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News Archives 2003
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January 2003
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1-8-03
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Health Department gets $500,000 grant SentinelNews.com County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger was sworn in to his post Sunday. He got a generous office warming gift Monday in the form of $500,000. |
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| Rothenburger requests study on hiring human resources administrator SentinelNews.com Shelby County Fiscal Court was once called "the best show in town for the price" by zoning Chairman George Best. Magistrates didn't don the white powder wigs of a different era Tuesday, but the new court did have a more formal look. |
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1-10-03
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Commission: Simpsonville will account for county money SentinelNews.com The Simpsonville City Commission told county Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger and Magistrate Michael Riggs the city will give an accounting of how it spends the $15,000 it was given by the county in early December. |
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| Shelby County road plan SentinelNews.com Most magistrates campaigned on promises to improve roads, but Magistrate Jim Robertson, of Finchville, made roads one of his passions during the election. |
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1-15-03
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Roads get criteria for improvement SentinelNews.com Fiscal Court Magistrate Jim Robertson was profuse in his praise of the Shelby County Road Department and its lead man, County Road Engineer Plomer Wilson, at a meeting Monday. |
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| Fiscal Court meets at night, different locations, offers more access to residents SentinelNews.com ... Shelby County Fiscal Court may be coming to your town. In their first meeting Tuesday, the new fiscal court voted to meet throughout the county so the business of the people would be more accessible to the people. |
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1-22-03
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Rothenburger works to clean up county road "engineer" mess SentinelNews.com "Engineer" may only be a title, but the attorney who has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Shelby County and the county's road engineer, thinks more than a title is at stake. |
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1-31-03
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Donations of tax money to be studied by new Fiscal Court SentinelNews.com Shelby County Fiscal Court Magistrate Betty Curtsinger said that when a group or organization comes before the court to ask for money, "it does put you on the spot." Curtsinger and magistrates Hubert Pollett and Michael Riggs discussed changing the often controversial way that the court gives money to groups. |
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| Rothenburger creates new Law Enforcement Committee SentinelNews.com ... In the past, the county's different law enforcement arms had their own Shelby Fiscal Court committees, but county Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger combined them all to one "to bring common problems together," he explained Tuesday. |
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| Constables consider taking training SentinelNews.com Fiscal courts cannot control constables, who are elected peace officers, but fiscal courts can decide the constables' pay and whether the officers get blue lights for their cars. |
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February 2003
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2-7-03
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Rothenburger solicits bids from engineering firms to design road extension; Wilson defends position SentinelNews.com ... If the county is making any changes after learning Wilson’s status, it is that Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger is now soliciting bids from engineering firms to design the McFarland Lane extension. ... |
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| Constables being patrolled SentinelNews.com Michael Riggs is worried, and his concerns are reflected in 13-page memorandum given to Riggs’ magisterial colleagues and County Attorney Chuck Hickman at a Shelby County Fiscal Court meeting Tuesday night. The memorandum, about constables, warns magistrates of the county’s potential liability with that office. |
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2-12-03
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SDC names new board SentinelNews.com ... Magistrate Hubert Pollett was appointed to the board by Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger. ... |
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2-26-03
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Fiscal Court rejects zoning change request that goes against comprehensive plan SentinelNews.com At least one Shelby County resident thought something was afoul in a developer’s zoning change request that came before Shelby County Fiscal Court last week, which magistrates struck down. |
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| State of emergency declared in Shelby County SentinelNews.com A state of emergency has been declared in Shelby County to help crews recover the costs of cleaning up after a major ice storm hit the area in mid-February. |
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| Proposed theater complex provides governmental drama SentinelNews.com ... “I hope the movie theater can go in there and restaurants can go in there,” Robertson said of the property, which is in his district. “But there are larger issues at stake. Fiscal court will lose control of its tax base and lose control of future growth in the county (if the annexation goes through).” ... ... Called (road) corridor annexation, county Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said in the past, courts have ruled that illegal. ... |
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March 2003
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3-5-03
