One of Covington's most prominent buildings since right at the intersections of two most historically significant streets in the central business district. The Mutual Insurance Building, a stoic three-story structure built in 1921, was the headquarters of, what else, an insurance company, but also housed a bank and Getz Jewelers during its heyday. There was a restaurant that offered table service on the first floor and a buffet style diner in the basement. There have been many plans in recent years for the lovely building but none have come to fruition and except for a small insurance company housed at the street-level, the Mutual Building is pretty much vacant.
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The River City News took a tour of the building this week and now you can get a look inside this great building that is ready and ripe for development.
The Covington City Commission unanimously approved Thursday night the allocation of up to $109,956 to construct a new roof for this property at 118-120 East Fifteenth Street. The bid was awarded to Woeste Builders with the funds coming from Covington's share of the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program, a 2008 endeavor to buy and rehab vacant or foreclosed homes which expires at the end of this year. The price tag attached to the roof's construction raised some eyebrows after The River City News reported on it, but the situation was described as complicated at City Hall.
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On June 12, the City Commission voted to rescind the original contract awarded to Heitzman Construction after that company was unable to secure the necessary insurance and expressed uncertainty at whether they would be able to complete the job. "The roof is complicated," said City Commissioner Sherry Carran. "It's on an historic building and a lot of people probably didn't want to bid on it. If you could see it, you would understand why it's so high."
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BURNED PORTION OF SIXTH DISTRICT PLAYGROUND TORN DOWN
The scorched remains of the playground at Sixth District School, which burned a week and a half ago, have been removed:
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For more photos from the aftermath of the fire, click the link below.
The woman who triggered a massive search in City Heights and a panic across Covington now faces a murder charge in the death of the 1-year old boy left in her care:
Marquita Burch, 26, was indicted on charges of endangering children, murder, involuntary manslaughter, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse. She was previously charged with tampering and abuse. Prosecutor Joe Deters said in a news release that Burch was friends with William Cunningham's mother and had been babysitting for him for several weeks in her home.
Full story: WLWT | The murder indictment follows an effort in Kenton County to collect restitution for the cost of the search, an estimated $10,000. Read about that with comments from Commonwealth's Attorney Rob Sanders in The River City News report linked below. Babysitter Faces More Charges in Kenton County | DON'T MISS THIS MORNING'S NEWS Can empty Downtown buildings help save a City from bankruptcy?; A Covington-based fireworks dealer's federal case has cost the government more than $8 million; Plus, photos from Covington's gay pride celebration. Those stories and more at the link!
River Downs applies for permission to have slot machines Cincinnati Enquirer
| Panera Bread to open in Downtown Cincinnati Business Courier | Grater's Ice Cream to be featured on The View Tuesday Cincinnati Enquirer -------------------------------------------------------------
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT DEBATE RAGES ON
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Governor Beshear moves forward on health care exhange
Meanwhile, NKY's Republican Congressman blasts the ruling Geoff Davis
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Louisville's Democratic Congressman went into the lion's den to defend the Affordable Care Act on Fox & Friends:
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CBS News reports that Chief Justice John Roberts initially sided with the Court's conservative justices, but changed his mind to uphold the law CBS News
Newport Detectives are attempting to identify this shirtless white male who is shown here in surveillance pictures from May 29th in the Bellevue McDonald’s. Detectives say that he reportedly made comments in the McDonald’s about “tearing up Newport”. On the same date, from Monmouth St in Newport to the city of Bellevue, multiple potted stone urns containing flowers were knocked over and damaged on every street corner. Each pot costs approximately $600 each. Detectives would like to speak to this unidentified white male regarding the incident.
| GOVERNOR ORDERS ASSISTANCE TO COUNTIES AFFECTED BY POWER OUTAGES From a press release:
Governor Steve Beshear directed the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to issue a state of emergency and suspend registration requirements for out-of-state utility vehicles traveling through or arriving in Kentucky to restore power in areas affected by widespread outages over the weekend. A series of storms since Friday knocked out electricity for more than 60,000 homes and businesses in Kentucky. Since last night’s round of thunderstorms, more than 43,000 Kentucky households remain without power. Outages have also disrupted water services in some areas, leaving some citizens with no water at all or boil water advisories. “With this week’s soaring temperatures, this is a terrible time for anyone to be without electricity. That’s why we are acting quickly to provide any relief we can so supplies and services may be delivered to these areas without delay,” said Gov. Beshear. “I have also directed Kentucky Emergency Management and the Department of Local Government to work closely with local officials to assist with any needs we can.” Transportation Cabinet Secretary Mike Hancock issued the emergency declaration today, which allows utility repair vehicles traveling from other states to bypass weigh stations and exempts them from standard hours of service restrictions. These emergency steps will allow utility vehicles traveling from surrounding states to restore power more quickly. The declaration also assists utility vehicles traveling through Kentucky en route to nearby states that also need power restoration. The largest outages are in eastern Kentucky, primarily with Kentucky Power. That company reports about 41,000 customers remain without power as of 2 p.m. Monday, and power may not be restored to all customers until late this week.
