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The Radcliff City Council met for their final meeting of 2025 Tuesday.
The council approved an ordinance updating the city’s code of ethics for city officials and employees. The council also approved an ordinance that rezones 238 Oak Drive in Vine Grove from Commercial to Residential-4, a “high-density residential and single family duplex zone”. That is the last rezoning requested by Silver Gate Properties for their development at the property.
The council approved the surplusing of the building and land at 987 North Dixie Boulevard.
“It had been many things over the years, and so it finally ended as the FFO and they tried to sell it, had it listed for well over $800,000 and didn’t have it, so that was donated to the city, and in the meantime, we ended up taking that building and trying to figure out really what we wanted to do with it,” said Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall. “We looked at many different options, one of them was a youth center.”
Duvall said the current tenant originally signed a three-month lease, but in order to help pay utility costs the city has allowed them to remain while the city decides what happens next. Bids for the property will be opened on February 5. If interested, contact the city to set an appointment to tour the site.
The council also approved two operating procedures for the Radcliff Police Department recommended by the Kentucky League of Cities. RPD Chief Jeff Cross said one of the policies concerns the safe storage of firearms, while the other concerns emergency call location requests.
“If we have an incident that requires us to have to find the location of an individual or an individual’s phone, sometimes you can do that under exigent circumstances that doesn’t require a search warrant, and then there’s times that it does require a search warrant,” Cross said.
The council approved termite treatment for the cabins at Saunders Springs, with an initial cost of $1,875 and annual renewals for $375. The council will discuss further renovations for the cabins at a later date.
Duvall addressed a bomb threat that was called in over the weekend at the Radcliff Walmart, and thanked the first responders that quickly arrived on scene. He said nothing was found after a sweep of the property.
“They’re working through some of that, and I think we have some good leads on that, and we’re doing what we can, but just so people know, we had the same threat made against City Hall probably two or three weeks ago, and so I don’t know if this is just a fun thing people like to do but it causes real headaches for all of us that have to deal with it, and it’s a crime if you get caught, absolutely,” Duvall said.
The Radcliff City Council will next meet January 12.
Heartland Medical Cannabis Health and Wellness owner, and family nurse practitioner and licensed medical cannabis practitioner, Marlena O’Neal says the opening of the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary (The Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam) this past weekend shows the progress medical cannabis continues to see in Kentucky.
“I believe that soon to follow will be Kentucky Alternative Care, which is located up on Bardstown Road in Louisville,” O’Neal said. “I know that the processors are still trying to get up and running, and those are the ones that are responsible for your products being made such as edibles and vaporization products. So right now, what we have access to would be the raw plant materials for patients.”
O’Neal says the Kentucky Office of Medical Cannabis has made some streamlining changes to the application process for medical cannabis cards.
“There’s less forms,” O’Neal said. “They’re standardizing those a little bit more, and then they have their customer service number up and running for people to be able to reach out if they have any issues once they’ve applied for their card. Otherwise, the process is still pretty much the same, and we’ve been seeing a steady number of people come through for certifications.”
O’Neal says the state office has expressed openness to expanding the list of qualifying conditions, but such action is a legislative process so the focus is on getting the program up and running. State regulations require all products in the program be Kentucky-made.
O’Neal says offices like hers exist to help people through the application process.
“If you have a qualifying condition, it’s easier to get certified than you would imagine, and the major goal is making sure that someone qualifies, but also that they can safely use cannabis and they don’t have any contraindications, and we do that in one office visit,” O’Neal said.
More information, including contact information for practitioners like O’Neal, can be found at kymedcan.ky.gov.
With the temperature dropping in the winter, if you use alternative heating sources to warm your home make sure you are taking steps to use them safely.
Radcliff Deputy Fire Marshal Tommy Crane says you should get fireplaces or stove pipes cleaned and inspected regularly.
“A lot of times what happens when we go on fire runs involving chimneys and wood burning stoves is there is a lot of radiant heat, so over time something has happened and it’s actually started to heat the things around the stove pipe or around the chimney itself, so check for things like that,” Crane said.
Make sure you are using seasoned wood for fuel, not green wood or trash, and properly dispose of the remnants.
“Make sure when you’re done with the ashes, you let them cool before you try to dispose of them,” Crane said. “Place them in a metal container, preferably at least 10 feet away from your home and other nearby buildings.”
If you use a kerosene heater, make sure you are only using clear K-1 kerosene.
“Make sure that you’re using the kerosene heater in a well-ventilated room,” Crane said. “You may even need to crack a window. I know that sounds a little counterintuitive because you’re trying to heat, but you want to make sure that you have a good air exchange.”
If you use any alternative heating sources in your home, make sure your carbon monoxide detector is up to date and properly functioning.