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Tuesday, June 29 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. History of Fort Mitchell Exhibit Behringer Crawford Museum in Devou Park Remaining on display until September 25

Snow Emergency Lifted The snow emergency has been lifted effective 3 p.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2010.  When a snow emergency has been declared, cars must be removed from all city streets. When a snow emergency is in effect, even if streets have been cleared please do not park cars on streets until the snow emergency has been lifted.  This is because streets may need to be re-treated and to allow easy passage for emergency vehicles and snow plows.  Thank you for your cooperation.

Kentucky Educational Television has announced the launch of their new fall KET GED Connection enrollment program.  KET broadcasts a 39 program series of GED instructional programs for Kentucky adults studying at home.  The programs can be viewed on KET Channels or through video streaming on the internet.  There are five enrollment sessions per year and many services for adults who need GED or pre-GED study.  Support services include workbooks, tutoring by phone, study tips, newsletters, pre and post testing, and counseling.  Details are available at http://www.ket.org/education/gedconnection.htm.

As a resident of Kentucky, you and your family have access to a FREE Prescription Drug Card program. At http://kentuckyrxcard.com/index.php you can download a Prescription Drug Card and receive savings of up to 75% at more than 50,000 national and regional pharmacies. You may create as many cards as you need. Participating pharmacies include the following: Kmart Pharmacy, Rite Aid, CVS/pharmacy, Walgreens, Meijer, Fred's, Winn-Dixie, as well as thousands of independent pharmacies.

Check out these photos from the Fire Department Open House

Click here to view pictures from the 4th of July Parade 2009

Notice From Insurance Companies -Disclosure of Local Government Taxes- What's It All About? Click Here To Find Out

Notice From The Ft. Mitchell Police                  -Security First-                   Click Here For Tips

TRASH DAYS CHANGING Trash collection days for all streets in Fort Mitchell that are North of I - 75 will be changing on July 3.  At the request of Bavarian, the pick up days will be changing (from Wednesday and Saturday) to Tuesday and Friday.  Recycling will not be affected - streets east of Dixie Highway have curbside recycling collection each Tuesday, streets west of Dixie Highway are on Wednesdays.  This change in trash collection days for one section of the city will allow better service by utilizing the same driver in this area on both days and it will eliminate a truck from city streets on Saturday mornings.  Bavarian will be notifying residents individually of this change by letter.  Residents with any questions can contact the City Building at 331-1212 or Bavarian at 485-4416.  Fort Mitchell Streets with trash collection days changing to Tuesday and Friday starting 7/3/09 include: Cherrywood Dr.     Leslie Ave. Coleman Dr.     Park Rd. Diane Dr.     Pieck Dr. Dixie Highway (From I-75 going north to Ft. Wright)                                                         Provincial                                                                 East Orchard Rd.     Ridge Rd. Edgewood Rd.     St. John's Ft. Mitchell Ave.     Summit Lane Fortside Cir.     Susan Lane Fortside Dr.     Trolley Ct. Iris Rd.     Watch Hill Rd. Kruempelman Dr.     West Maple Ave. Lawrence Dr.     West Orchard Rd.

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TREE TRIMMING Duke Energy has contracted Lewis Tree Service to trim trees away from power lines in the city.  Work begins on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 on Virginia Avenue and will proceed north.  The streets where Duke will have trees trimmed are listed below.  According to notices provided by Duke, to ensure providing safe and reliable electric service, they periodically have trees trimmed a minimum of ten feet from primary wires and two feet from service wires.  If you have questions or concerns about the work on your street you may contact directly the foreman of the project, Casto Corrales, at 513-267-4859 or you may contact Sandra with Duke Energy at 513-262-1412.  We have been informed that the schedule is for tree trimming to begin Wednesday, May 13 and progress northward along Dixie Highway and the adjacent streets. Orphanage Road Ross Avenue Jerry's Lane Rosslyn Court Louise Drive Charmaine Circle Requardt Lane Highland Avenue Virginia Avenue Dixie (Buttermilk-I75) Idaho Avenue Greenbriar Avenue Oak Street Woodlawn Avenue Anthony Lane Silver Avenue Alpine Drive East Drive Lucerne Avenue Leather's Road

Sanitation District No. 1 Working In Your Neighborhood  Sanitation District No. 1 is addressing the region's sanitary and combined sewer overflows.  Work is ongoing and scheduled to end in mid-December.  You may notice CCTV and Vactor trucks parked near your homes while inspections and cleaning take place.  In some cases, they may require access to sewers in rear yards and other off-road areas.  All crewmembers are required to have badges to identify them as working for the District.  If you have any questions, you may call Sanitation District No. 1 at (859) 578-7450, Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm. If there is an emergency after hours, please contact the District's dispatch office at (859) 331-6674.

