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The Radcliff City Council met for a regular meeting Tuesday.

The council approved an ordinance which amended the meeting times for the city’s Forestry and Conservation Board, setting the meetings for 5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of January, April, July, and October. The council also approved an update to the Radcliff Police Department’s policies and procedures concerning domestic violence and biased-based policing. When asked by Council Member Jerry Brown about wording in the policy concerning how officers greet somebody during a traffic stop, Radcliff Police Chief Jeff Cross said potential officers he interviews know they are held to a high standard but still have to defend themselves.

“You want to not get down to the level of someone else,” Cross said. “You want to try to stay above that and keep your cool. You want to deescalate the situation, always, if you can. Now there’s times that you can’t do that. We had two officers last week, they encountered a subject just like what you spoke about, and he bit both of them, and both of them had to go to the hospital.”

The first reading was held on ordinances rezoning 253 Battle Training Road from Residential-2 to Residential-4, rezoning the property on the south side of Battle Training Road between North Dixie Boulevard and Blair Hill Lane from R-2 to R-4, and rezoning 3366 South Wilson Road from R-2 to Commercial.

The first reading was also held on an ordinance amending the city Zoning Ordinance and Development Regulations.

“The purpose of the amendments is to update the city’s Zoning Ordinance in accordance with changes in state statutes regarding the definition and regulation of qualified manufactured homes as defined under state law,” said City Attorney Mike Pike, reading from the ordinance.

The amendment was recommended for approval by the city’s Planning Commission

The council also made a motion authorizing the conveyance of a lot at the Mill Pond Business Center to the Mid-Kentucky Kennel Club, and authorizing Mayor JJ Duvall to execute a purchase agreement for the property.

Junior members of the American Legion Auxiliary conducted a table setting ceremony in observance of the Month of the Military Child, which the city issued a proclamation to recognize April as. The members also led the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of the meeting.

The Radcliff City Council will next meet May 11.

The Elizabethtown City Council met for a regular meeting Monday.

The council approved a resolution to add the Downtown Master Plan to the city’s Comprehensive Plan.

“The Downtown Master Plan in its entirety is endorsed and adopted to be utilized by the Planning Commission and City Council to identify and develop programs and projects to enhance public spaces, improve mobility, walkability, and foster unique mixed-use cultural districts in Downtown Elizabethtown,” said City Attorney Ken Howard reading from the municipal order.

Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory thanked the city employees and residents who worked on developing the plan.

Elizabethtown resident Judy Elliott came before the council to address concerns with drainage impacting residences in the Saint John Estates subdivision. Elliott said she has attempted to communicate with city officials several times but her concerns have not been addressed.

“This exceeds reasonable use of somebody’s property,” Elliott said. “What can be done? 2006, 2013, 2018, 2025, it has made it into my home. That’s not counting how many times it’s made it onto my property and didn’t go further.”

Gregory said because Elliott has previously threatened legal action, communication with her has gone through the City Attorney’s office. Howard said Elliott’s information is known to the city’s Stormwater Department, and “it is in the budget process” to eventually be reviewed by the city council along with other projects.

“We’d like to fund them all, but it’s just simply not economically feasible to do that, and as I advised Ms. Elliott last week, an answer to her question really will not be available, probably, until June, until you all finally adopt the budget,” Howard said.

In other meeting news, the first reading was held on an ordinance rezoning 1612 North Miles Street from Suburban Residential (R-2) to Urban Residential (R-3). A municipal order approving the appointment of Rick Townsend to the city’s Board of Zoning Adjustments was approved.

The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet April 27.

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is currently accepting applications to fill game warden positions in several counties.

KFW says game wardens “are sworn law enforcement officers with statewide jurisdiction who enforce all laws of the commonwealth. Their primary mission is to enforce hunting, fishing, and boating laws to help conserve Kentucky’s fish and wildlife resources for present and future generations and to ensure public safety for the state and its waterways for all to enjoy.”

Applications will be accepted through May 7. The application can be found under the Game Warden Recruit posting at personnel.ky.gov. Applicants who pass the initial screening criteria will then need to pass a physical fitness test, swimming test, oral interview, psychological and drug screening, polygraph, background review, and medical evaluation.

Applicants must be at least 21 years of age and possess a valid driver’s license. Selected applicants not already Peace Officer Professional Standards certified will undergo 20 weeks of basic training at the Department of Criminal Justice Training in Richmond along with 14 weeks of training in the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Academy, followed by 12 weeks of on-the-job training with a field training officer.

Among the counties with game warden openings are Breckinridge, Jefferson, and Meade. More information is available on the job posting or at fw.ky.gov.