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Board of Commission Caucus Meeting Agenda 11-05-19

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Gateway, Covington: Job training critical

Collaborative efforts aim to build more highly skilled workforce   COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington Mayor Joe Meyer and Gateway Community & Technical College President Dr. Fernando Figueroa came together today to stress the importance of creating a more highly skilled workforce in Covington. “With so many of our local residents underemployed, Gateway is committed to providing the educat...

Free drop-off for household hazardous waste

About 3,000 vehicles are expected at the household hazardous waste drop-off event Saturday in Florence. Fill out, bring registration form to make long lines go quickly   COVINGTON, Ky. - Think of it as the average home’s version of fuel rods from a nuclear reactor: dangerous waste that’s difficult to get rid of in a safe and eco-friendly manner.   Things like empty aerosol ca...

City buying YMCA building, Gateway bookstore

The City of Covington is buying the buildings at 614 Madison Ave. (center) and 19 E. Pike St. (the former YMCA building that wraps around the smaller building with frontage on both Pike and Madison). The City in turn plans to sell the property to a developer for a project whose details will likely be announced by the end of the year. Landmark  properties to be sold to developer for pending p...

Devou Drive closed until Friday

COVINGTON, Ky. - One of the lower entrances into Devou Park will be closed this week for road work related to a storm sewer project.   Devou Drive will be closed to vehicles between Western Avenue and Haven Gillespie Boulevard, said William Matteoli, assistant project engineer with Covington’s Public Works Department.   Matteoli said a contractor for SD1 -Sanitation District No. 1...

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 10-29-19

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 10-29-19

Thackery Binx & the Bishop’s remains

COVINGTON, Ky. - The rainy forecast has delayed the City’s massive Touch a Truck showcase and the five-neighborhood tree planting originally scheduled for this Saturday, so we guess y’all will just have to focus on Halloween.   Fortunately, if you like dressing in costume and all things spooky, there’s a lot going on, as the list below shows.   There’s also some t...

Rain delay for Touch a Truck, tree planting

Forecast calling for steady downpour pushes events back a week   COVINGTON, Ky. - Two City of Covington events scheduled for Saturday - the massive Touch a Truck showcase and a volunteer tree planting in five neighborhoods - will be pushed back a week because of a forecast calling for torrential rain.   All other details for the events - time, location, and other logistics - will remain ...
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