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EPA to Support Community Revitalization in Frankfort, Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Kentucky (August 13, 2019) — The EPA announced earlier this year that Frankfort, Ky. is one of 15 communities selected to participate in Local Foods, Local Places (LFLP), a federal initiative that helps communities r...

Finance Cabinet to Sell Downtown Frankfort Property for Development

FRANKFORT, KY (Aug. 6, 2019) – Today the Finance and Administration Cabinet posted online a Request for Bid (RFB), for several parcels of land in downtown Frankfort that the Commonwealth of Kentucky no longer needs and intends to sell.

The land i...

Pedestrian Bridge Reconnection

With the state’s new office building nearing completion, the City has received numerous questions about the fate of the pedestrian bridge crossing over Wilkinson Blvd, which has connected Riverview Park and Bellepoint to downtown Frankfort. Rece...

Alert: Recycling changes

Due to changes in the recycle market and the materials that are accepted at the Lexington Material Recovery Center the list of materials that are acceptable in the recycle cart has changed. Effective immediately Paper products, Fiberboard products of all ...

Underground utilities work will begin April 1st on E. Main street

This work will focus on the area between E. Broadway (Short Hill) and Martin Luther King Blvd. There will be varying lane closures both directions. It would be best to avoid the area, finding an alternate route downtown for the next several months.

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