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News Archives 2006
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January 2006
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1-13-06
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Rothenburger, Curtsinger push to dredge Guist Creek Lake SentinelNews.com ... On Monday, County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger and Magistrate Betty Curtsinger, who represents the area, and others signed letters hoping to get the dredging process under way. The letters will go of to Congressman Ron Lewis, asking for federal funding for a study of dredging the lake. ... |
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1-25-06
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Architect chosen for new Shelby Judicial Center SentinelNews.com CMW Inc. will build the county's new judicial center. The Project Development Board, chaired by county Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger, chose the Lexington architectural firm last week. The firm was one of three, including JRA Architects and Sherman, Carter and Barnhardt, which submitted to the panel designs of a prospective building based on a hypothetical site. |
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February 2006
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2-10-06
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Fiscal Court takes up zone changes SentinelNews.com Fiscal court approved one zone change and heard first reading on three others at its meeting Tuesday. The court unanimously approved a Triple S Planning & Zoning Commission recommendation to change 7.2 acres at Shepard's Way and Seven Mile Pike from R, residential, to FC, flood plain conservation. County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said the land is low-lying and subject to flooding. The FC designation will keep the land in green space. |
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March 2006
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Mar '06
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Creature comforts: A model animal shelter KentuckyLiving.com ... But Ugly is not the only hero—this shelter has received unusual political support. When County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger ran for office in 2002, he promised the community, “I’m going to make Animal Control and its staff my priority, and get them a new shelter.” He did exactly that, and says his reasons were simple. |
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3-10-06
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Shelbyville 'well prepared' for emergency, officials say SentinelNews.com Shelbyville ranks "well above average" when it comes to emergency preparedness, according to Tom Lindquist, team leader for the Kentucky Community Preparedness Program. |
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| Court will hold workshop on school ordinance SentinelNews.com Fiscal court magistrates received the Triple S Planning & Zoning's recommendation to vote no on a proposed school capacity ordinance at its Tuesday meeting. The court deferred action on the proposal until after a workshop. |
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3-15-06
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Creek cleanup gets first test SentinelNews.com From the vantage point of his home near Brashears Creek, Jeff Hagerman could watch logs and debris, even water heaters and propane tanks, floating down the creek when heavy rains swelled the stream. He could also watch the waters rise out of their banks and flood his tenant house. |
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3-31-06
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County will switch to state insurance plan SentinelNews.com Faced with a 37 percent jump in health care premiums for county employees, fiscal court decided Tuesday to switch carriers and enroll employees in the state health insurance plan |
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April 2006 |
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4-3-06
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Magistrates spar over school capacity ordinance SentinelNews.com After two hours of give-and-take on the proposed school capacity ordinance, fiscal court magistrates Tuesday night decided little more than they might need additional information on how residential growth impacts the school system before the plan comes before the court. |
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4-14-06
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Telecommunicators week celebrates unsung heros SentinelNews.com Among the real emergencies and human tragedies, local dispatchers deal with the truly weird calls. Shelby County 911 Dispatcher Sheri Allen said one was from a man who complained he had been robbed. Seemed he had been drinking and his wife had taken away his car keys -- and his two prosthetic legs. |
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4-18-06
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State budget has gifts for Shelby County SentinelNews.com The Easter Bunny, in the form of the Kentucky General Assembly, dropped off some good eggs in the county -- road-widening projects, new water lines, money for two fire stations and funds to pay for barns at the Shelby County Fairgrounds. |
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4-19-06
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Health and fitness fun day April 22 SentinelNews.com The Shelby County Wellness Coalition is sponsoring the third annual Health and Fitness Fun Day at Clear Creek Park Saturday, April 22, from 9 a.m. to noon. |
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4-28-06
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Rothenburger proposes $16.9 million budget SentinelNews.com County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger offered a $16.9 million 2006-07 budget to magistrates during a special meeting of fiscal court Tuesday. The budget is without many extras, Rothenburger told the court, since it contains the first of 20, half-million-dollar payments on the addition to the Shelby County Detention Center. |
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May 2006 |
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5-5-06