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Rothenburger requests pay increases for county workers SentinelNews.com ... "They're looking to us and putting their faith in our hands that we're not the same old fiscal court," Rothenburger said. "We said we are going to do something for employees and we're going to do that." ... |
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| Rothenburger, Reed hope to restore jail, jailer's home SentinelNews.com ... Now, the jail and the attached jailer's home are leaky structures that hold boxes of state court records and some memories. County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger fears the buildings, and particularly the jailer's home, will simply rot if the county does not renovate. He hopes to use the jailer's home for county offices. ... |
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| Fire department may be edited from cinema deal SentinelNews.com Shelbyville Mayor Tom Hardesty refused to break a city council deadlock vote Monday that could have resolved one scenario for bringing a proposed eight-plex cinema to Ky. 55 South and Interstate 64. |
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3-7-03
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Fiscal Court changes engineer title SentinelNews.com In what was termed "a housekeeping item," Shelby County Fiscal Court voted Tuesday to change Plomer Wilson's title from county road engineer to county road supervisor. |
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| Magistrates to take up cinema, illegal corridor zoning Thursday SentinelNews.com ... The Interstate 64 highway annexation, 300 feet wide and 3 miles long, would serve as an umbilical cord from city property to the 75 acres being annexed. Called corridor zoning, the Kentucky Court of Appeals has ruled it is illegal. For a city to take a road "for the sole purpose of providing contiguity ... is mere subterfuge," or getting around the law that land must be connected to the city, the ruling says. ... |
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| Officials stress severe weather safety, Rothenburger declares March severe storms preparedness month SentinelNews.com When disaster alert sirens blow Tuesday morning, some Shelby County residents might not hear them. Some people in remote parts of the county are beyond the reach of the system authorities use when twisters strike. One of them, Graefenburg resident Rick Hill, said he does not recall ever hearing a siren. |
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3-12-03
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State budget supported, but not 'flag-waving support' SentinelNews.com Shelby County's representatives in Frankfort both voted for a $14.2 billion state budget that some lawmakers and Gov. Paul Patton criticized as kicking the can down the road on Kentucky's financial crisis. |
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| Public display gardens planned for park SentinelNews.com The seeds are planted, and if the Shelby County Master Gardeners and local garden clubs have their way, the vast expanse of fescue grass in front of the park will soon sprout a public display garden of trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials. |
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3-14-03
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Annexation and cinema: to be continued, developers the real motivation behind annexation SentinelNews.com ... Developers had said in the past they need the land annexed because a management group for the proposed theater said it wanted the cinema in city limits. At Thursday's meeting, developer H. Barry Smith admitted the management group may not pull out of the deal if the property were not annexed in the city. It was developers, he said, who really wanted the property in the city. ... |
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| Officials concerned about a charity, roadway solicitors SentinelNews.com Local officials may be powerless to stop roadway solicitors whose group has been convicted of trafficking in food stamps and dealing in stolen property. |
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3-19-03
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A vision from city and county leaders SentinelNews.com ... That led to talk of preservation of property, especially Clear Creek Park as a green space, and creating a larger park system throughout all of Shelby County. Rothenburger noted that Shelby County Fiscal Court applied for a grant to buy land in Finchville to start a park there and plans to do so in other communities "to stretch your legs, run and have your dogs out there." ... |
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| Officials to install crossing light near accident scene SentinelNews.com ... "This will greatly enhance (students') safety," said school Superintendent Leon Mooneyhan, who met with government officials last week. The group included Rep. Brad Montell and County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger. ... |
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| No lights in action on constables SentinelNews.com Fiscal court Magistrate Tony Carriss wants the county's seven constables to be able to flash blue lights on their cars. He said at the Shelby County Fiscal Court meeting Tuesday that the constables ran for election in November knowing three things: their salaries, an opportunity to get health care from the county, and that they would be able to use blue lights for law enforcement |
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3-21-03
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County lands federal disaster aid SentinelNews.com ... Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger declared a state of emergency last month in order to get the funds, asking for $178,000. He has not heard if the county will get any money from the state. ... |
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3-26-03
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Troy Witt named second in county command SentinelNews.com Shelby County residents should get used to Troy Witt's face. He will often come in the stead of Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger to meetings or community events. "We want to make this office more visible and make as many meetings as we can," Rothenburger said. |
