COVINGTON, KY (FOX19)- City Manager
Larry Klein delivered the City Manager's recommended Fiscal Year 2013/2014
Budget to the Commission this week.

"It moves us toward
providing services at optimal levels and secures a more stable financial future
through reinvestment in the City's infrastructure, economic development,
neighborhood revitalization and public realm, while maintaining the fiscal
discipline demonstrated by the City in the past two years," said Klein. 

In his message to the Mayor and
Commissioners, Klein explained that the City has reached an unprecedented point
of opportunity. The policy basis for his recommended budget heavily relies on
critical future decision making.

The policy outlines five core
commitment areas that focus on potential for greatest return on investment and
quality of life improvements for residents.  

In summary, the proposed
balanced budget recommends the following key actions:

KY (FOX19) - Approximately 1,200 people turned out at Turfway Park on Saturday, May 18, for the third annual Northern Kentucky Walk to Defeat ALS, a fundraising and awareness event to combat the neurodegenerative disease commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

The event generated more than $46,000 in donations that directly benefit the ALS Association Kentucky Chapter, which supports those affected by ALS in the Commonwealth and the surrounding area.

The majority of the crowd walked as teams participating in honor or memory of relatives or friends afflicted with the disease, which attacks brain and spinal cord cells that control voluntary motor function. There is no cure or treatment to halt progression of the disease.

COVINGTON, KY (FOX19) - Written by Katelyn Kappes

The Covington Educational Foundation is awarding Chuck and Julie Geisen Scheper the 2013 “Persons of the Year” award. The foundation recognizes community leaders that support the community by providing scholarships and developing youth leaders.