Norhern Kentucky Builder February 2015

February 2015

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INSIDE THIS EDITION...4 ..................................... Letter from Brian Miller5 ............................................Membership Update8 .... Remodelers Committee Discovers Inner Leader9 ................... Steffen’s Tool Crib is Turning Tragedy into Something Positive10 ......................... LDC Completes Five-Year Battle on Kenton County Subdivision Regulations 15 ............ “Best of the Best” Awards Preview Party16 ...... Northern Kentucky Caucus Comes to the HBA26 ................... Northern Kentucky Building Permits27 ........................................... Calendar of Events

February 2015

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The mission of the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky is to promote and enhance the integrity and visibility of the construction industry and the members of the organization through advocacy, communication, education and political action.

The Northern Kentucky Home Product and Service Buyers’ Guide is a special edition of the Northern KY Builder. Northern Kentucky Builder™ is an official publication of the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky, 2751 Circleport Drive, Erlanger, Kentucky 41018. It is published in the interest of the Northern Kentucky building industry and read by home builders, remodelers, general contractors, developers, engineers, bankers, Realtors,® architects, material dealers, subcontractors and manufacturers. All rights reserved. Copying or reproduction without the expressed permission of the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky is strictly prohibited.

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2015 Board of DirectorsJason Yeager, PresidentJames Kegley, Immediate Past PresidentTom Spille, Vice PresidentBill Cullen, Secretary/TeasurerBrian Jones, Associate PresidentJennifer Hennessey, Associate Vice PresidentJohn Toebben, Land Development Council PresidentBob Nally, Sales & Marketing Council PresidentKellie Bailey, Builder DirectorJoe Halpin, Builder DirectorZach Hadden, Associate DirectorSteve Brunson, Associate DirectorBrian Schalk, Associate DirectorLaquinta Strickland, Associate Director

HBA StaffBrian A. Miller, Executive Vice PresidentJanis Beard, Membership DirectorMelanie Meyer, Director of Shows & Events, Sales & MarketingShawn Cox, Director of Professional DevelopmentDan Smith, Director of Finance

WritingStacy Smith RogersStaff


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The 2015 session began on January 6th. This year is known as a “short session” where every

other year the Assembly meets for only 30 days. Your HBA and the HBA of Kentucky provide you with representation in Frankfort in order to encourage the passage of helpful bills and work too stop bills that would harm your industry and business; particularly small business.

Locally, your HBA’s State & Local Government Committee led by Walt Dunlevy of Forge Lumber and Co-Chaired by Mike Schoettelkotte of The Drees Company, meet with legislators year round to foster relationships with the elected officials of Northern Kentucky so that as issues arise we can use these relationships to help you.

On February 11th we are going to Frankfort and invite you along. The day will begin early with an issues briefing. Office visits of our legislators will follow as will time with the general assembly while in session. If you wish to make your voice heard in Frankfort we invite you to participate and learn more about the process. Please contact us prior to February 7th to make your reservation. Participation is complimentary as we encouraged our industry to flex their grassroots muscle. Here are a few issues we are working on for this session:

Roofing Contractors LicensureThe Kentucky Roofing Contractors Association has filed this bill the last two years and can be expected to again this session. Over the last two sessions the HBA of Kentucky has worked to exempt permitted structures from having to become licensed. Your local HBA leadership has opposed this bill as it would create more paperwork, compliance issues and costs for small roofing contractors; adding to the costs of homeownership. Immediate Past President James Kegley and I testified as much in front of

the Joint Interim Committee on Licensing and Occupations in the summer of 2014. During that hearing we told legislators about the emergency registration zone we worked with Kenton County to enact following the tornadoes of 2012. That temporary process worked to keep “storm chasers” out of the affected area and didn’t add significant costs to housing. If the roofers are interested in helping homeowners, your HBA leadership believes that they should work towards educating homeowners and consider utilizing and emergency process such as the one your HBA helped to implement in 2012.

ePads Energy Conservation FundingThis bill would allow local governments to fund energy efficient upgrades by creating a repayment assessment on a structure’s property tax bill. The assessment would transfer with the property’s sale. The bill is only for commercial structures as single family structures have been removed with earlier versions of this legislation. Some questions remain unanswered at press time regarding what happens if the property enters foreclosure or if an operator simply walks away from the structure; leaving the city or county to become responsible for the repayment of the finding. Also, there is language in the bill that could be constructed as eminent domain; language that your association can not support.

