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Local news for Boone County, Kentucky
Local news for Boone County, Kentucky
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Boone planners advance 340-unit Florence apartment plan, 3-2
A Boone County planning subcommittee voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to advance a 340-unit apartment complex proposed by Silverman & Co. near Old Union Road and U.S. 42 at the Florence-Union border, sending the zone change to the full planning commission for a Sept. 2 vote.
Local Government
Florence council votes Tuesday on 2026 property tax rates
The Florence City Council holds a special meeting Sept. 1 to pass the final reading of its 2026 property tax ordinance, which would keep the real property rate flat and lower the personal property rate from 2025 levels.
Local Government
Boone County sheriff plans public talks on 20 Flock cameras
Local Government
Boone County cuts property tax rate for second straight year
Local Government
Boone planners advance 340-unit Florence apartment plan, 3-2
A Boone County planning subcommittee voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to advance a 340-unit apartment complex proposed by Silverman & Co. near Old Union Road and U.S. 42 at the Florence-Union border, sending the zone change to the full planning commission for a Sept. 2 vote.
Local Government
Florence council votes Tuesday on 2026 property tax rates
The Florence City Council holds a special meeting Sept. 1 to pass the final reading of its 2026 property tax ordinance, which would keep the real property rate flat and lower the personal property rate from 2025 levels.
Local Government
Boone County sheriff plans public talks on 20 Flock cameras
Local Government
Boone County cuts property tax rate for second straight year
Local Government
Boone planners advance 340-unit Florence apartment plan, 3-2
A Boone County planning subcommittee voted 3-2 on Aug. 24 to advance a 340-unit apartment complex proposed by Silverman & Co. near Old Union Road and U.S. 42 at the Florence-Union border, sending the zone change to the full planning commission for a Sept. 2 vote.
Local Government
Florence council votes Tuesday on 2026 property tax rates
The Florence City Council holds a special meeting Sept. 1 to pass the final reading of its 2026 property tax ordinance, which would keep the real property rate flat and lower the personal property rate from 2025 levels.
Local Government
Boone County sheriff plans public talks on 20 Flock cameras
Local Government
Boone County cuts property tax rate for second straight year
Local Government
High property values cost Boone County schools state funding
Kentucky Education Commissioner Robbie Fletcher told the Florence Rotary Club that Boone County's high property values result in less state equalization funding for local schools, as the district weighs a potential property tax increase for 2026-2027.
Local Government
Boone County Attorney Turner named Outstanding Prosecutor by state AG
Boone County Attorney Jordan Dallas Turner, the first woman to hold the office, was named a 2026 Outstanding County Attorney by Attorney General Russell Coleman at the Kentucky Prosecutors Conference in Lexington.
Local Government
Florence mayor calls on Kentucky to reform state road funding
Local Government
Union commission outlines conduct rules for elected officials
Local Government
Florence sets Tuesday votes on autism playground, truck lot
Local Government
Anti-grooming law backed by Union rep nets first known arrest
Local Government
Boone County advances Drees rezoning, KOI tax credit
Local Government
Boone County Schools board to vote Thursday on 2026-27 tax rates
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