Only Newport now has an active, full-time historic preservation officer. Mr. Pagan emphasized that a joint historic preservation effort could be aided by a bill in the General Assembly in Frankfort that would establish a state tax credit for historic preservation, similar to an existing federal credit. Newport City Commissioner Ken Rechtin, chairman of the coalition, said the river cities should make it clear to their legislators that they are in favor of the tax credit plan. The River Cities Government Coalition comprises elected officials from all of the river cities. The group was formed with the help of Southbank Partners to examine areas of common concern and ways to work together to help all the cities.
Jurisdictions now have different juvenile curfews.
Support for the 1 percent hotel tax in Northern Kentucky proposed as a funding source for expansion of the Cincinnati Convention Center. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.