Statewide Code EnforcementYour local HBA and the HBA of Kentucky has long supported statewide enforcement of the building code. Nearly half of the counties throughout the Commonwealth do not enforce the code; creating an unfair business climate for builders and remodelers who follow the law and a possible unsafe structure for homeowners. While your association does not support statewide licensing of builders we do strongly support statewide enforcement of the code and believe that this would remedy issues regarding arguments for statewide licensing.

Non-Judicial ForeclosuresThe Kentucky Bankers Association supports this legislation. Currently, the state process foreclosures through the court system which can take years to process through all the levels of foreclosure. This bill would speed up the process dramatically. We are monitoring this bill as it goes through the legislative process.

Wetland Mitigation Fees Assigned to InfrastructureYour HBA is working with legislators in Frankfort to file a bill that would allocate 25% of all wetland mitigation fees to be assigned to infrastructure growth projects. This would help solve issues in Northern Kentucky and throughout the state where the cost to comply with regulations on behalf of water districts and sanitation districts has resulted in moratoriums on development. Currently, the Hebron area is shit down to growth. The area from the Richwood Road exit to Independence and in Campbell County from the intersection of Route 17 and the AA Highway are next to go offline if something does not happen soon. If successful this will provide over $5 million in funding for new infrastructure to keep our area and other areas around the Commonwealth growing.

There are hundreds of bills filed every session. While we are following many others besides those listed here there simply isn’t enough room to report on them all. If you hear of an issue or are concerned by proposed legislation, please contact us so that we can better represent you in the General Assembly. Thank you.

The 2015 Kentucky General Assembly

Sincerely,

Brian A. Miller, Executive Vice PresidentHome Builders Association of Northern Kentucky

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N O R T H E R N K E N T U C K Y N O R T H E R N K E N T U C K Y N O R T H E R N K E N T U C K Y MEMBERSHIP UPDATES

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WELCOME BACK

NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION

NEW MEMBERS

If you do business with any of the missing members, please encourage them to get back in the action at the HBA!

We are truly happy to have your support and membership! The following companies are once again members of HBANKY.

New Member Orientation is not only for the new members who are recruited throughout the year, but also for members who have never attended a New Member Orientation. If you have a new representative, encourage them to attend one of these orientations. They will be amazed at the benefits and services the Home Builders Association provide for their members. The next New Member Orientation will be February 25 at Noon at the HBA Office.

Curtis Bryant683 Stable Gate LaneFlorence, Kentucky 41042513-692-6929Business: Installation of granite countertops

Hemmer Industries, Inc.Kevin HemmerP.O. Box 757Florence, Kentucky 41022-0757859-342-9500Business: General construction

A & B Heating & AirBasement SolutionsBluegrass Elite CreteEllis Custom Home BuildersME Finke ContractorsFry Fastening SystemsDan Martin ConstructionNorton ConstructionNugent Sand Co.Reliable Excavation & DiggingSchickling Masonry by DesignT & W Painting

AZA ConstructionGreenprosReadnour Construction, Inc.The Gutter Shutter Company

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Reis Concrete Products, Inc.Ready Mix • Concrete Septic Tanks

9522 Alexandria PikeAlexandria, KY859-635-4157

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All-Rite Ready MixAndersen Windows

Arlinghaus Builders, LLCAsh Insurance, C.K.Bray Trucking, Inc.

Charter OneCutter Construction , Inc.

Drees CompanyDudley Construction Co., Inc.

