THE RIVER CITY NEWS MORE COVINGTON NEWS THAN ANY OTHER SOURCE
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by Michael Monks
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COVINGTON OFFICIALS RESPOND TO BRENT SPENCE CHANGES
The City of Covington raised its voice and was heard in regards to desired changes for the Brent Spence Bridge project which originally intended to remove northbound I-75 access to the City's Fifth Street access among other concerns whenever the new bridge should be built. News arrived this week that a new design was adopted with Covington's changes in place. "Covington keeps its Fourth and Fifth Street exit from Ohio as well as new direct access to Main Street/Mainstrasse via the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge hooked on the interstate," City Commissioner Steve Frank wrote at The River City News Facebook page, calling the news a "shameless victory". "This will bring more business to Mainstrasse and allow us to put the IRS in a tower and redevelop our large riverfront. We needed the Clay Wade Bailey to enable this extra traffic. That is what the fight with Cincinnati was about over bringing their streetcar to Covington via the Clay Wade Bailey. We could have a streetcar or keep our existing Southbank Shuttle and begin plans on an exciting new riverfront."
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"Additionally, until this final word on the bridge redesign, no one we've been talking to would commit to Covington. Now there should begin to be progress on the economic front, economy willing."
"Additionally, until this final word on the bridge redesign, no one we've been talking to would commit to Covington. Now there should begin to be progress on the economic front, economy willing."
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City Manager Larry Klein agreed. "I think it certainly bodes well for existing businesses and for any new business in the future, especially along the riverfront and RiverCenter," Klein said Tuesday. "For existing businesses, it didn't matter if that bridge is built in two or ten years, it means there will be a northbound exit so they don't start making decisions to move."
City Manager Larry Klein agreed. "I think it certainly bodes well for existing businesses and for any new business in the future, especially along the riverfront and RiverCenter," Klein said Tuesday. "For existing businesses, it didn't matter if that bridge is built in two or ten years, it means there will be a northbound exit so they don't start making decisions to move."
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Klein credits the city-wide effort to urge transportation officials on both sides of the river to consider Covington's needs. In addition to city leaders, members of Congress and the US Senate, Frankfort legislators, leaders from surrounding cities and counties, civic and neighborhood groups, the people of Covington joined in the fight. "I think that's what won the day," Klein said.
Klein credits the city-wide effort to urge transportation officials on both sides of the river to consider Covington's needs. In addition to city leaders, members of Congress and the US Senate, Frankfort legislators, leaders from surrounding cities and counties, civic and neighborhood groups, the people of Covington joined in the fight. "I think that's what won the day," Klein said.
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A celebrating City Commissioner Shawn Masters also posted on RCN's Facebook. "We are the C-O-V," he said. "It's high time we leave the negativity behind and let's start selling the hell out of this City. Onward and upward!"
A celebrating City Commissioner Shawn Masters also posted on RCN's Facebook. "We are the C-O-V," he said. "It's high time we leave the negativity behind and let's start selling the hell out of this City. Onward and upward!"
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Meanwhile... The Facebook page called Build Our New Bridge Now sent out this photo today to remind folks of the congestion and the need for a new bridge NOW:
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DECISION REACHED ON HOW TO PAY FOR CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH
DECISION REACHED ON HOW TO PAY FOR CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH
The Kenton County Fiscal Court deadlicked again on Tuesday morning on paying for a consolidated 911 emergency dispatch center through a $6 fee on all Duke Energy bills. Following the 2-2 vote, the second time a tie locked up the fiscal court on this issue, the Judge-Executive and County Commissioners voted to assess the charge to property owners:
Full story: Cincinnati Enquirer/Cindy Schroeder
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EXCLUSIVE
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SPECIAL ELECTION MAY BE NECESSARY TO FILL SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY
A bizarre turn of events shaped the filing deadline for candidates intending to run for the Covington School Board. With three of five seats up for grabs in November, ten candidates have filed for the race. However, an eleventh candidate showed up to file but not to compete against the ten. Mark Young believes that the Denise Varney's seat, which is now open because of her resignation earlier this month but was not slated for election again until 2014, has to be filled through a special election and not an appointment as originally planned. Read the full story at the link.
Full story: The River City News
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SEE ALSO: Candidates for school boards across Kenton Co Cincinnati Enquirer
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SEE ALSO: Candidates for city offices across Kenton Co Cincinnati Enquirer
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DON'T MISS TUESDAY MORNING'S NEWS
Downtown Covington bank robbed, suspect flees, jumps from bridge to his death; Covington's outrage over Fifth Street exit scored a big change in Brent Spence plans!; Plus, on a list of bets places to live in the future, how does KY fare?
Property tax bills in Kenton County will go up by $85 per year to pay for a consolidated 911 emergency dispatch system, replacing the 911 fee on telephone landlines. Kenton County Fiscal Court voted Tuesday to impose the new fee in January, to replace the monthly dispatch service fee on telephone landlines, which an average of 3 to 4 percent of users have been phasing out each year.Covington's dispatch center is slated to close around the end of this month or early September.
Full story: Cincinnati Enquirer/Cindy Schroeder
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EXCLUSIVE
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SPECIAL ELECTION MAY BE NECESSARY TO FILL SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY
A bizarre turn of events shaped the filing deadline for candidates intending to run for the Covington School Board. With three of five seats up for grabs in November, ten candidates have filed for the race. However, an eleventh candidate showed up to file but not to compete against the ten. Mark Young believes that the Denise Varney's seat, which is now open because of her resignation earlier this month but was not slated for election again until 2014, has to be filled through a special election and not an appointment as originally planned. Read the full story at the link.
Full story: The River City News
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SEE ALSO: Candidates for school boards across Kenton Co Cincinnati Enquirer
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SEE ALSO: Candidates for city offices across Kenton Co Cincinnati Enquirer
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DON'T MISS TUESDAY MORNING'S NEWS
Downtown Covington bank robbed, suspect flees, jumps from bridge to his death; Covington's outrage over Fifth Street exit scored a big change in Brent Spence plans!; Plus, on a list of bets places to live in the future, how does KY fare?
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KY REPUBLICANS QUESTION THE TEACHING OF EVOLUTION
KY REPUBLICANS QUESTION THE TEACHING OF EVOLUTION
The debate over evolution versus creationism in Kentucky classrooms has arrived:
"I would hope that creationism is presented as a theory in the classroom, in a science classroom, alongside evolution," Sen. David Givens, R-Greensburg, said Tuesday in an interview.Full story: Herald-Leader/Linda Blackford
The new requirements — college-readiness testing, end-of-course exams and more national norms — are part of Senate Bill 1, a 2009 bill developed and pushed by Senate Republicans to marry Kentucky's testing program to national standards for better comparisons of student success.
"Republicans did want the end-of-course tests tied to national norms, now they're upset because when ACT surveyed biology professors across the nation, they said students have to have a thorough knowledge of evolution to do well in college biology courses," said Rep. Carl Rollins, D-Midway, chairman of the House Education Committee.
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