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Radcliff council reviews annexations and zoning changes

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The Radcliff City Council reviewed several ordinances concerning annexations and zoning during their meeting Tuesday.

The council approved on second readings ordinances annexing the property located on the west side of North Dixie Highway between its intersections with W.A. Jenkins Road and Les Dawson Road as well as 5571 and 5511 North Dixie Highway. Ordinances were also approved that rezoned those properties to either High-Density Multi-Family Residential or Planned Use Development.

First readings were held on ordinances approving the annexation of a property located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Ernest R. Kouma Boulevard and Patriot Parkway, as well as ordinances rezoning the property as well as 1276 and 1278 Hill Street and 3491 South Wilson Road to either Multi-Family Residential or Commercial zones.

All of the zoning ordinances were approved by the city’s Planning Commission.

The council approved a proposal from Radcliff Police Chief Jeff Cross to remove the department’s evidence custodian position and replace it with two contract officers hired as detectives that would be in charge of the department’s evidence room. Cross said hiring detectives for the positions would keep the evidence room in check while also making additional personnel available for investigations.

Radcliff Mayor J.J. Duvall thanked the city’s road crews and first responders for their hard work during the recent winter weather. Council Member Toshie Murrell reminded residents with pets that the city has laws on the book concerning leaving pets outside in the cold.

“As far as shelter goes, you have to have four sides, you have to have a floor, you have to have bedding which is straw, not hay, not blankets,” Murrell said. “Please be aware of the temperatures for your outside animals and your pets. This is a penalty type of a violation.”

The Radcliff City Council will next meet for a work session on February 12.

More sunlight Wednesday means more improvement for snowy roads

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A break from precipitation Tuesday and Wednesday has led to improvement in road conditions in the area and will allow for more efforts from road crews.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says areas that received less snow in the 11-county district are generally more clear while interstate and parkway routes are mostly clear. Lower volume secondary routes remain mostly covered, but with clear skies in the forecast Wednesday crews will focus on those secondary routes to maximize the effectiveness of the increased sunshine.

KYTC District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie says the response of road crews to winter weather varies from storm to storm.

“A lot of variables in play,” Jessie said. “Certainly the temperature, the amount of precipitation we get, what kind of snow is it? Is it a dry, fine snow kind of like we had this time or is it a wet, packed snow? Those things all go into decisions of how we approach before the storm, during the storm, and after the snow storm. The response is not just to go out and throw salt or calcium down and go plow. It really is about timing, about when you do each of those operations, and how you do them with respect to all of the variables I just mentioned.”

The KYTC says drivers should still anticipate changing pavement conditions over short distances as snow and ice melt will vary based on the amount of sunlight a road gets, and icy spots from snow melt runoff are still likely especially on bridges and underpasses. Remember to give yourself extra time and begin breaking at earlier distances.

Visit snowky.ky.gov for links to road conditions, driving tips, and other winter weather information.