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Newport approves playground replacement, bridge lighting and paving agreements in unanimous votes
Summary
The Board approved five commission orders covering a playground replacement at 18th Street Park, purchase and maintenance agreements for multicolor bridge lighting (split with Covington), Southbank Partners dues, and a paving contract coordinated with Northern Kentucky Water District lead-line replacement; all motions passed unanimously.
The Newport Board of Commissioners voted unanimously March 16 to approve a package of partnership and capital items, including replacement of playground equipment at 18th Street Park, purchase and joint-maintenance agreements for multicolor, programmable aesthetic lighting on the new Kentucky Route 8 bridge, payment of Southbank Partners annual dues, and a paving contract timed with Northern Kentucky Water District’s lead-line replacement work.
Playground (Order No. 19): Josh Tunney, who the city introduced as the project lead, said the replacement was budgeted at $50,000 and that the final contract with DWA Recreation, including installation, came in at $49,900. Tunney said a $10,000 Greater Cincinnati Foundation grant secured through the Clifton Neighborhood Association expanded the project scope to include landscaping, a trash receptacle, basketball-court repairs and…
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