Ernst ConcreteFischer Homes

Florida Tile, Inc.Grant Co./Gallatin Co. Concrete

Kelly Bros. LumberKentucky Federal Savings & Loan

Kentucky FluidAir, Inc.Logan Lavelle Hunt Insurance Agency

M & W Excavation Co., Inc.Nisbet BrowerRegions Bank

Sims-Lohman Fine Kitchens & GraniteThelen Associates, Inc.

Tri-City Insurance Service, Inc.Tri-State Wholesale Builders Supply

VonLehman & Company, Inc.Wiseway Supply

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Table Top NightThursday, March 12 at Horseshoe Casino

save the date

Tickets in advance $25. At the door $35. Builders, Remodelers and developers receive two complimentary tickets if RSVP by March 6th. Ticket includes food, drink tickets and chances to win door prizes. Parking is free.

The Remodelers Issues Committee meets monthly to discuss issues regarding the remodeling industry in Northern Kentucky. But, they also embrace education. Every month the committee hears from a guest speaker. January featured Jay Messner of FSH Consulting Group. Jay discussed transformational leadership and how you can change your company’s culture to produce a more effective and

efficient operation. Thanks go out to Jerry Beerman of Alluring Glass for sponsoring the event. By attending the meetings and learning from the guest speakers remodelers and builders earn one half hour continuing education credit. The meetings are complimentary to attend. To learn more about the Remodelers call the HBA at 859-331-9500 or go online at www.homebuidlersnky.com.

2015 UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND TOPICS

Date Topic Time Location

February 5 Relationship Selling/Reputation Selling (Roundtable) 4-6pm TBD

March 5 Marketing – Matt Plapp, Driven Media Solutions 12:00 HBA

April 2 Mastering Profitability (Roundtable) 4-6pm TBD

May 7 Avoiding Structural Issues – Don Roenker/Simpson Strong Tie 12:00 HBA

June 4 Staffing/Hiring/Outsourcing/Workforce (Roundtable) 4-6pm TBD

July 9 Natural Stone – From the Quarry to your Kitchen (Tour) 4-6pm TBD

August 6 Upselling/Change Orders/Contracts/Forms (Roundtable) 12:00 HBA

September 3 Estimating (Roundtable) 4-6pm TBD

October 1 Lunch & Golf TBD TBD

November 5 Vendor Relationships/Partnerships 12:00 HBA

December 3 Planning for 2016 12:00 HBA

Remodelers Issues Committee Discovers Inner Leader at January Meeting

MONTHLY MEETINGS

Jay Messner of FSH Consulting Group

Contact Melanie Meyer at [email protected] for booth space and sponsorship opportunities.


Editor’s note: This story concludes the “ARA Makes a Difference in Your Community Month” series that began in October. The purpose of the series has been to highlight the philanthropic efforts of those within the rental industry. The ARA Foundation would like to thank all who contributed their inspirational stories. If you have a story about how you give your time and talents to help others, please send that information to Jenni Venema Swanson, ARA Foundation director of development, at [email protected]. The ARA Foundation will continue to run stories throughout the year and plans to run an entirely new series next October. Thank you.

In 2012, tragedy struck Gerald “Jerry” Steffen, who, along with his brother, Mark, ran Steffen’s Tool Crib, with locations in

Covington and Florence, Ky., since the 1970s. In March of that year, Jerry was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. He and his family’s world was turned upside-down.

Jerry’s daughter, Arden, who had been working at the business and also as a nurse at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, assumed leadership of the company along with the next generation of the Steffen family, Tara and Brian Steffen.

They were bound and determined to keep the business going, which began in the 1870s as Highland Pike Dairy and was turned into a rental business in the 1940s by their grandfather, Robert, who was a founding member of the Greater Cincinnati Tool Rental Association.

In December of 2013 and into early 2014, they renovated the business, modernizing it, moving from carbon-copy contracts to the installation of a new computer system. They updated the showroom and even included a history section that traced the company back to its roots.

