The Crescent Springs City Council meets Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. at 739 Buttermilk Pike, with the disputed Ireland Avenue townhome settlement ordinance expected on final vote.
The meeting is the first regular session since the July 27 meeting, when council members gave Ordinance 2026-9 its first reading. That measure would authorize Mayor Mike Daugherty to execute a settlement agreement in Ross Kreutzjans et al. v. City Council of the City of Crescent Springs, Case No. 25-CI-2906, pending in Kenton Circuit Court. It would also approve a revised development plan for 620–632 Ireland Avenue.
Under Kentucky's two-reading requirement, the ordinance is expected to come up for second and final reading Thursday.
What the settlement would allow
The development, proposed by Ross Kreutzjans on behalf of Ireland Development LLC, calls for two multi-family townhome buildings totaling 17 units on roughly 1.09 acres at the northeast corner of Ireland Avenue and Harris Street. The plan includes setback variances: 15 feet from Ireland Avenue where 25 feet is required, and 12 feet from the property line bordering 2412 Sarah Lane where 25 feet is required.
City Administrator Mike Daly wrote in a [July 23 memo](https://www.crescent-springs.ky.us/City Administrators Report 072726.pdf?t=202608040815200) to council that the development must comply with the city's Z21 Zoning Ordinance screening and buffering standards. He added that imposing conditions beyond those standards on a single project could create inconsistent application of the city's land use regulations.
Staff also declined to recommend requiring a left-turn-only exit onto Ireland Avenue, saying the restriction would create a standard not applied to other drivers on the public street.
Personnel policy repeal also pending
A second ordinance introduced July 27, Ordinance 2026-10, would repeal the city's existing personnel policy and procedures adopted under Ordinance 2023-18. That measure is also expected on second reading Thursday.
Three other ordinances, including the annual pay plan classification update (Ordinance 2026-7), were on second reading at the July 27 meeting. The pay plan sets salary ranges benchmarked against the Kentucky League of Cities wage survey. Ranges include $89,856–$146,016 for the city administrator and $41,600–$65,146 for a public works laborer. Daly noted that staff have averaged 4% annual pay increases over the last three fiscal years.
Whether those ordinances passed July 27 has not been confirmed. Minutes have not been posted.
Road projects and ambulance funding
Daly's report also flagged several active infrastructure items. The Nordman Drive improvement project was under construction as of July 27, with storm sewer work underway. The city has secured an $80,000 LARP grant covering about 80% of the $99,220 Woodhill Drive resurfacing project. Emergency repairs on the Eubanks Road embankment slippage carry an estimated engineering cost of $15,677.
The city is also working out how to fund its roughly $150,000 share of a new ambulance, a joint purchase with Villa Hills totaling about $365,000. Truist Bank declined to finance the purchase.
How to weigh in
The Aug. 13 agenda had not been posted to the city's website as of Monday, Aug. 10. Residents can attend in person at 739 Buttermilk Pike. The meeting includes two public comment periods: one for agenda legislation items and one for general comments. The city can be reached at 859-341-3017.
