1998 | The South Kenton County Planning Task Force made up of citizens from South Kenton formed to make recommendations to County government regarding Southern Kenton County. The task force adopted a vision statement called “Creating a Path to the Future.” “Creating a Path to the Future” contained six goals, of which Goal 3 stated: “Suitable land for industrial development should be identified and zoned for this use in southern Kenton County.” |
2008 | Zoning amendments created industrial use in much of what we refer to as Focus Area 1. |
2014 | Kenton County updated its comprehensive plan. The South Kenton County Citizens Group (SKCCG), a volunteer community group, formed subsequent to that process. |
2015 & 2016 | The SKCCG surveyed residents in southern Kenton County regarding the area’s future. Those surveys revealed residents were open to light industrial use in the southwestern portion of the County, while highlighting a desire to seek ways to preserve the County’s agricultural heritage. |
2020 | The comprehensive plan update included industrial land use changes. SKCCG supported the change and wrote a letter of support for the land use change. |
2023 | The Fiscal Court and the Northern Kentucky Port Authority engaged expert consultants to review the areas in Southwest Kenton County most likely to experience industrial development and evaluate the infrastructure improvements necessary to support that development. |
2024 | Kenton County underwent a comprehensive plan update where no land use changes were pursued but a public meeting was held at Piner Baptist Church to seek feedback. The Fiscal Court was presented an update on its consultants’ efforts, with the Court approving a resolution tasking the consultants to further refine their work to determine actionable next steps. |
2025 | The Fiscal Court hosted two community engagement sessions at Piner Elementary School and Simon Kenton High School to give residents an overview of the consultants’ work and collect their preliminary feedback. |