Home Depot will collect CFLs for recycling Home Depot announced last week that it will collect compact fluorescent light bulbs and send them off to be recycled. The home-improvement behemoth hopes the new program will keep the bulbs, which contain a small amount of mercury, out of household trash and recycling bins. IKEA also collects CFLs for recycling but doesn't have the market saturation of Home Depot; more than three-quarters of U.S. households are estimated to be within 10 miles of a Home Depot store. The company's 1,973 U.S. stores will also switch to CFLs in light-fixture showrooms by the fall, a move expected to save it $16 million annually in energy costs. sources: Atlanta Business Chronicle, The New York Times see also, in Grist: Umbra advises on CFL recycling

Change in Emergency Dispatch Effective May 1, 2008 the City of Fort Mitchell will be transferring our emergency dispatch services from the Kenton County Communications Center to the City of Erlanger's Communications Center. For emergency service residents will continue to dial 9-1-1.  The calls will simply be routed through a different call center.  For non-emergencies when you need an officer to respond the new number will be 727-2424.  Office numbers for the Fort Mitchell Police and Fire Department have not changed.  During regular office hours, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., you can still reach the police department by calling 331-2823 and the number for the fire house remains 331-1267.  Remember, our emergency personnel and volunteers are available to serve you 24 hours a day, for any emergency please do not hesitate to call 9-1-1.  For Police/ Fire assistance with non-emergency situations you can still call the office at the numbers listed above during regular business hours, or you can call the dispatch center at 727-2424.

Severe Weather Sirens                                                        Storm sirens are tested in Kenton County on the first Wednesday of the month at noon. When you hear a weather siren you should be alerted to tune to local television or radio for a report on what severe weather watches or warnings have been issued for your area.  The main purpose of the sirens is to alert people who are outdoors.  When you are in your home you may not always hear the sirens.  This is especially true when winds pick up, when rain is falling and with the better insulation, tighter fitting windows, and the popularity and frequent use of central air conditioning today.  For optimum security, instead of relying on storm sirens that you might not hear it's a good idea to purchase a weather radio with battery backup that can be programmed to alert you when severe weather watches and warnings are issued in your county.  It's also a good idea to keep a flashlight, spare batteries and a battery powered radio all in one place that can be accessed easily when storms develop. Kenton County has 33 sirens.  In Fort Mitchell, one siren is located in the parking lot of the City Building, at the corner of Dixie Highway and Highland Avenue and another is located on Grandview Drive.  Depending on where you live, you might hear sirens that are located in another city within the county.  The sirens will sound (a) for a tornado warning and the sirens also sound (b) when a severe thunderstorm warning is issued during a tornado watch and (c) when tested on the first Wednesday of the month at noon. If a watch or a warning is issued in your area you need to know what the different levels are.  A Severe Thunderstorm Watch in your county means conditions are right for severe weather to develop so you should monitor weather conditions closely.  A Severe Thunderstorm Warning in your county means severe weather is in the area, you should seek shelter and tune to local television or radio.  A Tornado Watch in your county means conditions are right for a tornado to develop in the area.  You should monitor weather conditions very closely.  A Tornado Warning in your county means one or more tornados have been sighted in your area and you should seek shelter. You don't have to be afraid when you hear the sirens if you know how to react.  Being prepared can help keep you calm and safe in the event of an emergency.  Understanding these points and keeping an emergency kit at the ready should give you peace of mind.  For more information visit Kenton County's site for details on siren testing, siren locations and emergency planning.

Holiday Trash Pick-Up When your trash collection day falls on Christmas Day or New Year's Day, your trash will not be picked up on the holiday and will not be picked up until your next regular trash collection day. On any other holidays, both trash and recycling are picked up on the holiday if that is your regular collection day.  Remember for streets to the West side of Dixie Highway, curbside recycling collection continues every Wednesday.  For streets East of Dixie and South of Buttermilk (in the former Crescent Park area) the schedule has changed, recycling will be every Tuesday.

Celebrate - because this band is GREAT! Adding Acclaim to the "Avenue of Champions", Mayor Holocher presents a sign to salute the award winning performance of the Beechwood Marching Tigers in National Competition in 2006.