| FIREWORKS, CIGARETTES POSE DANGER IN DRY WEATHER So don't smoke and light fireworks this week! Cincinnati Enquirer | THE ONLY FORECAST YOU WILL EVER REALLY NEED How hot is it? So hot that Godzilla is in the forecast.
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ROAD CHANGE COMING TO DEVOU PARK
From the City of Covington:
The City of Covington, with support from the Devou Properties, Inc. Board and Devou Park Advisory Committee, is proud to implement another recommendation of the Devou Park Master Plan with changes to Rotary Lane. The Master Plan recommended the majority of Rotary Lane be transformed into a hiking and biking trail, while offering additional parking opportunities as part of an overall Concert Bowl and Rotary Grove Improvements. Phased efforts are going toward implementing the plans. To date, we have made repairs and improvements to the Bandshell and constructed the new restroom/concessions facility. Next efforts will be to convert Rotary Lane into a cul-de-sac. Doing so will increase parking opportunities and allow safe passage for hikers and bikers linking to the Lewisburg Connector Trail. Implementation for these changes is planned for the end of July, as the paving schedule will allow. Therefore, after changes are in place, there will be no through access from Rotary Lane to Montague, Haven-Gillespie or Devou Drive. We hope these changes will allow opportunities for safer pedestrian traffic through the park. The City of Covington is very proud of the improvements happening in Devou Park and we hope you continue your patronage.
Construction of the new restroom/concessions facility
in Devou Park in early June
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NEW SANDWICH SHOP CLOSE TO OPENING IN MAINSTRASSE VILLAGE
DJ's Sandwich Shop, on Main Street, will open on July 10:
It’s done. We had our final two inspection completed today. And we PASSED both of them!!!!! So officially we could be open today. But the Date is still July 10, 2012. I want to thank everyone who help me get this done so expeditiously. Thank you and see you soon…
Mainstrasse Village Association added:
Mark your calendar - DJ's Sandwich Shop opens in MainStrasse Village on July 10th at 627 Main Street. In addition to sandwiches (and gourmet hot dogs), they will carry 24 flavors of soft serve ice cream! Help us welcome them to the Village by "liking" their Facebook page.
| SHILITO'S ELVES MAY BE DISPLAYED AT THE LEVEE THIS YEAR Via WKRC:
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But will they be able to top the ambitious display at Covington's Sims Furniture?
See more photos from Sims Furniture's impressive display last Christmas by clicking here.
In 1834, Covington's first mayor, Mortimer Benton, may have lived in the building that will soon become a parking lot for Legacy Financial. The Covington urban design review board (UDRB) decided against taking action to stop the plans and also against taking action to approve them. Instead, the board allowed Legacy's plans for the building at 119-121 East Fourth Street between Scott & Greenup to move forward by default. In mid-March, the plans were soundly rejected by preservationists and not supported by members of the UDRB, though a ninety day window was opened in order to find a suitable alternative plan to save the building which is between 150 and 175 years old.
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At that meeting in March, representatives from Legacy spoke of the deplorable, unsalvageable condition of the building, currently used as law offices, while the City's historic preservation officer, Beth Johnson, argued that Legacy had plenty of available parking and that the building was worth saving. (Read comments from both sides of that lengthy debate by clicking here: Possible Home of Covington's First Mayor Won't Be Parking Lot Yet)
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It was a different story Monday afternoon at City Hall. Johnson had since toured the building with city staff and preservation/rehabilitation experts to determine its economic viability. Her estimated construction cost to resurrect the building was $154,200, far lower than Legacy's $246,200, but added to the $177,000 listing price of the building and a $34,000 management fee, the total project cost would be more than $365,000. Johnson then factored in historic rehabilitation tax credits which could have brought the project cost down to $256,000.
