A call to action for all good citizens of Kenton County Kentucky. Please let it be known that the current county administration intends to implement a plan to industrialize southern rural Kenton County. You will have a say in whether, or not, that plan becomes a reality by voting for the candidates that will serve to protect the rural heritage and culture of the area. Please register to vote in the upcoming primary election. Your vote could determine the direction of that plan along with any impact that could affect us all in Kenton County.

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Fox19 Now Report regarding citizen opposition to the Kenton County Fiscal Court’s Site Readiness Initiative

https://youtu.be/bOSTEiKpPHk?si=9mSuOHVFGOXIgnjY

Fox19 story regarding residents concerns about potential industrialization.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFf3mJIbMbo

The Kenton County Fiscal Court has officially closed the book on its rural land Site Readiness Initiative, or SRI. While the SRI itself is officially over, the tension between preserving Kenton County’s agricultural heritage and preparing for regional economic growth remains an issue for the community.

https://linknky.com/news/2026/07/02/kenton-county-concludes-site-readiness-initiative-future-development-still-possible/

Residents in southern Kenton County are fearful that a site readiness initiative will result in them losing farmland.

Dozens of people attended the planning commission meeting Feb. 4, and hundreds at Monday’s meeting, to express their opposition to potential industrialization.

Kenton County Judge Executive Kris Knochelmann says the site readiness initiative is the county’s process of identifying areas of land that could be developed for manufacturing.

https://www.fox19.com/2025/02/07/possible-industrialization-nky-area-concerns-some-residents/

What Kenton County is calling its site readiness initiative is proving unpopular among residents of the southern end of the county.

A joint venture of the Kenton County Fiscal Court, Northern Kentucky Port Authority and Kenton County Planning and Development Services, the site readiness initiative aims to catalog available land in the county ideal for industrial development.

https://linknky.com/news/2025/02/05/kenton-county-site-readiness-residents/

You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.Kenton County’s land that is available for industrial development is expected to decrease in the coming years.

“Kenton County industrial land is on a trajectory to be depleted in approximately 10 to 20 years based on current rates and market trends,” Kenton County Planning and Development Services Community Manager Josh Wice said during a Kenton County Fiscal Court meeting on Oct. 15.

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/kenton-county/kenton-county-is-running-out-of-land-for-industrial-development-heres-their-plan-moving-forward#google_vignette

BE NKY Growth Partnership’s mission is opportunity and prosperity for all Northern Kentuckians, and we look to accomplish this mission by attracting and fostering good-paying jobs for Northern Kentucky’s families.

Land suitable for industrial development is a limited resource in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties. It’s imperative for our community to identify those areas where industrial development supports economic growth and proactively prepare land within those areas.

https://be-nky.com/planned-economic-growth-requires-site-development/

Residents in southern Kenton County met this week to discuss ways to push back against industrial development moving into the area’s rural communities.

Options on the table included countywide petitions, as well as several measures related to conservation, which could serve as potential ways of forestalling industrial development and land acquisition.

https://linknky.com/news/infrastructure/2025/07/02/rural-kenton-county-residents-weigh-options-to-curb-industrial-development/

IteReports indicate that Kenton County is running out of developable land, and leaders have agreed to continue with a plan that they hope will mitigate the effects of this possibility.

The county is moving ahead with its site readiness initiative, a multigeneration plan to prepare land in the southwest of the county for light manufacturing development.

At a meeting on Tuesday, the fiscal court passed a resolution officially acknowledging the legislative body’s support and endorsement of the Kenton County Site Readiness Initiative.

https://linknky.com/news/2024/10/31/kenton-county-site-readiness-initiative/

Item desOutcry against the possibility of more industrial development in the southern end of Kenton County, a comparatively rural part of the region, continued this week at the most recent meeting of the Kenton County Fiscal Court.

“We are not going away,” said county resident Rhonda Shank at Tuesday’s meeting, encouraging the fiscal court members to “keep the southern Kenton County rural.”

https://linknky.com/news/2025/05/15/opposition-site-readiness-initiative-kenton-county-continues/

Item descKenton County wanted to make itself more attractive to big manufacturers.

It said it has two pieces of land that could bring in more than $2.5 billion if developed.

The plots are on the southwest side of the county.

https://local12.com/news/local/kenton-county-eyes-2-billion-dollar-potential-residents-rally-protect-farmland-industry-manufacturers-developed-plots-rural-generations-family-wildlife-preserve-land-save

Several South Kenton County residents attended the Kenton County Fiscal Court meeting on Tuesday to express their opinions on the county’s site readiness initiative, some of which are currently on pause.

Although the site readiness initiative, which could lead to industrial development in the county’s southern end, was not on the March 25 agenda, it has been a topic of conversation over the past couple of weeks.

In a letter from March 10, Kenton County Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann said that the county would have a presentation to the fiscal court this spring updating residents on where things are now that “Focus Area 2” is on pause and “Focus Area 1” has been reduced.

https://linknky.com/news/2025/03/26/kenton-county-site-readiness-initiative-2/

Kenton County residents packed multiple rooms at the government center in Covington Thursday night to speak out in opposition to the county’s site readiness initiative, which could lead to industrial development in the southern end of Kenton County.

It was the second meeting this week where residents expressed displeasure at the possibility.

A joint venture of the Kenton County Fiscal Court, Northern Kentucky Port Authority, and Kenton County Planning and Development Services, the site readiness initiative aims to catalog available land in the county ideal for industrial development.

https://linknky.com/news/2025/02/07/kenton-county-residents-speak-out-industrial-development/

Reassurances and information from both Kenton County Fiscal Court members and county professionals did little to quell the suspicions of south Kenton County residents who packed the fiscal court chambers in Covington this week.

“Let’s be honest, this initiative isn’t about readiness,” said resident Rhonda Shank. “It’s about paving over farmland. Land that feeds us, sustains local families, protects our water and preserves our identity and history. It’s about creating revenue for the county.”

https://linknky.com/news/2025/07/23/south-kenton-county-residents-unmoved-by-case-for-manufacturing/