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Elizabethtown City Council approves South Korean relations position, support for Buffalo Lake concert venue design contract

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The Elizabethtown City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday.

The council approved a resolution that named Hanna Yun as the city’s director of South Korean relations. The resolution described the city’s desire to have a person that could serve as a direct liaison for the city when discussing business interests with South Korean entities, and Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregeory said Yun’s name was immediately thought of by council for the role.

A resolution was also approved that supports the Elizabethtown Tourism and Convention Bureau’s awarding of a design contract for the planned outdoor music venue on Commerce Drive at Buffalo Lake. Of the 15 proposals submitted, a joint proposal from HKS Architects and CMW Architects and Engineers for $2.1 million was selected.

The council also approved a $157,000 bid from Dirt Works Unlimited for the Jackson Street sewer project, as well as a $225,000 bid from Carl and Anne Swope to purchase a city-owned property at 210 Helm Street.

Council Member Marty Fulkerson praised fellow council member Julia Springsteen for appearing before a Kentucky General Assembly committee last week to voice her opposition to a bill concerning the commercial sale of dogs, and praised Mayor Gregory and City Attorney Ken Howard for their appearances opposing the moratorium annexation bill.

“It is not good for the city,” Fulkerson said. “It is not good for economic development, not only for the City of E-town, but for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the ramifications of this is going to be huge if this thing gets passed up there, so I appreciate the mayor going up, and Ken (Howard) was up testifying on Thursday as well.”

The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet for a work session on February 26.

Grayson County man in custody after defying orders from deputies to drop gun

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William J. Litteral of Big Clifty was charged with Menacing, second degree Disorderly Conduct, first degree Fleeing or Evading Police, and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon following his arrest Monday.

The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office says a resident called the sheriff’s office at approximately 1 p.m. on February 19 in order to have officers trespass someone from their property. Deputies were also alerted about a man reportedly standing on Morrison Road in Big Clifty holding a gun and threatening people.

After arriving on scene, deputies were informed by a passing motorist that a man was walking down the road carrying a gun. Deputies located the suspect, later identified as Litteral, and activated their vehicle’s lights and siren. Litteral then reportedly drew the weapon to his side and continued walking away from the deputies.

The sheriff’s office says Litteral was given multiple commands to drop the weapon, but he continued walking. After continued negotiations, Litteral eventually put the gun on the ground, but refused to move away from it. After more commands went unanswered, a deputy deployed his TASER, and Litteral was taken into custody. He was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center.