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Covington touts ‘Opportunity Zones’

New federal incentives hold potential for investors in City   COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington is spreading the word about a new incentive available in the city where investors in economic development projects can reap significant federal tax breaks.   Five different census tracts in Covington have been deemed “Opportunity Zones,” enabling investors to take advantage of...

Party touts Adopt-A-Spot success

As part of the Adopt-A-Spot program, the Ride the Cov organization patrols the Riverfront Commons Trail atop the Ohio River floodwall on a weekly basis, keeping it free of litter. (Photo used courtesy of Ride the Cov) Volunteer program beautifies Covington, one location at a time  COVINGTON, Ky. - The street gutters long East 13th  and Wheeler streets routinely have less trash than they...

Wanted: Dinner hosts for low-key IRS confabs

COVINGTON, Ky. - The next phase of Covington’s efforts to solicit the public’s ideas for the soon-to-be-vacant 23-acre IRS site is banking on two beliefs:  Covington is blessed with smart, interesting, creative, articulate, and engaged people. Conversation around dinner and drinks is more productive and inviting than it would be in a 200-seat assembly hall or a Facebook co...

Suffragettes & statuettes (and Ignitor Maibock)

COVINGTON, Ky. - More rain is expected this weekend. You could stay home and get sulky, or you could don your galoshes, brogans, waders and ponchos and head out into #LoveTheCov.   So what if you turn waterlogged and your fingers grow wrinkly?   You won’t notice when you’re laughing and eating at The Art of Food, drinking an Ignitor Maibock, toasting suffragettes and statuett...

Danville Main Street director to lead RCov

Nick Wade is the new executive director of Renaissance Covington. Wade described as ‘innovative adventurist’   COVINGTON, Ky. - The organization that works full time to energize Covington’s urban core with creative place-making, special events, and community programming has a new executive director for the first time in almost a decade.   Nick Wade, who has held a simi...

How should the City spend federal grants?

Among other things, Covington used funds from this year’s Community Development Block Grant program to replace the fence around Randolph Pool, shown here. Public hearing on CDBG/HOME allocations next Thursday   COVINGTON, Ky. - The City of Covington wants the public’s help in deciding how to spend several million dollars it expects to receive from the federal government this spri...

Board of Commission Legislative Meeting Agenda 02-26-19

  Draft Agenda

City to strengthen fund balance policy

The City of Covington is looking to strengthen its fund balance policy to increase flexibility and protect its ability to provide core services to residents during tough budget times.    COVINGTON, Ky. - Three times since Covington created what it called the Fiscal Stability Ordinance in 2015, two different City Commissions have voted to change the ordinance to make it less unwieldy and ...

Mayor makes magazine’s ‘Cincinnati 300’ list

COVINGTON, Ky. - Covington Mayor Joe Meyer is one of only two elected officials in the entire region to make the inaugural publication of “Cincinnati 300: The Most Powerful Business Leaders.”   Editors from Cincinnati Magazine picked Meyer and Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley as the only elected officials on their list.   “Given the growth in business activity and influenc...
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