The Elizabethtown City Council met for their second meeting of the month Monday.
A public hearing was held on the city’s Municipal Road Aid funding. The city is slated to receive $619,000 in Municipal Road Funds and $15,000 in Local Government Economic Assistance Funds. No comments were made during the public hearing.
The council approved a zoning change for 1121 and 1131 Alex Drive from C-3 to R-6, and approved an annexation request for 8.8 acres along South Wilson Road which will be zoned C-3.
The council also approved a municipal order extending incentives for Fischbach USA after they completed an expansion that added 31 new jobs.
“State KDI tax incentive to include a partial refund of the Elizabethtown Occupational License Fee in the amount of 1 percent annually for 10 years for new jobs created based on approval by the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, with the actual reimbursement annually based on the number of new jobs created,” said Elizabethtown City Attorney Ken Howard, reading from the order.
Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory issued two proclamations. The first recognizes May as National Tennis Month. The second recognized Charles “Jake” Owen as an outstanding citizen in celebration of his 100th birthday.
The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet June 3.
