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Update on the 2023-2024 Fort Wright Tax Rates At their regularly scheduled meeting on September 6, 2023, Fort Wright City Council had a first reading of Ordinance 11-2023, which would adopt real and perosnal property tax rates. This is the sixth year in a row City Council has held or cut the real property tax rate. As a result, Fort Wright conti...

Shop Fort Wright Friday, September 8th Saturday, September 9th 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM Please - No Early Birds!       Scan this QR Code to access a map of the listings!   Friday, September 8th: 39 Augusta Avenue 124 Basswood Circle 14 West Crittenden Avenue ...

The Annual Community Shred Day will be Saturday, September 23rd, from 9 AM to 12 PM.  Shred Day is a joint event put on by Rudler, PSC and the City of Fort Wright. Businesses and individuals are invited to safely use our Shred-It mobile shredding unit as a way to dispose of documents that are too sensitive to throw in trash or recycle bins....

General Election Precinct & Polling Information Kenton County Clerk, Gabrielle Summe, in conjunction with Planning & Development Services of Kenton County (PDS), has released updated information to show voters in Kenton County how they can locate their polling location and review precinct maps. To review precinct maps for Kenton Count...

City of Fort Wright Community Yard Sale Friday, September 8th, and/or Saturday, September 9th 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Please No Early Birds)           How to Participate: Register for the event by printing and completing the Community Yard Sale Permit and emailing it to info@fortwr...

Cooling Centers Open in Kenton County - Thursday August 24th & Friday August 25th Kenton County will be opening two cooling centers, which will be operational  from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday August 24th and  Friday August 25th.  The location of those centers are listed below: Kenton County Administration Building, Rie...

Sanitation District No. 1 serves Northern Kentucky communities, including Fort Wright, maintaining the area's wastewater and stormwater systems to protect local waterways. Residents, business owners, and visitors can help protect waterways through simple practices listed below.  When it rains, storm water runoff flows over dri...

Fort Wright looks into equipment to fight electric vehicle fires By Kathleen Bryant August 16, 2023 There are 302 electric vehicles currently registered in Kenton County. Fort Wright firefighters haven’t had to extinguish a lithium-ion car battery fire, but that might change, and the fire chief wants to be prepared. Fire Chief ...

Fort Wright council hears concerns from Fire Chief about being prepared to fight electric car fires Aug 9th, 2023 By Patricia A. Scheyer NKyTribune reporter Fort Wright Fire Chief Steve Schewe told council last week that his department is investigating different methods of extinguishing car fires now that electric cars are becoming more p...

Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project Team Invites Public to August Open House Events   The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will conduct two open house events this month to update the public on the $3.6 billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project. One meeting will be held in Kent...