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Finally, Johnson asked for assistance with an economic analysis from Jeanne Schroer, executive director of the Catalytic Development Fund of Northern Kentucky. Schroer wrote, "Generally, though based on the assumptions I used, a developer would probably not consider this to be financially feasible even with the historic tax credits. Total costs with acquisition are close to $460,000. The cash flow from the leases only supports a loan of $189,000 so developer cash required is $227,000. This can be offset with about $64,260 of historic tax credits... Even with this, the developer's return on cost is only about 5.4% and his return on equity is 3.5% (not good -- negative leverage)."
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Schroer continued, "Basically, the developer is not able to borrow enough money to make it worthwhile from a return standpoint."
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Johnson's official recommendation then was for the board to approve the demolition on the basis that the building could not be reused or earn an economic return upon its value. Members of the UDRB seemed unanimously uncomfortable with the task then before them. The widow of the building's longtime owner spoke up. "I invited the urban design review board to tour the building, I thought you should all the inside, not just the cute little bricks on the outside," said Catherine Hawes before weaving a tale about a sewage flood in the structure's basement. "The building is not in good shape."
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The board took particular caution with what it viewed as possibly setting a precedent that would allow for buildings to be torn down simply because they are no longer viewed to be economically viable and then replaced with parking lots. By not voting on the issue and allowing the plans to move forward by default, no such precedent was set.
|Now that the parking lot plans are moving forward, a representative from Legacy promised that the final product will be an attractive addition next to the company's offices inside a beautifully restored mid-19th century church. "We're proud residents of Covington," said Trent Lucas. "We have sixteen employees and we just don't have enough space as it is. We're going to try to make as much green space as possible."
QUESTIONS, UNCERTAINTY AT CITY HALL AS BUDGET VOTE LOOMS
A million dollars (and possibly more) need to be cut from Covington police & fire according to Tuesday night's budget presentation at City Hall. Fire Chief Chuck Norris urged the commission not to "dig (his) hole any deeper" while the code enforcement director predicted the end of his department. Full story at the link.
Interim Police Chief Spike Jonesappears to be the frontrunner for the permanent job. Candace Witte of Licking Riverside turned in a petition with 136 signatures in support of Jones while Bennie Doggett of the Eastside also spoke in favor of the interim chief. "Your support of Spike does not fall on deaf ears," said Commissioner Steve Casper. "I think you're in the same direction that we are." It was indicated that a decision would be made by the end of the month and that the City is not conducting a national search as it had planned to do when former Chief Lee Russo exited last month.
Commission endorses Kentucky's effort at allowing second-class cities like Covington to establish "entertainment destination centers". Kentucky's alcoholic beverage control (ABC) board is considering a new regulation that would allow for common areas to be created in cities of the second class. Think, Fourth Street Live in Louisville. There will be a public hearing on the issue "coming up", according to City Solicitor Frank Warnock.
Purchase of two new street sweepers approved with one vote against. The commission voted 4-1 in favor of spending $351,000 on the new sweepers following a presentation by city engineer Tom Logan that demonstrated a purchase of the sweepers now would save money later. Commissioner Shawn Masters was the lone "no" vote, saying later, "I can't consciously vote to spend $300,000-plus when we're talking about cutting more from public safety. Yes, a clean city is important, but I believe our old equipment would do just fine. It would have been money well spent on beautifying the gateways into our city." The public improvements department cleans 16,000 curb miles in Covington each year.
Additional notes: Vacating a portion of the right-of-way on Bush Street near the Cathedral Basilica was approved to make way for planned developments by the Diocese of Covington; A roofing contract was rescinded after the contractor, Heitzman Construction, was unable to secure the necessary insurance (negotiations with second-lowest bidder are underway); Approval was granted to "narrowband" the public safety communication towers; More city employees will now be authorized to sign documents related to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program; $66,000 was approved for a HOME Consortium renovation in Newport (Covington administers the funds for the river cities); Angelia Wallace's resignation from the dispatch center was accepted; Interim Police Chief Spike Jones was appointed to the City's ABC board; Michael Monks (er... I) was reappointed to the Human Rights Commission; Theodore Harris was appointed to the Linden Grove Cemetery Board; Nicholas Brammer and Chas Branner were appointed to the Devou Park Advisory Committee.
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ONE MORE NOTE OF INTEREST: Spike Jones and Julie Geisen Scheper, the wife of Mayor Chuck Scheper, were among the most recent inductees to the Holmes High School Hall of Distinction. Others included Franklin Duff, PhD, Dr. David Kumpe, and attorney Bob Sanders.