“This business has been in our family for 150 years. The goal of the renovation was an attempt to save our history, from our family to our customers and staff and our beloved city throughout the renovation projects to

keep whatever memories we have with us and preserve them for future generations,” Arden says.

Even with all of this on their plate, they wanted to find a way to give back and support the Alzheimer’s Association’s push for a cure.

“Alzheimer’s is such a devastating disease. My family likely has the genetic link for this disease, and many of them may be carriers of it, especially since my father’s mother and various other family members have suffered from its awful fate,” Arden says. “We have been fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Association for a long time. I reached out to the association when my father was diagnosed. I knew that my sisters and I needed help. For some time, we had wanted to sponsor their main walk here in Cincinnati. We were able to be one of the main sponsors for its walk on Oct. 4. All of the staff here knew of our involvement with the walk and were supportive of our efforts,” she says.

As Arden and her family were preparing for the walk, one of her employees suggested painting the outside wall of the office at the Florence location the official Alzheimer’s Association color of purple as a way to support Arden’s father and the company’s support of the walk. “We said, ‘Sure,’ so we have a purple wall with the Alzheimer’s Association banner on it,” she says.

Then another employee suggested painting a piece of equipment for the Alzheimer’s Association walk. “I thought that was great. We contacted the Alzheimer’s Association to see whether this would be OK. They said, ‘Yes,’” Arden says.

Her uncle, Mark, had arranged for an outside person to paint one of their excavators purple, but that fell through. One of Steffen’s employees came to the rescue.

“Joe Watkins, one of our mechanics at the Florence location, decided to take it on himself. He took the entire machine apart and painted the whole thing. He worked down to the wire, painting until 11 p.m. the night before the walk. It is beautiful. My uncle and

I delivered it to the site the morning of the walk and announced that 10 percent of any rentals of that excavator would go back to the Alzheimer’s Association,” Arden says.

Seeing that purple excavator at the walk was inspiring, Arden says. “Everybody who came together to make this happen, well, it’s overwhelming. It’s a true testament to my father and the impact that he had on our employees. Seeing it at the walk was really therapeutic for all of us,” she says.

For Arden and her family, the last few years have been very difficult, but the support from her family, employees and customers has offered tremendous solace.

“Tragedy can strike at any point. You can’t prepare for it, but you can take a tragedy and turn it into something positive. The purple wall at our Florence location and the purple excavator that is going out on rent and providing funds for the Alzheimer’s Association are significant positives that show how much people care,” she says.

To support the efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association, go to www.alz.org.his mom drove him from one site to the next.

Steffen’s Tool Crib is Turning Tragedy into Something Positive

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The Land Development Council of HBANK has diligently been working for more than five-plus

years on addressing issues contained in a total rewrite of Kenton County’s Subdivision Regulations proposed by the Planning and Development Services of Kenton County (PDS), formerly referred to as the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission (NKAPC). PDS provides support to the Kenton County Commission on issues related to development and zoning. Over the years, the 1978 subdivision regulations have been amended to address specific needs as they arose. The rewritten version of the regulations provides an updated perspective on numerous details surrounding planning and design of new homes in Kenton County. Of critical importance to the building community of Northern Kentucky, these new regulations, as they were originally proposed, included changes that would have significantly impacted the affordability of building and buying homes in Kenton County in the future.

When the original document was introduced five years ago, LDC sent back between 400-500 comments, according to Paul Metzger, who served as president of LDC for the last two years. Metzger believes the process would have been easier had PDS consulted the association before compiling the document. “The home buying public

puts a lot of faith in our association, and our members have a great deal of experience. It would have been a better course of action to consult us first. Instead, they rolled the wagon out first,” he said. Near the end of the five-year conversation, LDC had members meeting on a weekly basis. “It was certainly the most time-consuming endeavor we’ve seen in the history of the organization,” Metzger added.

