Entries for December 2016
The Covington Board of Commission will meet at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in Commission Chambers, City Hall, 20 West Pike Street. See attached meeting notice and agenda below.
Board of Commissioners Meeting Agenda 12.20.16
COVINGTON, Ky – The City of Covington Department of Public Improvements Urban Forestry Division, Rumpke Waste & Recycling and Keep Covington Beautiful are offering Covington residents two ways to recycle natural Christmas trees this year.
Residents can either have trees picked up curbside or drop trees off at one of three locations.
Tree Drop-off Locations
Residents can drop off trees De...
In anticipation of winter weather, the City of Covington would like to remind businesses and residents of the procedure for snow and ice removal. The Department of Public Improvements (DPI) works hard to keep the streets safe during ice and snow emergencies.
In order to be efficient in snow plowing efforts, DPI divides the city into 14 different plow routes. These routes are designed to overl...
COVINGTON, KY – Last week, the City of Covington took proactive measures to improve the safety of its citizens and began replacing deteriorated sidewalk sections along streets north of 26th Street. This is the second phase in the City’s overall sidewalk replacement program.
In late 2015, the City hired a firm to complete an extensive survey of the sidewalk conditions along the priori...
COVINGTON, KY – The Mayor and City Commission recently approved the issuance of requests for proposals (RFP) to qualified contractors for the construction of Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the Licking River Greenway Trail (LRG) project.
Phases 2 and 3 of the trail project will connect the trail from the Clayton-Meyer Park to Austinburg Park (Phase 2) and ultimately to Randolph Park (Phase 3). Once...
COVINGTON, KY – Tuesday evening, the Mayor and City Commission unanimously authorized the City’s 2017 Residential Waste Fee Rate and some changes within its Rumpke, Inc. Waste & Recycling Management Program. Specific changes include the transition from annual billing of waste removal fees, as managed by the City, to quarterly billing that will be managed by Rumpke, Inc., and the re...