Christian Fiscal Court applied for a federal BUILD grant Tuesday morning that would allow construction of an industrial connector from Pembroke Road near the industrial parks to KY 115 near I-24.
Christian Fiscal Court and Hopkinsville City Council would each commit $500,000 for their portion of a match, if the area receives $25 million in federal grant money to construct the connector.
The area was unsuccessful in an attempt to get the grant last year, but Magistrate Jerry Gilliam believes they were close.
The Christian County Animal Shelter has found innovative ways to adopt out animals without making person-to-person contact during the pandemic and Shelter Director Irene Grace says they were able to find forever homes for nearly 200 cats and dogs last month.
Christian County Judge-Executive Steve Tribble expects first reading of a budget for the next fiscal year at the May 26 meeting.