Hopkinsville City Council approved amendments to the 20-21 budget at Tuesday’s meeting and heard an update from Surface Storm Water and Utility.
Community Development Services Director Steve Bourne came before council with an update about flooding concerns in the area of ‘the pit’ at Lafayette Road and Country Club Lane. That location has been filled in and historically flooded and collected water—during a flooding event in February, property surrounding that area was victim to high water. Bourne says once they were able to go in, they discovered an outflow pipe was clogged and were able to address that problem.
He says they’re still working with local property owners to gain permission to do work on their private property to help with further easement efforts. Bourne says they’re also working to fix drainage issues in the area of North and South Sunset Circle, by increasing drainage pipe sizes and other measures.
Council approved a budget amendment that increases the amount of prior year revenue up to $1 million, and increases the funds allocated towards the PACS Public Transportation line item from $91,301 up to $117,301.
In other action, council approved a Community Development Block Grant budget in the amount of $276,467—also approved was a municipal order stating that council intends to apply for a grant of around $250,000 through the Recreational Trails Program, which is through the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.