Campbell Recorder 05/07/20

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Churchill Downs moves ahead with NKY Turfway Park revival Chris Mayhew Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Churchill Downs has announced a Newport horse racing and gaming center as demolition of the grandstand at Turfway Park in Florence continues, said CEO, Bill Carstanjen in an April 29 earnings call with investors. But in Louisville, a $300 million project at Churchill Downs has been halted because of the novel coronavirus, according to a recent Courier-Journal article. In Florence, the demolition of Turfway Park’s grandstand and plans to build anew continue, according to a statement from Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI). Demolition in Florence started A

A rendering of the planned Newport Racing and Gaming center for Turfway Park Florence was unveiled on May 1. CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED/PROVIDED

The 46,500-square-foot leased space in the Newport Plaza Shopping Center will off er simulcast, pari-mutuel wagering and historical racing machines while Turfway Park in Florence is under reno-

vation, according to the CDI release. On April 21, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved CDI’s plan to start construction at Newport as an extension of Turfway Park Florence, ac-

cording to the CDI release. The commission’s decision included conditional approval of pari-mutuel wagering including historical racing machines, at Newport. CDI’s board approved up to $38.4 million of capital spending at Newport the same day as the commission’s decision. The Newport center will support funding for purses at future Turfway Park live races in Florence, according to the release. The Newport features will include a simulcast area with a separate VIP simulcast room, a 17,000 square feet gaming fl oor with 500 historical racing machines, and a bar. There will be 70 full-time equivalent jobs at the Newport center. Newport will stay open once a See TURFWAY, Page 2A

NKY Amazon employee protests over conditions Amazon denounces ‘misinformation’ Julia Fair Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

A $10 million project by Sanitation District 1 plans to eliminate more than 20 million gallons of sanitary sewer overflow like this. FILE PHOTO

NKY sewer overfl ow reduction project will cost $10 million

HEBRON, KY. — Sarah Fields, 37, hoisted a sign high above her head as cars whizzed by and honked. Fields, an employee at the Amazon Fulfi llment Center, protested outside of the building over the conditions inside in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fields organized the protest which drew about a dozen people to a sidewalk outside of the building to demand better working conditions. “I know that people are dying and Amazon’s not telling us the truth,” Fields said through her black cloth mask that cloaked her mouth and nose. “They see us as expendable and that there is an unlimited resource of workers that they can run through.” See AMAZON, Page 2A

Chris Mayhew Cincinnati Enquirer USA TODAY NETWORK

Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky will spend $10 million to eliminate about 20 million gallons of sanitary sewer overfl ow each year, according to a release from the utility. The utility, which serves 290,000 residents of Boone, Campbell and Kenton Counties, is about to break ground on constructing new equalization tanks and pump stations in Highland Heights and Silver Grove, according to the release. The Campbell County projects are the start of a new era of smart-sewer management in Northern Kentucky that will reduce the cost of complying with the Clean Water Act, according to the release. The two tanks will mostly hold stormwater but will eliminate about 20 million gallons of sanitary sewer overfl ows. The tanks will be triggered to start storing stormwater during heavy rains. Once a storm has passed, water will be released from the tanks gradually into sewer pipes to go to treatment plants, according to the release. The tanks will each hold up to three million gallons, according to the release. They will be about a mile between each other along Ky. 8. The tanks will sometimes fi ll partially, but probably will only fi ll to maximum capacity once each year, according to the release.

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The area shaded green designates the new SD1 stormwater service area. About 1,500 properties are being removed from the service area. Some locations not shaded green are covered by other city/county stormwater programs. PROVIDED

The project is expected to be complete in December 2021 with the cost spread across SD1’s 2019, 2020 and 2021 budgets, said Chris Cole, director of enterprise communications for SD1. “We’re going to make our sewer system smarter,” said SD1 Executive Director Adam Chaney in the release. “We can

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no longer aff ord to simply build bigger and bigger pipes and wait for them to become overwhelmed by larger and larger storms.” Clean H2O40, as in complying with the Clean Water Act fully by 2040, is See SEWER, Page 2A

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Sarah Fields, an Amazon employee, protests the working conditions at the Amazon Fulfi llment Center on Friday in Hebron, Ky. Fields said, “People are losing their lives and we are not being protected.” MEG VOGEL/ THE ENQUIRER

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