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The post-World War II suburban explosion and baby boom played out in Kenton County much as it did throughout the rest of the nation. Subdivision after subdivision sprang up south of Covington and the other century-old cities on the south side of the Ohio River. And, as was the case in a good many other US urban areas, these residential units were furnished with municipal water and sewer from the established incorporated cities... By the early fifties, the river cities began to recognize the shortsightedness of their policy on providing utilities. The tax base was fleeing to the suburbs and local officials had no way to stop it. This led them to begin annexation proceedings for those areas that were enjoying municipal utilities without having to pay the city property taxes that helped support them... Planning and Development Services of Kenton County is a city-county agency created to provide a multitude of services to Kenton County's 20 local governments and their collaborative..

Primary location: Covington United States