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3-28-03
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Rothenburger to oppose annexation for theater, loss of tax revenue and fire department funds SentinelNews.com ... If annexation were to happen, the county would not immediately lose tax money because of an interlocal agreement where the county and city split a payroll tax. But that agreement will be reviewed in 2006 and could be eliminated then. It is scheduled to end in 2016, unless both parties want to continue it. If the agreement ends, the county would lose its tax base on the land proposed to be annexed. ... |
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April 2003 |
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4-4-03
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That's a take: Cinema annexation OK'd SentinelNews.com After a month of debate, Shelbyville will get an eight-plex movie theater -- if state officials OK the agreement. ... While supporting a cinema, they were against annexation, saying the county will eventually lose its taxes on the land and a domino effect of more annexation will cause the county to lose its zoning abilities. ... |
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4-7-03
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County puts freeze on donations SentinelNews.com ...County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said that when the donations begin again July 1, the county will probably start a system of applications for organizations seeking funding. |
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4-11-03
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Support for judge-executive SentinelNews.com ... I have had the good fortune to personally discuss the annexation of county land for a proposed movie theater development with Mr. Rothenburger. I agree with him wholeheartedly that the issue here is NOT whether we would like to see a theater in Shelby County. I personally don't know of any local who would not welcome the convenience of a nearby theater. I know Rob would be more than glad to provide an opportunity for Shelby Countians to spend more of their entertainment dollars close to home. ... |
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| Compaction Center rules: No playing in glass SentinelNews.com Glass is common in materials at the Waddy Compaction Center -- and some of it sits atop the ground. Yet, parents let their children run barefooted at the outdoor facility, said June Lisby, solid waste coordinator for Shelby County. ... |
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4-16-03
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Samples retires after three decades of county service SentinelNews.com While other 10-year-old boys hunted frogs and shot BB guns, Jack Samples hung out with firefighters and listened to chatter on emergency scanners. And he used to have his mother drive him to blazes in the middle of the night. |
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4-18-03
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Once critical of board, WSCOP president now on it SentinelNews.com A community group president and outspoken critic of the county's solid waste board was named to that board Tuesday. Doug Butler, president of West Shelby County Organized for Preservation, or WSCOP, will join County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger and City Councilman Don Cubert to the county's 109 Board for solid waste. |
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| Metzgers break ground for Simpsonville feed store SentinelNews.com Brothers Charlie and Gary Metzger plan to close their Eastwood feed store and build one eight times larger in Simpsonville. ... |
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4-23-03
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State offers officials first look at Buck Creek Rd SentinelNews.com Saying they wanted input from local officials, state transportation officials and highway engineers came to Simpsonville Thursday night to discuss a possible widening of Buckcreek Road to five lanes. |
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May 2003 |
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5-9-03
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Campground on 7th Street to close SentinelNews.com ... The land, with facilities for 11 overnight campers, has flooded, and, according to state codes, its electrical hook-ups must be replaced, Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger told magistrates. Also, some water spigots at the campground leak, costing the county in its water bill. ... |
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| County sets surplus auction May 17 SentinelNews.com ... "Why in the world did we keep some of this stuff?" Witt said was his overwhelming feeling while organizing the surplus sale. "I've got drawers that have no cabinets and cabinets that have no drawers. I've got a half desk. I've got a couple of table legs and no table. Why it was kept, I don't know." ... |
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5-12-03
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Officials name Disaster and Emergency Services director SentinelNews.com County officials Tuesday hired the former regional coordinator of the state's Division of Emergency Management to head up the local Disaster and Emergency Services agency. ... |
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5-14-03
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Rothenburger unveils first budget plan SentinelNews.com ... Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger presented magistrates his first county budget proposal. Rothenburger's plan weighs heavily toward pumping up county employees' salaries and setting aside funds to modernize county offices with new or updated computer equipment. ... |
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| Planner on agenda for city, county, zoning SentinelNews.com This year's county budget not only focuses on increasing the salaries of employees, but also adds new staff, including a human resource officer and a new county/city planner for development and zoning. ... |
