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City seeks more deliberate use of incentives

The arrival of the Roebling Row Apartments on the east side of Greenup Street in the early 2000s brought a wave of new residents to the outskirts of downtown Covington.   COVINGTON, Ky. - Tuesday night’s caucus meeting of the Covington City Commission featured a 16-page PowerPoint filled with numbers and definitions that sparked a long and technical discussion of a specialized tax incen...

City needs contractors for home repairs

This roof and the boiler and box gutter shown below were replaced over the last few years using grants from Covington’s Homeowner Repair Program. COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington is looking for contractors to bid on $300,000 worth of small projects to help homeowners do emergency repairs.  The majority of the money helps low-income residents - especially elderly, disabled, and veteran ho...

Know a young adult turning his/her life around?

COVINGTON, Ky. - Do you know someone under age 28 who had trouble with the law when they were younger but ever since has made great strides in turning his or her life around?   If so, the Kentucky Juvenile Justice Advisory Board would like to hear about him or her.   The JJAB’s Subcommittee of Kentucky’s Youth is seeking nominations for its Kentucky Spirit of Youth Award. &nb...

Board of Commission Caucus Meeting Agenda 08-21-18

  Draft Agenda

Mudslide closes Amsterdam Road

A Covington Public Works crew worked furiously this morning to clear Amsterdam. The crew included, from left: grounds worker Chad Hyland (walking), laborer James Payne (driving the dump truck), and cement brick mason Gene Kohl (operating the mini excavator). COVINGTON, Ky. - Amsterdam Road in Covington is closed while City of Covington Public Works crews clean up a mudslide.  Public Works Dir...

Music, markets and more

COVINGTON, Ky. - If you like listening to a band while you sip, there are plenty of places to do that in #LovTheCov this weekend, with concerts downtown, in MainStrasse Village and in.   There’s theater too, and a used book sale, and a fancy brunch where you can bring your dog, and a work event on a bike trail.   And, as usual, get your fresh vegetables and dozens of other things a...

Finance Department wins top award, again

COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington’s 2016-17 CAFR (or Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) is a 135-page set of financial statements with arguably more numbers than words.   People who read it tend to be accountants, auditors, financial advisers, investors, and debt managers - numbers-oriented people who not only speak their own language but also scrutinize to fine levels every numeral, detai...

What to do with Latonia’s Barb Cook Park?

The basketball courts are popular at Barb Cook Park, but what else should be added to the park? COVINGTON, Ky. - The sole of many a shoe has been left thinner by the basketball courts at Barb Cook Park in Latonia over the years, and its swings and slides have left the seats of kids’ shorts and pants a little shinier. But the City of Covington’s Parks & Recreation Department thinks ...
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