Current LDC President John Toebben, Toebben, Toebben Builders, said the council was determined to have its voice heard and be part of the process. “We felt as if this was a significant change for the building community and a document that would be looked at by other jurisdictions. We knew from day one that if we were going to have a good document come out of this were going to have to dig our heels in and work hard,” he said.

Over 30-plus years, amendments to the 1978 regulations have been made, but the total overhaul of the document shed light on the need to voice concerns. Toebben explained, “Ten years ago, when things were going really well, we didn’t look hard at the new regulations that came along. It was like a drip in the bucket. Then, one day we looked at that bucket and said, ‘Gosh, how did it get so full?’ Because this was a total rewrite, it crossed our radar more prominently. It came down to about 30 items that we had to sit down face-to-face and address.” After years back and forth, Toebben said there was give and take on both sides. “It was a long process, but we all shook hands at the end of the day,” he said.

Mike Schoettelkotte, The Drees Company, who served as chairman of Kenton County’s comprehensive plan initiative at the time the regulations were introduced, described the benefits for investing the time and effort in addressing the subdivision regulations, “The time was well spent to produce a product the Planning Commission and development community can live with. I think we ended up with a better set of regulations and from the standpoint of municipalities and the county, we’re getting a better street product. We want to provide the best product we can that makes sense for everyone.”

Land Development Council Completes Five-Year Battle on Kenton County Subdivision Regulations Investments of Time, Money and Energy Demonstrate Resolve and Dedication of HBA Members

“We knew from day one that if we were going to have a good document come out of this were going to have to dig our heels in and work hard.”

~ John Toebben10 Northern Kentucky BUILDER 01/2015

With give and take on both sides of the issues, the end result of the long process was a greater awareness of the role that development plays in the community and the commitment of HBANKY to ensure its voice is heard. Both Metzger and Schoettelkotte referenced Paul Darpel, chairman of the Kenton County Planning Commission, for facilitating an effective dialogue between the council and PDS in pursuit of a compromise. “Paul and Scott Hiles were critical to helping the process along and encouraging a consensus agreement,” Schoettelkotte said.

Navigating the Proposed Street Regulations The most controversial changes were street regulations, which, according to Toebben, would have increased the price of building a home by as much as $3,800. The proposed regulations associated with streets did not, according to leaders in the council, take into account the cities’ obligation to maintain the streets, but instead placed the bulk of the responsibility onto developers. LDC members were determined to find a better solution. Led by Henry Fischer, Fischer Homes, the Engineering Committee of the Planning Commission pulled together their varied experiences and met twice weekly for a year and a half. Joe Kramer, Cardinal Engineering, served on the committee. “The committee included engineers representing a variety of

interests. We took our collective experience and studied the problems we’ve seen with roads through the years and assigned a task to correct each one of them,” he explained. “The answer in the past when there was a street problem was to make the pavement thicker. However, we looked at other factors such as drainage issues and the actual mixture of the pavement. We ran tests and adjusted the materials in the pavement itself to make it perform better,” he added.

Kramer explained that the standard way of looking at streets was modeled after the state highway regulations. “We’re building subdivision streets, not state highways, so we tweaked those regulations to fit the subdivision’s needs. Regarding commercial or industrial pavements, we recommended traffic

impact studies that take into account how much traffic they anticipate and how heavy it will be,” he said. “I give the cities credit for allowing us to perform the tests over a period of couple of years,” he added.

According to Metzger, many of the poorly performing streets that were referenced as examples were built (or grandfathered) prior to 1978 and had not been maintained through the years. “Back then, the quality of the inspections and standards and criteria used to ensure you’re building on a good, solid base weren’t where they were going into the 2000s. Also, so many of the cities didn’t reserve money to fix them through the years,” he explained. Maintenance of the roads is a key point, according to Metzger. “If you build a 20-year road, that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t

“The answer in the past when there was a street problem was to make the pavement thicker. However, we looked at other factors such as drainage issues and the actual mixture of the pavement. We ran tests and adjusted the materials in the pavement itself to make it perform better.”

