Former Kenton Co. government building, jail to be made into apartments

A former Kenton County government building which had a jail on the top floors is being stripped down and made into an apartment building.

BUILDING IS COMING TOCOVINGTON.WHAT USED TO BE AGOVERNMENT BUILDING IS BEINGSTRIPPED DOWN AND REPURPOSEDTO SERVE MORE THAN ONE HUNDREDFAMILIES.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTERJASMINE MINOR EXPLAINS WHYTHIS INVESTMENT IS GOING TOHELP BOOST THE CITY AND ITYSMORALE.INTRO: FOR DECADES, 303COURT STREET SERVED AS THEKENTON COUNTY GOVERNMENTBUILDING WITH A JAIL ON THETOP FLOORS.

IT'S BEEN SITTINGHERE AND EMPTY FOR YEARS ANDNOW IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OFTHE MANY INVESTMENTS THE CITYIS MAKING TO GROW THE CITY OFCOVINGTON.VO: COVINGTON MAYORJOE MEYER SAYS WHAT IS NOW A10-STORY BUILDING WILL GETSOME ADDED VIEWS WITH TWO NEWFLOORS IN A 31.4 MILLIONDOLLAR TRANSFORMATION.

IT WILLBE STRIPPED DOWN TO IT'SCONCRETE FLOOR AND OFFER A MIXOF STUDIOS, ONE AND TWOBEDROOM APARTMENTS, THATINCLUDES BALCONIES ON EVERYFLOOR, SERVING UP TO 133 NEWFAMILIES.

MAYOR MEYER SAYS HEKNOWS HOW HARD HIT FAMILIESARE DURING THE PANDEMIC AND SOHE HOPES THIS BRING SOME MUCH-NEEDED EXCITEMENT.SOT [MAYORJOSEPH MEYER, CITY OFCOVINGTON] "This is the sortof development and investmentthat I think all the people inCovington could have prideinNew people are coming inand in rather large numbers.And I think it's adding agreat deal of self respect,and satisfaction, and betterfeelings about a better futurefor all of us.

I like to talkabout Covington being a cityof opportunity for all of itsresidents."TAG: CONSTRUCTIONON THE BUILDING WILL START INJULY AND THE GOAL IS TO HAVEIT UP AND RUNNING BY THESUMMER OF 2023.

IN COVINGTON,JASMINE MINOR, WCPO 9 NEWS.