The City of Covington Fire Department, with the Urban Forestry Division, will be burning the area known as Devou Park Sleepy Hollow Field beginning Monday morning, March 30. The burn will last from between 8:00 AM and will end at approximately 1:00 PM. The event will create a lot of smoke.
The prescribed fire will be used at the Devou Park Sleepy Hollow Field for a 3.8 acre parcel of native...
COVINGTON - For the first time in many years, Covington residents and businesses will experience a change in the way they are billed by the City for waste management services as part of a bold plan to achieve a greener and cleaner future.
In early March, the City mailed a letter with the waste fee bill explaining the change in the billing cycle to every resident and business.
The change come...
Re-release:
Contact: Shannon Ratterman: shannon@greatneighborhoods.org, 859-866-7524
COVINGTON -This year the Great American Cleanup (GAC) is coming to Covington in a bigger and better way than ever before. In honor of Covington's bicentennial year, Keep Covington Beautiful is partnering with COV200, Center for Great Neighborhoods, and the City of Covington to make sure that this year's Cle...
COVINGTON, KY - Both Western Avenue and Devou Drive will be re-opened to through traffic at the end of the day today.
The project is not yet complete. Crews will return to work after the weather warms. Work is expected to continue near the beginning of April.
Outstanding work on the project includes:
Resurfacing the roadway
Constructing a very small retaining wall along Devou ...
COVINGTON, KY - The Department of Public Improvements Solid Waste and Urban Forestry Divisions, and Keep Covington Beautiful, in conjunction with Republic Services, the City's waste management vendor, are pleased to announce the first annual curbside Christmas tree pickup for all citizens of Covington starting December 29, 2014 and running through January 9, 2015.
Natural Chri...
Covington, KY – The Department of Public Improvements works hard to keep the streets safe during ice and snow emergencies and has been preparing since November to combat Mother Nature this winter season.
In order to be efficient in snow plowing efforts, the Department of Public Improvements divides the city up into 12 different plow routes. These routes were designed to overlap in some areas...
COVINGTON, KY - The City's Solid Waste Division is spearheading a campaign to raise awareness on the role that property owners play in trash management. This month, the City mailed courtesy letters to all Covington landlords to remind them of their responsibility, and benefits, associated with taking an active role in trash management.
The campaign was created to address the increasing amount of c...
The City has hired Eaton Construction to resurface Russell Street from 6th to 18th Streets. Work will begin Monday, October 27 at 8am and is anticipated to last two weeks.
There will also be some minimal resurfacing work to cover the areas where the water main has recently been replaced by the Northern Kentucky Water District on 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, ...
Thanks to the Department of Public Improvements, the broken fountain in George Rogers Clark Park is once again flowing and this just in time for RiverFest when the riverfront sees the highest pedestrian traffic of the year. Insects and birds are happy to hear the news too; when we went on site, there was a praying mantis taking a quick drink and birds were also enjoying some time perched at the to...
SD1 Will Cover Cost of Exploratory for Sewer Lateral Damage in New Program
COVINGTON - SD1 has includ...