~ Joe Kramer


Thank You!The LDC is composed of members who represent all facets of the building industry. Several of them met regularly to address concerns over the Kenton County Subdivision Regulations. Thanks to the efforts of these members for making sure the building industry’s voice was heard during the five-plus-year conversation.

Jay Bayer, Bayer BeckerMichelle Bollman, Viox & VioxAndy Casto, Thelen AssociatesMatt Coppage, Coppage ConstructionRon DiFuria, Dudley ConstructionJoe Kramer, Cardinal Engineering Paul Metzger Etta Reed, Bayer BeckerMike Schoettelkotte, The Drees CompanyBob Schroder, Arlinghaus BuildersJohn Toebben, Toebben Builders

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LandDevelopment Committee

What’s the Impact of Development Costs for Homebuyers? Nationally, NAHB cites that regulations imposed by government at all levels account for 25 percent of the final price of a new single family home built for sale. (Source: Paul Emrath, Ph.D.

“How Government Regulation Affects the Price of a New Home.” Housing Economics, 2011.) Research performed nationwide by NAHB in 2014 concludes that for every $1,000 cost increase, thousands of buyers are priced out of the market for that home. The number of households affected varies across states and metro areas. For the local region, that number is 1,623. “We feel it’s our duty to make housing affordable. There are 180 cities across the nation that have similar characteristics as ours. If we want to beat out the competition, we have to keep housing affordable and preserve the ability for these first-time buyers to afford a home in Northern Kentucky,” Toebben explained.

What is government regulation’s cost of a new home?

need any more work for 20 years. Every three or four years, something needs to be done to it. In the past, these cities haven’t budgeted for maintenance,” he explained.

Echoing Metzger’s emphasis on life-long maintenance, Kramer said the prescription for road repairs is similar to how people maintain their cars or house, with scheduled maintenance performed over the life of the product. He said the new roads that are proposed should last 50 years with the proper care. “We offered a detailed schedule of needed maintenance for the new roads,” he said. Moving forward with new developments, geotechnical engineers will physically visit a site before they sign off on it with the expectation that they review it more closely to determine what’s required of constructing the roads.

Kramer said that the long process of meeting more than 100 times in the 18 months offered a unique opportunity to gain perspective and knowledge. “It certainly gave us an understanding of all the different view points, and we gained a lot by working with gentlemen like Henry Fischer and Jim Viox, who have more than 40 years of history in the business.”

Flag Lots and Bond Issues Were Among Other Critical Issues In addition to streets, several key regulations were addressed, including flag lots and a bond for city sidewalks. In the proposed regulations, flag lots were not going to be

allowed on cul-de-sacs. The topography in Northern Kentucky often challenges developers and builders to define lots that are suitable for residential building. Flag lots, which sit behind lots that have full street frontage, are essential for making the best use of some pieces of property. “We were able to reach a compromise on the flag lots issue. It would have taken away people’s rights to how they could develop,” Toebben said.

Historically, the costs for building sidewalks has been the responsibility of the builder, however, the new regulations proposed that developers bond sidewalks in future developments. Schoettelkotte explained that the bond would have had to be extended for a long time until the development was fully complete, adding tens of thousands to development costs. Toebben said LDC fought the bond issue until the very end. For someone outside the building industry, the costs associated with the regulations might seem small. LDC, however, communicated the trickle-down effect those costs could have on the community and the complexities for having to pass on costs to consumers. “We explained to them what this meant for potential new homebuyers and emphasized how this would affect the area’s ability to cultivate new jobs. Employers look at quality of life, labor force and the cost of housing for potential employees. We’ve got to keep housing affordable to be able to compete,” Toebben said.


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Classes are set for:January 28 Work Site Safety from 10-12 Cost: $40February 18 First Aid / Blood Borne Pathogens from 2:00-4:00 Cost: $40March 19 CPR / AED from 4:00-6:00 Cost: $40

All classes are taught by experienced / licensed instructors at our offices at 2751 Circleport Drive and bring real value and safety to your offices and work sites.

