Before Tuesday’s Hopkinsville City Council meeting got underway, Mayor J.R. Knight and Council member Donald Marsh read a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Following the proclamation, the council accepted zoning recommendations from Community and Development Services (CDS), approved a loan to the Hopkinsville-Christian County Ambulance Board and accepted a match grant from the Kentucky Department for Local Government (DLG) regarding flood control.
Beyond recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the proclamation that was read also spotlighted the responses to sexual assault by regional agencies. Knight shared that in 2023 Kentucky regional rape crisis centers responded to nearly 3,000 crisis calls, provided more than 18,500 consultation sessions, performed over 4,900 advocacy services and provided over 2,500 educational programs.
The evenings meeting started with CDS Executive Director Tom Britton presenting two zoning recommendations to the council for their consideration. The first recommendation was for a parcel of land located at the intersection of Pyle Lane and Canton Pike to be designated as a general business district.
The second recommendation Britton presented was for a residential subdivision consisting of 49 properties along Singletree Drive, Wainright Drive and Canton Pike to be zoned as a single-family residential district.
Both recommendations were approved by the council and will be voted on at a later meeting.
Moving toward municipal orders, the council approved a UDAG loan of up to $500,000 for the Hopkinsville-Christian County Ambulance Board. Knight explained that the loan serves to help the ambulance board transfer billing companies.
Concluding the meeting, the council approved a resolution accepting a local match participation grant from the Kentucky DLG of around $218,000 to go toward flood control planning and mitigation projects.
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