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SEE ALSO: Interim Chief Jones will host his first police chief community forum tonight at 7:00PM (this event has been pushed back to June 27 at 7:00PM) at police headquarters (20th & Madison).
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KENTON COUNTY CORONER'S PRESCRIPTION POWER RESTRICTED
Dr.David Suetholz's ability to write prescriptions has been restricted by the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure:
Suetholz released a written statement through St. Elizabeth Physicians, where he now practices, stating he looks forward to continuing to serve patients who don’t have a need for controlled medications. The medical board’s actions do not affect Suetholz’s role as county coroner, an elected position he has held for more than a decade.
HISTORIC HOME DRAPED IN CAUTION TAPE HAS DATE WITH CODE BOARD
We may finally know what the real deal is with this property on Garrard Street:
The two owners and former business partners will appear before the code enforcement board Wednesday afternoon.
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FORMER BROCK FURNITURE BUILDING TORN DOWN
The former JE Brock Furniture building was being torn Tuesday afternoon to make way for a parking lot. It had fallen into serious and dangerous disrepair. Click the link for details and for some up-close photos of the demolition.
FUN FACT: The man who bought the Brock building purchased it from the Jehovah Witnesses who wanted to build a Kingdom Hall there but were denied by the city. Did you know that a former president of the Jehovah Witnesses was from Covington? Wikipedia
Frederick William Franz
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PHOTO: Congressman Geoff Davis presents honors to family of Covington sailor killed in World War II Geoff Davis
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CEO of Omnicare resigns after company settles $50 million suit with governmentUSA TodayBut he gets a fat paycheck of $3.37 million for leaving!Cincinnati Enquirer
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Is $350/hour a bargain? Highlights from state contracts cn|2
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Concrete developed in Kentucky could save livesWFPL
Creation Museum billboard is drawing criticism of trying to lure children with images of dinosaursAP via WKRC
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Attorney General Conway urges you to keep your kids "cyber safe" this summer press release
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COVINGTON EDUCATION FOUNDATION HONORS "PERSON OF THE YEAR"
American Bar Association President William Robinson III was recognized Tuesday afternoon as the Covington Education Foundation "Person of the Year":
Robinson has served as board president for the Redwood School and Rehabilitation Center, a trustee for Thomas More College and a professor at the Salmon P. Chase College of Law. ''Bill's leadership is the personification of the Covington Education Foundation Person of the Year Award," said Butch Callery, board president of the education foundation. "It is our privilege to award this honor to him." Robinson said he is humbled and honored to receive the award. ''The mission of this organization to advance education through scholarships is vital to the cont inued success and vitality of our community."
Photos from the event (courtesy of Chuck Eilerman/used with permission):
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COVINGTON TREASURE FOUND AT ANTIQUE MALL
On a trip to Oakley's Duck Creek Antique Mall I spotted this gem of a find! It's a promotional tape measure handed out by the old Mutual Fire Insurance Company that operated in the big, beautiful corner building at Pike & Madison. The tag dates the item to 1918 and it was on display with similar promotions from other companies. It's for sale at $50.
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COVINGTON AFTER HOURS TODAY
Join in on the fun at the Advantage Tent & party Rental (190 West 43rd Street in Latonia). There will be complimentary appetizers. Have fun! Click Here for more details.
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Monte Casino Neighborhood meeting today This neighborhood is trying to create a neighborhood association so if you lvie there, check it out! Click Here
The building that once housed J.E. Brock Furniture at 19th & Madison was in the process of being razed Tuesday afternoon. After spending more than a decade vacant and crumbling into disrepair, the owners of the business that neighbors the building, Tesco Elevator, is tearing it down to make way for a parking lot. The Brock building was in such disrepair that the second floor had mostly collapsed into the first floor which had at least partially collapsed into the basement. Tesco owner Bruce Steffen tells The River City News that he purchased the building from Jehovah Witnesses which had bought the property in anticipation of putting a church on the site but the religious sect was denied by the City of Covington on zoning grounds. Here are photos from Tuesday's demolition:
EXPECT BIG NEWS OUT OF COVINGTON CITY HALL TONIGHT
Tonight's Covington City Commission meeting could be longer than its short agenda suggests. The meeting starts at 5:00PM instead of the usual 6:00PM. Here is the agenda:
Purchase of services from Mobilcomm to narrowband the public safety communication towers ($22,858.58 from general fund)
Purchase of two street sweepers ($351,512 from capital improvements fund)
Rescinding the approval of a bid from Heitzman Construction to perform roof work on 118 and 120 East Fifteenth Street (original bid was awarded for $89,750)
Executing a contract with Entryway, Inc in the amount of $66,000 for the rehabilitation of a single family home in Newport (938 Hamlet Street) as part of the Home Consortium's efforts in the river cities
Approval of the authorization of other city employees to execute documents in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
Various appointments and reappointments to city boards, and the resignation of a police dispatcher
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DEVELOPER OF PROPOSED WALGREEN'S MEETS WITH PRESERVATIONISTS
Plans to tear down the former Bishop's mansion across from the Cathedral Basilica on Martin Luther King, Jr Boulevard were originally met with resistance from local preservationists. On Monday evening, members of Progress With Preservation met with developer Anchor Properties to discuss modifications to the design plans for the Walgreen's that first surfaced in mid-February. Michael Ricke, executive vice president of Anchor Properties, explained the updated design which will look less typical and be more complementary to its prominent and important neighbors.