THEY’RE YOUR CREDITS – LEARN WHAT YOU CAN USE!The Registered Builder and Registered Remodeler program is designed to help you provide a quality end product and service to your customers. It is also meant to be a service to help you grow your business. With that in mind we NEED your input!!Our goal is to put together a curriculum that is driven by member needs, and whenever possible to provide classes that are given BY members FOR members.

With that in mind, do you have a product or service that you think is of value to our Registered Builders or Remodelers? Have you as a Builder or Remodeler run into a product or scenario that you think others can learn from? What do YOU want to see taught in a Continuing Education course?

Let Shawn Cox our Director of Professional Development know what you’d like to see for a class. He will follow up with you or the contacts you provide to make our continuing education be what is was always meant to be, member driven for member results.

NEW PAYMENT POLICY FOR SAFETY AND CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSESPlease note that starting in January of 2015 all class fees must be paid either in advance of the class date or on the day of the class in order to attend. Post class billing is no longer available.

Any questions contact Shawn Cox, Director of Professional Development at [email protected] or at 859-331-9500 ext. 19.


The Sales & Marketing Council hosted a preview party for Realtors and Builder Sales Representative who sold 1+Million in new home sales in 2014. The event was held to introduce these sales people to the Sales & Marketing Council and the annual SAM Awards that will be held on March 20th at the Radisson Hotel in Covington. The SAM Awards luncheon is a joint event with the Greater Cincinnati Sales & Marketing Council. If you have

closed on 1+million in new home sales in 2014, contact Janis Beard, 859-331-9500, to find out how you can be recognized for your achievements.

SMC Host “Best of the Best” Awards Preview Party

MEMBER EVENTS

Mike Eubanks, Stockton Mortgage and Janis Beard, HBA Membership Director

Tina Van Sant, 360 American Title Services and Cindy Hahn, Coldwell Banker West Shell

Bob Nally, SMC President, Coldwell Banker West Shell and Jason Yeager, HBA President, Ashley Construction

Kimberly Cole-Stallsworth and Jason Asch, Keller Williams, Jim Ferguson, Apex Realty.

Debbie Steiner and Bob Abner, Huff Realty

Steve Glacken, Coldwell Banker West Shell and Pat Parshall, Northwest Title

Nick Smith, Keller Williams and Jim Ferguson, Apex Realty


Northern Kentucky Caucus Comes to the HBA

MEMBER EVENTS

Representative Joe Fischer discusses the statewide political landscape and how organiza-tions like the HBA can work together to communicate a con-sistent message in Frankfort.

There was a great showing by the Northern Kentucky Cau-cus with eight Caucus members attending the event. l-r; Representative Sal Santoro, Representative Ryan Quarles, Representative Joe Fischer, Representative Diane St. Onge, Representative Brian Linder, Senator John Schickel, Senator Chris McDaniel and Senator Wil Schroder.

John Toebben, Toebben Builders and 2015 Land Development Council President welcomes our guest to the LDC Northern Kentucky Caucus meeting.

In December the Land Development Council welcomed the Northern Kentucky Caucus to the Home Builders Association. The event was sponsored by Len Riegler Blacktop and Republic Bank. Great discussions were had regarding a wide range of issues including environmental regulations, the Brent Spence Bridge, the funding of road projects in Northern Kentucky, heroin legislation and many other bills expected

to come to the 2015 General Assembly.


