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The Elizabethtown City Council met for a special meeting and work session Monday evening.
During the special meeting, the council approved a resolution supporting the Elizabethtown Police Department’s application for Law Enforcement Protection Project funds from the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security. Elizabethtown Police Chief Jeremy Thompson said the funds will cover the purchase of new tasers.
“We learned of some grants through Homeland Security, and they want a resolution to make sure that we’re not only serious about it, but on down the road if there’s matching funds, in this particular instance there are not, but just part of the procedures for us to apply for this grant, so we don’t know how much yet,” Thompson said.
During the work session, Elizabethtown Wastewater Management Director Corey Bond discussed updates to the city’s sewer use ordinance needed to update definitions and reflect fee changes that are due to be approved at the next council meeting. Bond also discussed a proposed grease trap program under which the city would help businesses that are still using under-sink grease traps convert to exterior grease traps, which would put them in compliance with current city code and help keep city sewers cleaner.
“So basically in this year’s budget the ask will be $250,000 to put in,” Bond said. “The plan is to send a letter out to each one of these businesses that we know has one and ask them to basically say would you like to participate in this or not, and if not then basically you’re signing off saying that you’re aware that you’re basically not taking advantage of this program and you’re fine, unless one of these things happen then it’s completely on that business at that time.”
Members of the council expressed support for the creation of such a program.
Council members also asked for more information on the proposed creation of a stormwater utility fee. City officials said they would create a list of planned projects and projections for the council to review.
The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet April 7.
Hardin County, in cooperation with the Kentucky Division of Waste Management, invites area residents to dispose of waste tires free of charge this week at the old Springfield Road landfill, located at 3870 Rucker Road in Elizabethtown.
“This one only comes around every three years, so it’s very, very important for you guys to get all those tires together and get them and bring them out to us because it’s free as long as you’re living in the state of Kentucky,” said Hardin County Director of Public Works Stephanie Givens. “This is not a county-wide event. This is a statewide event.”
Tires will be accepted on Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. until noon.
“I know some of the questions we’ve been getting here lately is, can we bring them if they’re on rims?” said Givens. “Yes, you can. You do not have to take the rims off, and now we won’t take the rims off for you and give them back to you, but you can bring them and we’ll take the whole thing.”
Tires that will not be accepted include foam filled, calcium filled, off-road construction, tracks or sheet rubber, solid with or without press on rims, and equipment tires with a bead greater than 1 and 3/4th of an inch.
“We’ll have a lot of people out there,” Givens said. “You should bring help to unload, because it’s not guaranteed that somebody will be out there to help you unload, and we’d like to keep the line moving as quickly as possible.”
Visit www.hardincountyky.gov or contact the county’s solid waste office (270-360-9207) for more information.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking businesses to manage three area campgrounds at state properties.
The USACE Louisville District has published notices of availability for two land lease opportunities at Rough River Lake and one at Green River Lake.
According to releases from the USACE, the Louisville District is looking to partner with businesses to help transition management responsibilities for the campgrounds, allowing the business to receive a fair profit while the campground remains an integral part of the lake communities.
The notices of availability begin the formal process of transferring management responsibilities for Rough River Lake’s campgrounds at Cave Creek Multipurpose Recreation Area in Falls of Rough and North Fork Recreation Area in McDaniels, along with Green River Lake’s Pikes Ridge Campground in Campbellsville.
The release states: “USACE is committed to creating a sustainable recreation program and providing a high-quality recreation experience for lake visitors. As part of that effort, the Louisville District is continually evaluating how to best deliver an enduring recreation program despite rising service and maintenance costs and constrained annual budgets.”
Visit the USACE Louisville District website for more information.