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Council hears $3.8M Midway streetscape plan and $57,000 staffing amendment proposal
Summary
Public works committee previewed a $3.8 million Midway streetscape project to bury utilities, widen sidewalks and improve crosswalks, and the administration proposed a $57,000 budget amendment to hire two full‑time green‑space employees for spring maintenance.
The Fort Thomas public works committee presented a proposed Midway Streetscape project that would extend streetscape improvements from Harrison to Grandview, bury overhead utilities, widen sidewalks, add bump‑outs and upgraded crosswalks, and is currently estimated at about $3.8 million and could be ready for bidding in January.
Committee chair remarks said the project would complete prior work in the Midway area and improve pedestrian amenities; the chair also said staff would examine options to reduce costs before committing to a final plan. The proposal includes undergrounding utility lines for the corridor and other streetscape improvements.
During the same committee report, city staff requested a $57,000 budget amendment to hire two additional full‑time green‑space employees to support new park and streetscape maintenance. Council discussion included the annual cost implication of adding two employees (chair cited roughly $136,000 total annual expense when including annualized compensation for both positions) and a staff plan to hire and train the positions by March to prepare for the spring season.
A motion was made at the meeting to approve the $57,000 budget amendment for those two positions; the transcript records the motion being put forward but does not provide a recorded roll‑call tally in the provided excerpt. Council asked staff to research grant and cost‑reduction options and return with refined numbers.
