Covington mayor highlights community outreach, events in State of the City

Mayor Jeff Wagner opened Covington’s State of the City in February 2025, saying, “The State of the City is a snapshot of what's happening in Covington and how your city is working for you,” and outlining the city’s community outreach last year and plans for the coming year.

Wagner said he and the Covington City Council attended multiple homeowners association meetings in February 2024 to provide city updates and answer questions, visited local schools to speak about government and civics, and hosted regular mayor’s meetup events to engage residents. “I'm excited to share a series of videos that highlights the city's progress and growth this past year, as well as a look at initiatives we will focus on in the coming year,” he said.

Wagner described several neighborhood programs and volunteer efforts: a host-a-council-member program that allows neighborhoods, businesses and community groups to invite council members for conversations; the adopt-a-street program, through which the council adopted Timberlane Way Southeast and conducted twice-yearly litter cleanups; and the Mayor’s Day of Concern food drives, which collected food, money and supplies twice last year in support of the local food bank.

He said the city participated in National Night Out, visiting 12 participating neighborhoods alongside law enforcement, public works and the fire department to meet residents and build community connections. Wagner also noted the city’s presence at the Covington Days parade and festival and that officials held the city’s first town hall in the park last year.

Wagner closed by reiterating the city’s emphasis on connection and engagement and saying city leaders look forward to “even more opportunities to work together this coming year to keep Covington growing towards greatness.”