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DEC. ‘14 SINGLE FAMILY # MODULAR

HOMES # MULTI FAMILY # CONDOS # COMMERCIAL # COMMERCIAL

REMODELING # RESIDENTIAL REMODELING

BOONE 18 $2,884,953 0 $0 0 0 14 $1,714,835 83 $997,077

CAMPBELL 10 $1,028,100 0 $0 1 $25,000 0 0 0 6 $347,800 16 $225,864

KENTON 17 $3,518,257 0 $0 1 $150,000 1 $2,000,000 25 $2,923,309 20 $435,700

GRANT 3 $576,000 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 1 $28,000 1 $38,000

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GALLATIN

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OWEN

TOTAL 48 $8,007,310 0 $0 2 $175,000 1 $2,000,000 0 $0 46 $5,013,944 121 $1,704,641




BOONE 24 $4,295,283 0 $0 0 0 2 1200000 3 $1,545,000 22 $2,600,493 47 $526,620

CAMPBELL 2 $431,754 0 $0 0 $0 0 0 1 $275,000 0 $0 0 $0

KENTON 10 $2,354,069 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 1 $600,000 2 $40,000 8 $140,978

GRANT 1 $180,000 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0

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GALLATIN

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OWEN

TOTAL 40 $7,714,106 0 $0 0 $0 2 $1,200,000 5 $2,420,000 24 $2,640,493 56 $675,598

JAN-DEC '14 695 $118,607,584 2 $130,000 45 $10,782,139 42 $9,945,880 41 $71,477,979 655 $149,183,354 1,187 $54,519,763

JAN-DEC '13 715 123,116,307 9 563,000 109 154,453,273 62 8,018,096 46 73,897,979 579 109,533,061 1,175 41,066,021

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BOONE 18 $2,884,953 0 $0 0 0 14 $1,714,835 83 $997,077

CAMPBELL 10 $1,028,100 0 $0 1 $25,000 0 0 0 6 $347,800 16 $225,864

KENTON 17 $3,518,257 0 $0 1 $150,000 1 $2,000,000 25 $2,923,309 20 $435,700

GRANT 3 $576,000 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 1 $28,000 1 $38,000

CARROLLTON

GALLATIN

MASON 0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 1 $8,000

OWEN

TOTAL 48 $8,007,310 0 $0 2 $175,000 1 $2,000,000 0 $0 46 $5,013,944 121 $1,704,641




BOONE 24 $4,295,283 0 $0 0 0 2 1200000 3 $1,545,000 22 $2,600,493 47 $526,620

CAMPBELL 2 $431,754 0 $0 0 $0 0 0 1 $275,000 0 $0 0 $0

KENTON 10 $2,354,069 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 1 $600,000 2 $40,000 8 $140,978

GRANT 1 $180,000 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0

CARROLLTON

GALLATIN

MASON 3 $453,000 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 1 $8,000

OWEN

TOTAL 40 $7,714,106 0 $0 0 $0 2 $1,200,000 5 $2,420,000 24 $2,640,493 56 $675,598

JAN-DEC '14 695 $118,607,584 2 $130,000 45 $10,782,139 42 $9,945,880 41 $71,477,979 655 $149,183,354 1,187 $54,519,763

JAN-DEC '13 715 123,116,307 9 563,000 109 154,453,273 62 8,018,096 46 73,897,979 579 109,533,061 1,175 41,066,021

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Land Development Council Board of Governors,

10:30 am - 12 pm, HBA

CPR/AED Training Class, 4 - 6 pm, HBA

Land Development Council Board of Governors,

10:30 am - 12 pm, HBA

First Aid & Bloodborne Pathogens ($40),

2 - 4 pm, HBA

New Member Orientation, Noon, HBA Office

Executive Committee,2 - 4 pm, HBA

Board of Directors,4 - 5 pm, HBA

Executive Committee,2 - 4 pm, HBA

Remodelers Issues Meeting, Noon, HBA Office

Table Top Night atHorseshoe CasinoDaylight Saving Time Begins

Membership Rally, Drakes, 4:00 - 5:30 pm

Remodelers Issues Meeting, 4-6 pm, Location TBD

State & Local Government Committee, 12 - 1 pm, HBA

State & Local Government Committee, 12 - 1 pm, HBA

Sales & Marketing Council, 12 - 1 pm, HBA

Membership Rally, 4-5:30 pm, Oriental Wok

Sales & Marketing Council, 12 - 1 pm, HBA

President’s DayHBA Office Closed

HBA of Kentucky Winter Board of Directors Meeting


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