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| Biker group promotes motorcycle safety, awareness SentinelNews.com ... Elmore and others have been spreading the safety word through political venues. Locally, Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger and Shelbyville Mayor Tom Hardesty have each signed proclamations making May Motorcycle Awareness Month in the city and county. |
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5-16-03
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Zoning chairman changes mind on need for planner SentinelNews.com Triple S Planning & Zoning Chairman George Best has reversed his opinion that a full-time a city/county planner is needed. Both Shelbyville Mayor Tom Hardesty and County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger think the position is [necessary]. ... |
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5-23-03
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City, county officials discuss Hispanic issues SentinelNews.com City and county officials met Thursday to begin a cooperative effort to deal with issues involving Shelby County's increasing Hispanic population. Officials discussed issues such as whose responsibility it is to acclimate immigrants and, to address these types of problems, agreed to form a committee that will include community members, educators and lawmakers. ... |
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5-28-03
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County's junk brings treasure SentinelNews.com Shelby County government turned old, metal desks with broken legs and trucks from the 1960s into more than $25,000. The county took in that much in its first surplus auction sale in years, County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger told magistrates at Shelby Fiscal Court's Tuesday meeting. ... |
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June 2003 |
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6-4-03
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County moves to cheaper health care plan SentinelNews.com In an effort to save the county nearly a half-million dollars, Shelby County Fiscal Court magistrates voted in a special meeting Wednesday to change county employees' health insurance from United Healthcare to a partial-payment insurance plan. |
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6-6-03
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Simpsonville development could add 1300 homes SentinelNews.com Developer Bill Hysinger wants the city of Simpsonville to annex all of Whistle Stop Farm before he presents the plan to Triple S Planning and Zoning Commission. County officials say he is putting the cart before the horse. |
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6-18-03
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Catch-up begins in county budget SentinelNews.com One of the main goals of this year's county budget, which got a first reading from Shelby County Fiscal Court magistrates last week, is to modernize county offices and to get county employees' wages at a sum where Shelby's workers may afford to live here. |
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6-20-03
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Burning questions? Ask officials Tuesday SentinelNews.com The Persimmon Ridge area -- the northwestern tip of Shelby County -- may be something of a stepchild. The area's mailing address and phone numbers are listed in Jefferson County, but its residents pay Shelby's taxes, use this county's roads and are serviced by Shelby's clerk and sheriff. Fiscal Court Magistrate Michael Riggs hopes a community meeting Tuesday may bring that area more into the fold of the family. |
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6-27-03
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Rothenburger's first budget passes unanimously SentinelNews.com Shelby County's 2003-04 budget passed through fiscal court Tuesday in a special meeting, and will go into effect next week. The budget is County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger's first. |
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| Town hall: Persimmon Ridge residents air concerns SentinelNews.com Multi-colored beach balls, Frisbees and water bottles were brought by Clay Cottongim, director of parks. County Clerk Sue Carole Perry had her refrigerator magnets that list many county offices' phone numbers. The host, Persimmon Ridge developer Lawren Just, set out nachos and vegetables with dip. |
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July 2003 |
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7-11-03
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Rothenburger moves cautiously on Simpsonville subdivision SentinelNews.com ... "If this were 15 to 20 acres, no doubt Simpsonville would have the services. But we want to proceed slowly to see how this will affect the schools, EMS, roads and other services that the county will have to provide." ... |
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7-16-03
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Jailer says jail addition needed now SentinelNews.com The smallest cell in the Shelby County Detention Center is packed so tightly with inmates that sleeping mats on the floor create an obstacle course. |
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| Fountain committee celebrates 41 years SentinelNews.com On July 6, members of the Shelbyville Fountain Committee gathered to honor one another and celebrate 41 years of dedicated service to the Shelbyville Fountain. Fiscal court representatives, Judge Rob Rothenburger and Magistrate Hubert Pollett, presented George Ann Carpenter a certificate of service. Rosella Davis presided over the event. |
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7-18-03
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County officials wary of traffic study SentinelNews.com Having more questions than answers, Shelby County Fiscal Court magistrates voted Tuesday to table a proposed zoning change from agricultural to residential for 57 acres behind Meadowbrook subdivision. |
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| County to pave city streets SentinelNews.com Earlier this year, Magistrate Jim Robertson asked the county's other six magistrates for a list of their district's roads to be paved. Like the others, Magistrate Hubert Pollett submitted his list, but Pollett represents the city and his district's roads are city streets to be maintained by the city. |