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"We're not trying to make the building look like the Cathedral, we're trying to be compatible with it," Ricke said. To that effect, a new plaza area will be featured at the sidewalk on MLK with benches for sitting and taking in the view of the Cathedral. The new structure will use materials that complement the nearby Cathedral buildings in color and texture. On one side, the store will be enclosed by a concrete wall that resembles a stone wall while another side will have an attractive wrought iron fence. New trees will be added along the sidewalks. Other changes to the original concept include more windows on the second level of the building to give the impression that it has a second floor.
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As for the Bishop's mansion which was built in the 1870s by a lawyer named Cleary who was also a veteran of the Confederate army and which is owned by the Diocese of Covington, it will be razed to make way for the new Walgreen's. Anchor Properties had offered to make the building available for moving but at Monday's meeting it was suggested that the price could be around $250,000 for such a move.
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In the meantime, Anchor is waiting for proposed Covington zoning changes to go through the Kenton County Planning Commission and then through the Covington City Commission before presenting its designs to the Covington Board of Adjustments and Urban Design Review Board. That would likely put them on the agendas for both boards in September.
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Michael Ricke offered a tour of Anchor Properties before the meeting began. The company is located at the foot of the Roebling Suspension Bridge in the building that was once the bridge's toll house. Check out the photos:
Former safe has been opened up as a kitchenette and stairway
Officers where there used to be an attic that you could
only access from a ladder
Conference room in addition put on building
Deck with view of Cincinnati
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MAILMAN ACCUSED OF DELIBERATELY KILLING DOG IS SUSPENDED
The mailman accused of deliberately running over and killing a family's dog in Kenton Hills is off the job today. A video report is at the link.
A sign at a prominent Mainstrasse corner reads: "Coming Soon - Aunt Norma's Bakery & Gunshop - We'll clean your gun while you eat!" So, what's the deal? Well, it appears to be a very creative joke.
GOVERNOR BESHEAR BREAKS GROUND ON WIDENING OF KY-16
Taylor Mill Road (KY-16) is undergoing the long process of widening and Governor Steve Beshear joined local officials including a couple Covington City Commissioners, State Reps. Arnold Simpson & Thomas Kerr and State Senator Damon Thayer for a ceremony at Scott High School. From a press release:
“For the thousands of motorists who travel through here, and the hundreds of students who attend school here, this project will result in a safer, less congested Taylor Mill Road,” Gov. Beshear said. The project covers 4.2 miles, from Interstate 275 to Klette Road. Construction is in progress on two sections – on the north end near I-275 and the south end near Klette Road. Construction on two middle sections is expected to be let to contract in the fall. The improved corridor will have two lanes in each direction with center turn lanes at intersections. A raised grass median will complement the roadway to provide for safety and aesthetics. The road also will have curbs, gutters and 7-foot-wide sidewalks. The alignments and safety of the intersections of Senour Road and Hands Pike will be improved. To date, design, right of way, utilities and current construction of the Taylor Mill Road project is $55.2 million. Construction of the remainder, which will be accomplished in two projects, is estimated at $22 million. Taylor Mill Road carries more than 30,000 vehicles a day.
City Commissioner Sherry Carran added via Facebook:
This project has been in the works for a long time, I served on the Citizens Adivorsory Committee starting in fall of 2003 (3 1/2 years before being a City Commissioner). I remember going to Covington asking them to attend the meeting because a lot was being planned that would affect the future of South Covington, it appeared there was no interest at all. After becoming Covington City Commisioner in 2007, I requested again for Covington to work with the City of Taylor Mill on the future of Taylor Mill Rd., again there was no interest, even with the City of Taylor Mill asking. Things have changed since then, Covington is now more regional in its thinking but what a shame it did not happen sooner. Out in South Covington, we have streets that are still on septic system (not connected to sewer) and still depend upon propane gas. If Covington had been involved in the process back in the early stages, extending sewer and gas lines to homes without would had been more doable. - Not giving up, maybe there is time to at least get needed utilities stubbed in.
