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Northern Kentucky residents have made their choice for the very best in The Community Recorder’s first annual Readers’ Choice Awards. We’re counting thousands of votes and will announce the winners in a special publication in August. Winners of the Kings Island tickets won’t have to wait, however. Those local residents will be announced in next week’s Campbell Community Recorder.
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Above: Zada Stephens, 9, looks at some purses at Newport's East Row Yard Sale Saturday, July 11. Left: Yard sale shoppers browse through items at homes in the East Row Historic District.
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Hayden declining donations By Chris Mayhew cmayhew@nky.com
Mark Hayden announced his intention to seek re-election as a Campbell County Fiscal Court Commissioner with the caveat that he will not accept any campaign donations. Hayden, R-Wilder, has been one of the elected commissioner for District 1 on Fiscal Court since 2005. There are three elected commissioners and an elected judge-executive on the Fiscal Court. Taking money from people for a campaign didn’t feel right especially when people are hurting in the current economic climate, Hayden said. “I just think in these difficult economic times we should come together as a community,” Hayden said. Hayden, who has worked for Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald for 23 years in complex business litigation, said he’s been fortunate enough that he can afford to finance his own campaign. “But more importantly, I would prefer to encourage people to donate money to charity rather than my campaign,” he said. Hayden said he sees it as part
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of his role in county leadership to encourage giving to charity. Hayden said in his news release announcing his re-elecHayden tion bid, he’s proud that during his time in office the Fiscal Court has maintained balanced budgets with no tax increase. There have been tax increases, but Hayden said he does not consider the annual 4 percent increase in revenue the Fiscal Court takes each year a tax increase. It’s a cost of living increase, Hayden said. “What you’re doing is keeping up with inflation,” he said. Hayden said he is pleased that the Fiscal Court has now finished with a new comprehensive plan, and big capital projects including a new jail, county administration and health clinic building, and adding Hawthorne Crossing near Alexandria to the county’s park system. Completing the capital projects will allow the county to focus on other areas of the budget and working to save money, he said. Hayden said he also wants to
identifying means to stimulate the economy. That includes working with the Campbell County Economic Progress Authority and TriED (the Tri-County Economic Development Corporation) to continue to pursue new businesses and tax incentives to attract businesses and jobs. “I think we’ve accomplished a lot as a Fiscal Court,” Hayden said. “I want to continue to balance the budget, keep taxes low, and encourage economic development.” Hayden lives in Wilder with his wife Denise and their sons John, Ryan and Chad. For the latest Campbell County news visit NKY.com/CampbellCounty.
Campbell County Fiscal Court Commissioner Mark Hayden said his charities of choice he’s considering having fundraiser events for instead of campaign fundraisers include the Wounded Warrior Project and charities that serve the needy in the local community. The Woulded Warrior Project is a 501c3 nonprofit with a mission that includes organizing assistance and raising awareness of severely injured military service members.
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Southgate is going to be a busy place in the next few weeks. The fun begins with the Southgate Volunteer Fire Department’s Block Party from 5:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18, on Electric Avenue. Southgate Fire Chief John Beatsch said this year’s event, which includes games, food, drinks, live music and other activities, will be a little different from last year because of the current construction of the city’s new fire department. “We are going to have to same things as last year, but we’ll have a little different set-up than normal,” Beatsch said. The block party is one of the fire departe n t s Southgate Fire Chief m y e a r l y John Beatsch said fundraiser help this year’s block to suppleparty, which ment the includes games, i n c o m e food, drinks, live t h e y receive music and other from the activities, will be a city. get little different from m o“We n e y last year because of from the the current city, but its just not construction of the enough to city’s new fire pay for all department. the gear and equipment we need,” Beatsch said. This year the money will likely go towards paying for gear, which costs upwards of $5,000 for each person, for some of the departments new members, Beatsch said. A few weeks after the block party, the Southgate Fire Department is teaming up with the Highland Heights-Southgate Police Authority and Central Campbell County Fire Department to host the 26th annual National Night Out event. The event, which is from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, includes food, drinks, music and a variety of demonstrations about K9 Units, Crime Scene Units, officer safety and auto extrication and air care. The event is being held at the Southgate Community Center, 301 West Walnut St. For the latest Southgate news visit NKY.com/Southgate.