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E-Town Council approves water design contract

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The Elizabethtown City Council met for a special meeting Monday.

The first reading was held on an ordinance amending the zoning of 204 Jackie Street from Future Development Holding to Urban Residential General (R-4), which would accommodate a new subdivision. Council Member Julia Springsteen said residents had concerns with the narrowness of the road and confusion between where the area goes from city to county management. City Administrator Ed Poppe said the city plans to put up new signage and has plans for improvements.

“I think what we will do, in conjunction with the development of that new subdivision, is look at an overlay on Jackie Street to look at the pavement,” Poppe said. “We’ve also, as you all are aware, from the money that you all put in the budget each year for us to look at sidewalk connections, it’s now on our sidewalks team list.”

The council approved a municipal order that awards a water design services contract to Kimley-Horn and Associates for work in the Commerce Drive area around the planned outdoor concert venue. Poppe said the $141,000 contract covers three or four smaller projects

“There’s an upgrade to the line under U.S 62,” Poppe said. “There’s an upgrade to the line along Main Street, the line up to Commerce Drive, and then along Commerce Drive to make sure we have the proper flows for fire protection at the outdoor music venue.”

The water projects are a joint venture between the city and Hardin County Water District No. 2.

The council also approved municipal orders approving a change order for work on Meadow Lane, a $58,910 bid from Davis Leak Detection LLC for a required natural gas leak survey, and a $95,000 contract with CMW Inc. for professional services on several parks and recreation projects.

The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet on October 21.

Absentee ballot request portal open for one more week

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The November 5 general election is just three weeks away, and Kentucky voters who are registered to vote are encouraged to take advantage of the multiple opportunities available to cast their ballot.

Voters looking to request an absentee ballot have one more week to do so.

“It will be open through October 22,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith. “If you will be out of the county all days and all hours of voting, or you qualify due to age, illness, or disability, please put in those requests early. To request those, it’s at govote.ky.gov or you can call our election staff at 270-765-6762.”

In-person excused absentee voting will be available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the clerk’s office October 23 through 30.

With this year being a presidential election, Smith told Quicksie and The Wolf that an expanded turnout is anticipated.

“We expect Election Day to be very busy, so we encourage folks to take advantage of the three days of no excuse early voting,” Smith said. “That’s October 31, November 1, and November 2, that Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Come in, bank your vote, and then you won’t have to worry about something coming up unexpectedly on Election Day. On Election Day, we’ll have 15 locations all across the county to make it convenient for everyone to vote.”

Contact your county clerk’s office for more election information or visit govote.ky.gov.

Two local administrators among new KASA board members

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The Kentucky Association of School Administrators elected seven new board members this month, with two coming from local school districts.

The KASA says the new board members serve in a variety of leadership roles across the state and have demonstrated “a commitment to growing leaders, transforming public education, and shaping students’ futures.” The organization says the new board members bring fresh perspectives and new expertise to the KASA’s mission of improving the quality of education in Kentucky.

Among the new board members are Hardin County Schools Chief Academic Officer Greg Sutton, who was elected to represent the Heartland Central region, and Custer Elementary School Principal Renee Wright, who was elected to represent elementary principals.

The KASA is Kentucky’s largest school administrator organization, and the board of directors consists of school leaders from districts of all sizes from all regions of the state. The 27-member board includes four officers, a representative from each of the KASA’s 11 regions, a representative from eight role groups, and a representative from three other education organizations.

The current president of the board is Bullitt County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jesse Bacon. Meade County Schools Assistant Superintendent Marc Adams is the board’s vice president, and Breckinridge County Schools Superintendent Dr. Nick Carter serves as past-president. Central Hardin Principal Tim Isaacs represents high school principals on the board.

Learn more about the organization’s mission at www.kasa.org.

Grayson County skatepark group motivated after weekend concert event

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Twin Lakes Skatepark Project Chair Casey Keown said about 400 people came out to the Logsdon Valley Park Amphitheatre Saturday for their Rock the Park concert event.

“The turnout wasn’t quite what we expected, however, I think everybody that attended was impressed, and I think everybody had a good time,” Keown said. “I know I did.”

The Twin Lakes Skatepark Project is looking to raise $750,000 for the construction of a fully poured-in-place concrete skatepark in Grayson County. While Saturday’s turnout wasn’t as high as the group wanted, Keown said they got high praise from event participants, and the group is as motivated as ever to hit their goal and connect the community.

“A lot of people have doubted us, and maybe that’s a stigma around us being skateboarders, and I hope to kind of change people’s minds that there’s not always a negative connotation with people that are different or don’t think like everybody else,” Keown said.

The concert gave the group a big boost as they pursue their first project goal of $75,000 for design work on the skatepark.

“That includes hiring the skate park specialty construction company, all the schematics, blueprints, 3D renderings, and everything needed for the beginning of construction,” Keown said. “Looking at the numbers this morning, it looks like we did a little over $21,000.”

Visit the Twin Lakes Skatepark Project Facebook page or website to contribute to the project goal or learn more about getting involved.

Area adults encouraged to take advantage of health department’s vaccine program

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The Lincoln Trail District Health Department is reminding area adults to take advantage of the health department’s adult vaccination program.

“You may have heard our advertisements for Take Your Shot, and that’s exactly what we want folks to do,” said Health Department Public Information Officer Melissa Phillips. “As long as you’re 19 or older, you can do this adult vaccination program. We can bill pretty much any kind of insurance: Medicaid, Medicare, most private insurers.”

The health department has about 15 vaccines available for adults, including the main culprits of respiratory virus season.

“Flu, COVID, pneumonia, RSV, but even things like shingles, which some folks have a hard time finding that vaccine,” Phillips said. “Tdap, which has that whooping cough in it, that pertussis, if you’re around babies this time of year.”

Appointments to the health department can be made by phone call only.

“We want you to talk to an adult, especially our senior adults that sometimes have a hard time making those appointments online, and maybe you need more than one service, so we want you to talk to a live person, so you’ll just call the health department in the county that you’re closest to,” Phillips said. “You don’t have to live in that county to receive services from us, but we do cover Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, and Washington.”

Contact the health department or your doctor for more information on vaccinations.