes coming to Boone County
Boone County Public Works is planning to install a three-way stop at the Longbranch Road and Camp Ernst Road intersection. Starting Thursday, Aug. 11 at 9 a.m., the three-way traffic pattern will be active, according to an announcement from public works on Twitter. Now, two message boards, one in each direction, let motorists know of […]
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Annual summer street cleanings in Covington to begin on Monday
Covington Public Works crews will be out and about over the next few weeks cleaning the city’s streets. Starting next Monday, July 18, the annual summer cleaning of Covington’s residential streets will commence. The street cleanings will end on September 9. “We sweep streets regularly not only to make them look good but also to […]
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Kenton County asks residents to check what’s recyclable before using blue bins
Kenton County Public Works Solid Waste Management noticed an increase in the misuse of the Big Blue Bins, the free recycling program in Kenton County, over the past few weeks. “Our recycling program is suffering from abuse and contamination in the Big Blue Recycle Bins,” Melissa Grandstaff, Solid Waste management coordinator, said. “We’ve had numerous […]
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Fort Thomas Council Committee Recommends Street Improvements
Tower Hill Road at North Fort Thomas Avenue. Tower Hill is proposed as one of the streets to be improved as part of the 2022 Fort Thomas streets program. by Robin Gee The city’s Public Works Committee, which includes Ken Bowman (chair), Adam Blau and Connie Grubbs, presented their recommendations for the 2022 streets program […]
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Public Hearing for Special Street Tax on Residents
The scene last night at the public hearing for the “Special Street Repair Tax Assessment.” FTM file. Each year a public hearing is set for residents to give feedback to Fort Thomas City Officials on their special assessment tax on residents for street repair. Back in February, the Public Works Committee adopted the repair plan […]
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BREAKING: Crash Near Highlands Closes Memorial Parkway
Reader submitted. FTM copyright. A crash has closed Memorial Parkway Saturday afternoon just before 3 PM. Three vehicles were involved in the crash as the snow continued to fall and road crews were working diligently to clear the roads.