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7-25-03
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Buffalo Crossing opens fear of unknown SentinelNews.com What Shelby County officials can do to help farmers become "agricultural entrepreneurs" -- the latest state government catchphrase -- is yet unclear, but magistrates agree that zoning regulations which stifle these farmers need to be changed. |
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August 2003 |
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8-6-03
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Buffalo Crossing free to roam -- for now SentinelNews.com ... There are no other state models for a zoning category that would allow for agricultural entrepreneurs and tourism sites. County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said he is organizing people from around the state to give to fiscal court magistrates ideas for creating a new zoning classification or rewriting the current regulations for conditional use permits. |
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8-8-03
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More coming to than going from Shelby County; county ranks 11th in state gains SentinelNews.com That growth was affirmed again with new data from the 2000 Census on migration patterns -- people moving in and moving out of counties. The Census data on migration patterns show the county is bringing more people in than it is losing. |
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8-13-03
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Public input still problem in future development SentinelNews.com The document that helps decide if an apartment complex goes next to a farm or if a new Shelby County homeowner may look out to a factory instead of a field is well into its third year of being revised. |
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8-22-03
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Zoning cans elected officials SentinelNews.com A bomb dropped Tuesday night when Triple S Planning & Zoning commissioners suddenly nixed elected representatives from the county and cities of Simpsonville and Shelbyville from a land-planning committee. |
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8-29-03
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Buffalo Crossing may be off the hook SentinelNews.com ... Magistrates heard a proposed change in zoning regulations at their workshop Tuesday that county Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger hopes will help farmers jump-start agri-tourism businesses here. Local zoning regulations currently put dampers on such businesses and that issue was brought to light this summer when Buffalo Crossing Family Fun Ranch was cited with numerous zoning violations, such as selling items in its gift shop not produced on the farm. |
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September 2003 |
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9-5-03
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County goes proactive in business recruitment SentinelNews.com A new Shelby County Fiscal Court committee that will promote economic development in the county was created at the court's Tuesday meeting. |
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| County holds taxes steady SentinelNews.com The chance arose to raise the county's property tax rate this year, but Shelby County Fiscal Court magistrates decided at a special meeting Thursday to forego that. The property tax rate will stay at 11.2 cent for every $100 of assessed value. |
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9-19-03
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Waddy garbage facility slated for move SentinelNews.com The garbage that blows out of trucks and into the yards of those who live on Kings Highway and the weekend traffic jams on that same Waddy road may become mere memories. |
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9-24-03
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Few in number, but one in voice against closing Waddy SentinelNews.com If attendance is an indication, not many people would care if the Waddy Convenience Center closed and a new county garbage collection center was built in or near downtown Shelbyville. |
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| Zoning commissioner gets interrogated SentinelNews.com The zoning commission disbanded a committee to rewrite the Comprehensive Plan only days after Riggs, who sat on the committee for six months, had again questioned why the public -- from developers to preservation groups -- couldn't speak during the process. ... When Riggs asked what the committee had done for more than two years since it began its revision, Rudolph was forced to say, "Not much." |
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9-26-03
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County considers donations to organizations SentinelNews.com The holiday season is approaching and with it some of Shelby County's non-profit organizations should expect checks in the mail -- courtesy of county taxpayers. |
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October 2003 |
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10-8-03
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Tapp, Montell, Rothenburger express support for new judicial center SentinelNews.com State Sen. Gary Tapp, State Rep. Brad Montell and Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger worked together at a Capital Planning Advisory Board meeting recently to solidify support for funding the new Shelby County Judicial Center. The meeting focused on the Kentucky Court of Justice's 2004-2010 Judicial Branch Capital Plan, regarding new construction and renovation of the Commonwealth's judicial facilities. |
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10-22-03
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County building projects roll SentinelNews.com Two possible large building projects for Shelby County Fiscal Court are rolling, magistrates learned Tuesday. |
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10-24-03
