Fort Wright's city council will consider the next phase of the Performance Lexus expansion project Aug. 5, as the dealership at 3450 Valleyplaza Parkway seeks to grow its footprint on a site that has been in development since the early 2000s.

The Lexus Development Expansion Project appears under unfinished business on the council's agenda, meaning it has already been before council in prior sessions. The meeting starts at 6 p.m.

The Kenton County Planning Commission approved an amended concept development plan for the site in August 2025, according to planning commission minutes, expanding a previously approved 4,973-square-foot addition to 8,146 square feet and adjusting parking to 640 spaces with 774 total available. Carlson Consulting Engineers filed the application on behalf of property owner H. Lee Scott Jr. Trustee.

Performance Lexus of Northern Kentucky opened its 52,000-square-foot facility on the 15-acre former Dixie Gardens Drive-In site in spring 2024 after relocating from Covington. The building features a two-story showroom, outdoor roof deck and a service department with 33 lifts, visible from Interstate 75.

The expansion follows other luxury automotive investment in Fort Wright. In December 2025, the Jeff Wyler Automotive Family purchased roughly 8.5 acres at 1939 and 1945 Dixie Highway for a project the city said would likely be "associated with the retail luxury automotive industry." Demolition of the former Days Inn and Atlas Home Fitness building on that site began in April, backed by $1.35 million from Kenton County's Community Redevelopment Fund and a $150,000 city TIF contribution.

"We have been working for years to make improvements to the Dixie Highway corridor so we are very excited about this redevelopment opportunity and the positive changes it will bring which include safety, aesthetics, jobs and revenue generation," Mayor Dave Hatter said in the city's December 2025 announcement of the Wyler project.

Other council business

Council will hold a first reading of Ordinance 07-2026, which would allow the city to revoke business licenses. As we reported Aug. 4, the ordinance was introduced at the Aug. 2 meeting. A second reading of Ordinance 06-2026 on new stop signs is also on the docket.

Under new business, council will review salt storage building bid results. NKyTribune reported in June that the contract went to Rector Excavating for $167,279.25, significantly below the architect's estimate. Council will also review the city's five-year road plan.

The meeting will close with Resolution 08-2026 honoring the retirement of City Administrative Officer Jill Cain Bailey and Proclamation 06-2026 designating Aug. 31 as Jill Cain Bailey Day. Bailey has served as Fort Wright's top administrator since at least 2017.