Northern Kentucky's Sanitation District 1 (SD1) is pumping nearly $1 billion into its infrastructure over the next 20 years to help prevent flooding that has historically affected many neighborhoods throughout Northern Kentucky.
ALEXANDRIA, Ky. – Steve Battistone was curious.
In 2004, he bought a house in Fort Thomas that was built in 1924. He wanted to know more about the previous owners and the history neighbors had created on the street. So, he turned to the Campbell County Historical and Genealogical Society for help.
They helped him unearth public records, like old deeds and newspapers, so he could piece together local history. He was delighted to learn his street, Von Zuben Court, was built by and named after a tailor who worked at the military fort the Northern Kentucky city is named after.
Now, Battistone is the president of the historical center so he can help others relive local history.
Thu, 07/22/2021 - 17:18 RCN Newsdesk
The Commonwealth of Kentucky announced more than $157 million in funding for cities across the state form the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the $1.9 trillion economic recovery legislation pushed by President Joe Biden and passed by Congress earlier this year.
In this particular funding announcement, the money is going to non-entitlement cities, or cities with under 50,000 people that did not file for a different distinction with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
In Northern Kentucky, only Covington is an entitlement city, meaning that it receives direct funding from HUD.
The funding will arrive to other local cities as soon as next week to offset expenses related to COVID-19, including the costs of personal protective equipment, vaccination clinics, loss of revenue, payroll and more.