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County to start transportation service SentinelNews.com The American Red Cross has been doing the service, but that will stop after the Red Cross announced a near 700 percent increase in price for the service. The Red Cross charged the county $6 for a trip. In January 2004, it will begin charging $40. |
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10-29-03
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County gets first HR director, department SentinelNews.com Working for some parts of Shelby County government can be quite the shocker for someone who has come from the successful corporate world, like Gail Renfro. |
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November 2003 |
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11-7-03
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Sidewalk to link Rocket Lane schools SentinelNews.com Educators spend a lot of time making sure students have a smooth academic transition between elementary, middle and high school. A sidewalk project will ensure some students will be able to physically move between schools. |
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| Schools overcrowded, impact fees considered SentinelNews.com Rothenburger told school board members that before Shelby County plunged into a nearly inevitable lawsuit, he prefers that the General Assembly pass a bill allowing counties to charge impact fees, which could nullify a lawsuit. |
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11-14-03
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Charities seek charity from county SentinelNews.com If every little bit helps, most organizations that applied to Shelby County Fiscal Court for funds will be happy. If the organizations expected all they asked for, many will be disappointed. |
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11-26-03
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GOP uprooting Shelby's Democratic stronghold SentinelNews.com While votes for statewide races were being counted election night earlier this month, Democrat County Clerk Sue Carole Perry asked, "What happened to my Democratic county?" |
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11-28-03
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Bailey shines as county employee of the year SentinelNews.com While that may be unusual for most workers, it exemplifies Denny Bailey, maintenance supervisor for county properties. Bailey was awarded County Employee of the Year at an employee banquet Nov. 14. |
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| Lake Shelby project near completion SentinelNews.com Here's the scoop on the Lake Shelby dirt scooping project: it's almost done. |
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December 2003 |
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12-3-03
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Dorman Crusade for Children Center will open Monday SentinelNews.com The center is at the corner of 9th and Petry streets in the former preschool center on the Northside Elementary property. There, the Dorman Center, in partnership with the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative (OVEC), will serve at-risk infants and toddlers, and preschool children that include 12 migrant children. |
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| Political parties jockey for winning position locally SentinelNews.com Shelby County Republicans can do a lot of gloating after the last two elections. In last year's local election, the GOP gained a tie on a once Democrat-dominated Shelby Fiscal Court, held a state House seat and captured a state Senate seat. |
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12-10-03
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Magistrates appear open to jail expansion SentinelNews.com ... The overcrowding has worn on the building and creates a tense situation for both deputies and inmates, Powell said. With the state cracking down on overcrowding, the county also is spending about $20,000 a month to house some Shelby inmates in other counties' jails. |
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| Reading Reindeer distribute 1,510 books SentinelNews.com The Reading Reindeer program will distribute about 1,510 books this year, thanks to the generosity of individuals, business and governmental officials. Students in Shelby County Public Schools, the Dorman Center, two Head Start programs and the Family Literacy Center will receive the books. |
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12-17-03
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More sirens slated for county SentinelNews.com Frazee told Shelby Fiscal Court magistrates that sirens would be installed at Persimmon Ridge golf course in the northwestern part of the county and in Southville and Clayvillage -- three places where magistrates of those areas wanted sirens but have been unable to get the request into the county budget. |
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| Bomb threat at courthouse Tuesday SentinelNews.com The Shelby County Courthouse was evacuated shortly after 11:35 a.m. Tuesday after a phone call to the circuit court clerk's office from a woman who said there was a bomb in the building. |
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12-19-03
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Tucker tapped for another zoning board term SentinelNews.com In a 6-1 vote Tuesday, Shelby Fiscal Court upheld Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger's recommendation to reappoint Triple S Planning & Zoning Commissioner Gil Tucker. He will serve for four more years. |
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12-24-03
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Trinkets and taxes: some want clearer ag regulations SentinelNews.com possible regulation change in how a farmer can do business -- and have an operation that would promote agriculture and tourism -- has been forwarded to Shelby Fiscal Court from Triple S Planning & Zoning Commission for final approval. |
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| A visit to St. Nicholas SentinelNews.com Ring, ring, ring. Is that noise the small bells on a reindeer's harness or the ones at the end of an elf's pointy-toed shoe? |
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