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A6 • COMMUNITY RECORDER • SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Task force to modernize beverage laws
‘Homer’s shirt design a home run By Libby Cunningham Lcunningham@nky.com
ELSMERE — Jeff Albers remembers being a youngster in Villa Hills and spending his summers with the Cincinnati Reds . “I remember growing up, with my grandfather always listening to the radio outside and I always remember just always watching baseball on TV,” said Albers, now of Elsmere. “So I guess it kind of runs in the family.” For Albers the Sept. 5 Reds game was also family affair. He won the T-shirt of the Fan contest, a design competition held by the Reds, MLB.com and Majestic, the company that crafts the teams uniforms, and was honored at that game versus the Philadelphia Phillies . Albers says he doesn’t really remember entering the contest, so an Aug. 24 email telling him he won came as a surprise. He de-
Jeff Albers, left, and Steve Kramer, right, enjoy a Cincinnati Reds game on Sept. 5. Albers, of Elsmere, won a T-shirt design contest with the Reds. Kramer, of Villa Hills, is wearing the finished product. THANKS TO TERRI KRAMER cided to draft the design after receiving a June 6 email from the Reds announcing the competition.
“The original design had Mr. Redlegs carrying the pennant flags over his shoulder, with the World
Series flags and National League Championship (Series) flags,” Albers said. The finished design features Mr. Redlegs with the flags fanned out behind him. Each flag is dated with a year significant to the team. “There were no rules, you could design anything you wanted,” Albers said. As a graphic designer in Blue Ash, Albers, spent about 30 minutes on his design. He’s worked for Fastsigns, a sign making company, for about 10 years. He’s been a graphic designer with them for four years. A batch of 20 shirts he designed, four tickets to a Reds game and an official batting practice style jersey for the team are the prizes Albers received for winning. Still, he says he’s not that big of a sports fan. “I’m a ‘homer,’” he explains. “I like the Reds. I like the Bengals. I like the Kentucky Wildcats. But baseball is definitely my favorite sport.”
Citing concerns that alcoholic beverage laws in Kentucky are outdated and sometimes contradictory, Gov. Steve Beshear announced the creation of the Governor’s Task Force on the Study of Kentucky’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Laws. Specifically, the task force will conduct a focused study and review of the laws with an emphasis on the following: » The number and types of alcohol licenses issued by the state and what activities each license should authorize. » The effectiveness of local option election laws in achieving their goals and representing the interests of the various voting localities. » The enhancement of public safety and compliance with regulatory re-
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quirements. The 20-member task force will consist of government officials and one representative from each of the following Kentucky organizations: Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Kentucky Association of Counties, Kentucky League of Cities, the Liquor Retail Coalition, the Restaurant Association, Wine and Spirits Wholesalers Inc., the Distillers’ Association, the Vineyard Society, Beer Wholesalers’ Association and Malt Beverage Council, and a representative from a licensed microbrewery. Public Protection Cabinet Secretary Bob Vance will serve as chair of the task force. The group will hold three statewide forums to collect comments from the public. A report with recommendations is due to the governor in January 2013.
Community Recorder
Erlanger takes compensating tax rate By Libby Cunningham Lcunningham@nky.com
ERLANGER — The city of Erlanger will take the compensating tax rate this year. The compensating rate allows the city to make the same amount of money as last year. The new rate charges $0.035 per $100 of assessed value in the city.
Although it looks like property values have gone down, that’s not necessarily the case, said Erlanger’s Mayor Tom Rouse at a special meeting held in lieu of a City Council meeting on Sept. 11. “The property in the tax roll has gone down,” Rouse said. “There have been more properties added to the (tax) rolls of the proper-
ties that aren’t taxed.” Properties, such as foreclosed or empty homes, lose a large amount of value, Rouse said. “Or seniors have gotten to the age where they’re allowed to take homestead exemptions,” Rouse said, adding that that also decreases property value. Visit nky.com/Erlanger for more community news
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