City Commissioner Steve Casper was also in attendance. | MORE FROM THE GOVERNOR & FRANKFORT HEADLINES | Governor tours renovated Kentucky Speedway:
"But I believe with all the improvements the state has made and all the improvements in parking that the Speedway has made that whatever delays will be very reasonable that any NASCAR fan would expect when you are trying to get 100,000 people into one place on race day."
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/06/11/2220422/governor-kentucky-speedway-officials.html#storylink=rss?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#storylink=cpy
| Beshear signs bill extending protections to emergency room workers Press Release | Beshear signs career pathways bill Press Release | Kentucky House Democrats prepare to play defense in November cn|2 | Kentucjy GOP to raise $750K for House races cn|2 | Sen. Damon Thayer: Too soon to talk about David Williams returning as Senate President cn|2 | Terror suspect isolated in Kentucky for a year AP | Insurance companies will keep part of Obamacare Cincinnati Enquirer | C-SPAN filming documentary on Louisville history 84 WHAS | DEMOCRAT ADKINS RACKS UP ENDORSEMENTS FROM JUDGES-EXECUTIVE Williamstown attorney Bill Adkins, the Democrat running to represent NKY in Congress has the support of several County Judges-Executive in the 4th Congressional District:
The list includes Adkins’ home county, Grant Judge-Executive Darrell Link, former Boone County Judge-Executive Bruce Ferguson, Trimble County Judge-Executive Randy Stevens, Mason County Judge-Executive James “Buddy” Gallenstein, Pendleton County Judge-Executive Henry Bertram, Owen County Judge-Executive Carolyn Keith, Greenup County Judge-Executive Robert Carpenter, Carroll County Judge-Executive Harold Tomlinson and Jefferson County Judge-Executive Brian Matthews.
Bill Adkins | COVINGTON SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE LAUNCHES WEBSITE Kerry Holleran, a mother with a child that attends John G. Carlisle, has launched her campaign website and shares her story of how she ended up in Covington:
The mother of a biracial child living in rural Kentucky, Kerry decided to relocate and chose to live in Covington for its diversity. She was concerned about many questions her daughter asked her as a student in a school with little to no minority representation. Kerry chose Covington because it was an affordable community with diverse schools. The first day she drove Aryah to fourth grade, Kerry cried when she left the parking lot. She feared that moving her daughter away from her family and her friends was a bad decision. But within a week, Aryah had made friends. In the diverse atomosphere of CIPS, Aryah quickly began to understand that all children are different and that differences make us special, not odd.
Read more at the link. Kerry Holleran | KY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO HOST WORKSHOPS ON GAYS IN HOUSING From a press release:
The workshops will provide stakeholders and all members of the public an opportunity to learn about housing discrimination and about the recent HUD rule that provides certain discrimination protections for HUD housing and financing program applicants and residents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, and their families. The workshops will offer helpful guidance to housing communities on how to follow the rule.
For more information, click here. | WHAT IS AWESOME ABOUT COVINGTON? Tons, right? So share what you think is awesome about our city at The Awesome Collective's online "index of awesome".
From the website: "Do you have a favorite thing, business, location, non-proit, person, etc. in Covington? We want to know. A select number of submissions will be listed in a printed indie zine available this summer! The Index of Awesome zine strives to provide individuals with an unique look into the awesomeness that is Covington. The project is managed by The Awesome Collective of Covington."The Awesome Collective | SPORTS |
Still plenty of bad streaks for UK football to break Herald-Leader | Check out the championship rings ordered by UK for its basketball title Kentucky Sports Radio | COVINGTON RANKS SIXTH IN AREA FOR ADULTERY, SAYS WEBSITE Ashley Madison, the online "dating" website that encourages users to have an affair, has ranked the communities of Greater Cincinnati that have the most adulterers seeking to stray on its site. Covington ranks sixth. Cincinnati Enquirer |
| BATS SHOOED FROM NATION'S WATERSLIDES IN ANTICIPATION OF SUMMER LOL:
"Go on, scram," the nation's broom-wielding water-park employees said to the bats, which took up residence in the dim fiberglass tubes shortly after Labor Day last year.
