Special Event Permits Issued   Please click on the link below for the listing of Special Event Permits issued to date, so that you may be aware of events that may take place in your neighborhood, and/or if they may have any street closures/restrictions associated with them.   Special Event Permits 2008 Library Racing to Read Route Map Click here for Special Event Permit Applications

Bed bug issues continue to increase in not only Covington, but all over the region and other parts of the United States.  There are quite a few steps which can be taken to minimize your chances of bed bug infestation.   Please contact either Code Enforcement at 292-2323 or the Northern Kentucky Health Department at 341-4264 with questions regarding the prevention and treatment of bed bugs. 

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            The City of Covington has established solid waste fees for the upcoming year, based on the contract that was awarded to Republic/CSI by the Covington City Commission on Feb. 21. The contract with CSI will provide for weekly trash removal, universal recycling, and toters for all residences and businesses located within the city. 

The annual solid waste bills, which will go out later this month, will be $89.60 for each dwelling or commercial unit and $52.41 for those residences whose owners qualify for a property tax homestead exemption.

            This amount is less than previously reported because, among other things, the number of properties in the city has increased by 705 units over the same number of properties on which last year's calculations were based and because a new contract will be implemented in the second half of the current fiscal year.

            The City Commission considered competitive bids from three solid waste removal firms before selecting Republic/CSI as the lowest bid.  The increase in this year's annual fee primarily reflects inflationary increases, especially the increase in fuel cost, as well as the cost of leasing toters, which averages at about $2 a month.

Toters will be available in three different sizes: small, medium, and large. Last year, the Covington Neighborhood Collaborative recommended to the City Commission that it require toters for all residents in the city as part of a larger plan to reduce litter in the city.  Republic/CSI will replace toters at no cost if they become damaged or inoperable.  In addition, the company will provide separate recycling containers to those individuals who wish to recycle.

Even with this year's increase and the provision of toters, Covington still charges the lowest solid-waste fees in the region, a fee that is substantially less than fees charged by other Northern Kentucky cities.

For instance, in its neighboring cities of Taylor Mill and Park Hills, which provide weekly pick up with recycling but without toters, residents pay $155 and $145.08 annually, respectively.  Fort Mitchell, which has twice weekly pick up without toters, charges $189.60 annually while Newport, which has twice weekly pick up with toters, charges $142 annually.  Elsmere charges $148, FortWright charges $134.28, and Erlanger charges $130.68 on an annual basis.

            Next year, Covington will change the method by which it sends waste fee bills, billing them in conjunction with its ad valorem taxes, which go out in the fall.