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Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 9/11/18

Board of Commission Meeting Minutes 9/11/18

New garbage rules start Monday

Bulk items like this mattress set out for pickup under the new garbage rules going into effect Monday still have to be wrapped or bundled. COVINGTON, Ky. - Starting Monday, Covington residents will no longer need green stickers to set out large items alongside their city-issued trash cart - but they still need to package the items correctly. Whereas the green sticker program has been eliminated, o...

Board of Commission Legislative Meeting Agenda 09-11-18

  Draft Agenda

Victim’s description: Thin, wooden, kinda 2D

The goat in happier times, before it went missing. COVINGTON, Ky. - This is an unsettling story of a kid - a missing kid who might well be a kidnapped kid.  For months, the young goat (EDITOR’S NOTE: By “kid” we mean the four-legged kind, what did you think???) has been hanging out on the Economic Development Department’s picnic table in Mad Hatter Park on Sc...

Inspections to close lanes on Brent Spence

The Brent Spence Bridge carries Interstates 71/75 over the Ohio River. (Photo courtesy the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet) COVINGTON, Ky. - People who drive the Brent Spence Bridge in the evening or overnight the next two weeks should watch for crews, equipment, and closed lanes. Kentucky Transportation officials said a bridge inspection will cause single- and double-lane closures between 8 p.m. ...

WEEKEND: Lots of options to try something new

COVINGTON, Ky. - Sure, you knew about Oktoberfest and the Covington Farmers Market, but did you know that in Covington this weekend you could watch roller derby, attend a tattoo convention, and see a movie in a cemetery?   And then there’s a casting call, a book signing, pottery for beginners, yoga, an art exhibit opening, a music festival etc. etc.   Who knows what the skies will ...

Board of Commission Caucus Meeting Agenda 09-04-18

  Draft Agenda

Legal ad change saves money, reaches more people

COVINGTON, Ky. - It used to cost Covington taxpayers $250 to $700 every two weeks to publish legal ads notifying citizens that the Covington City Commission had passed new ordinances or changed existing ones.     Now it costs about $60.   The sharp reduction in cost comes courtesy of a change made by the Kentucky General Assembly earlier this spring to an arcane state law dicta...

Fireworks … and a whole lot more

COVINGTON, Ky. - The riverfront will explode with thundering booms and an aerial spectacle this weekend, with the annual Western & Southern/WEBN Fireworks and Riverfest.   As usual, the fireworks will fly shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday from barges on the Ohio River, and there are plenty of places in Covington from where to watch them.   However, you should be aware of safety and traffic...
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