Multiple ordinances and municipal orders were passed during Tuesday’s Hopkinsville City Council meeting, including management services for the waterpark.
The management services, which will be operated by Club and Leisure Partners, LCC, sparked some debate during the meeting, with councilmember Chuck Crabtree contending that councilmembers just received the agreement earlier in the day Tuesday and needed more time to go over it. Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tab Brockman says the contract is similar to those that have come before, but allows city officials to more closely monitor costs at the park.
Crabtree made a motion to delay voting on the order, but that motion failed, and then the contract passed, with one abstain and one no vote. Council approved an ordinance establishing a deputy alcohol beverage control administrator at $100 per month—council also approved the transfer of property from the Hopkinsville-Christian County Development Corporation to the City of Hopkinsville for the property located at 409 East Seventh Street.
Mayor J.R. Knight says council is looking into an ordinance allowing for the housing of chickens in the city limits.
Councilman Steve Keel gave an update from Hopkinsville Solid Waste, urging people to remain patient as they work to pick up debris from Friday’s historic wind and storms.
In other action, council authorized $61,200 in Economic Development Funds to be used the for the design of a rail spur in Commerce Park II.