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East EMS station up and running SentinelNews.com On Monday afternoon, a man driving on I-64 experienced abdominal pains and pulled off at the Flying J truck stop in Waddy. Deputy EMS Chief Darrell Campbell and an EMS crew were at the truck stop in less than two minutes. This time last month, the trip would have taken 15 minutes or more. |
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5-10-06
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Local animal control director appointed to state board SentinelNews.com It's been a good year for Monica Robinson, professionally speaking. Last month, the Shelby County director of animal control saw the grand opening of the new animal shelter, and just last week she was told that Gov. Ernie Fletcher had appointed her to the Kentucky Animal Control Advisory Board – as one of only 12 members statewide. |
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| Rothenburger helps coordinate equipment donation to Mt. Eden firefighters SpencerMagnet.com ... The air packs – valued at approximately $170,000 – were a donation from St. Matthews Fire Department in Jefferson County that was coordinated with the help of Rothenburg[er]. |
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| Governor Fletcher announces $26.1 million bypass project in Shelby County Kentucky.gov Governor Ernie Fletcher joined Transportation Cabinet officials and community leaders today to officially announce a northern bypass around the city of Shelbyville. This new four-lane route will improve traffic flow and provide opportunities for economic development in Shelby County. |
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| Shelby County "paints the town purple" to help fight cancer SentinelNews.com Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger and Shelbyville Mayor Tom Hardesty have declared May 19 as Shelby County Relay for Life Day and the week of May 14-20 "Paint the Town Purple Week." |
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| Court will look at zone change halt along bypass SentinelNews.com Fiscal Court heard first reading on an ordinance that would impose a moratorium on zone change requests along the proposed Shelbyville bypass until a land-use study can be completed. |
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5-17-06
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Court approves bypass moratorium SentinelNews.com Without dissent, fiscal court magistrates voted to impose a moratorium on zone change requests along the proposed bypass until Feb. 1 of next year. |
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June 2006 |
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6-14-06
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County will demolish old ice house SentinelNews.com The old building has sat deteriorating in the shadow of the 7th Street railroad overpass for years. Windows broken, doors askew, sun-bleached yellow siding peeling off, the small building has only a liquor license on the door and a pile of Budweiser bottles in the back yard as reminders of its former ice house and beer joint days. |
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6-21-06
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Court approves annexation request; Henry reappointed SentinelNews.com Fiscal court OK'd an annexation request from Shelbyville Mayor Tom Hardesty Tuesday that would move a 3-acre island from the county to the city. |
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| County adds water fill on 7th Street SentinelNews.com The county's few remaining water haulers are getting another spout where they can fill their trucks. At the same time, residents are getting a source of water for emergencies. |
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July 2006 |
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7-1-06
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Shelby jobless rate drops again SentinelNews.com Shelby County's unemployment rate is the lowest it has been since December 2004, and the head of the local industrial foundation thinks it's because Shelby Countians aren't afraid of a little hard work. Of Kentucky's 120 counties, Shelby County is tied for the sixth lowest rate. For May 2006, Jessamine, Shelby, Scott and Warren counties were all calculated at 4.4 percent. |
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7-6-06
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County approves $16.9 million budget SentinelNews.com ... The 2006-07 fiscal budget is balanced. The county projects revenue at $16.9 million to match expenditures. Most of that money comes from real estate taxes and occupational license fees. The budget has a $3.56 million surplus held over from the previous year. |
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7-7-06
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Residents rap Bagdad's new sidewalks SentinelNews.com ... Pauletta Humphrey, who lives at the intersection of Ky. 12 and Hyatt Store Road, said she was concerned that sidewalks scheduled to go in front of her home would make drainage problems worse. ... Humphrey's husband, Lonnie, was among the bidders on the Ky. 12 project, but his bid, at more than $57,000, was the highest of the four bids received. |
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7-19-06
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Court postpones vote on zone-change appeal SentinelNews.com ... In May, Triple S Planning & Zoning, with a 5-1 vote, recommended denying a zone change request from agricultural to R-2, residential, for the property. Northridge Development LLC had proposed putting 75 lots on the property. Triple S commissioners said rezoning of the land should wait until completion of the Shelbyville bypass, which will intersect Ky. 53 just north of the proposed development. ... |
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7-21-06
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Schools seek to replace WMS resource officer SentinelNews.com With the beginning of the 2006-07 school year just weeks away, district officials are scrambling to find a replacement for West Middle School Resource Officer Suzanne Marcum. |
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August 2006 |
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8-4-06
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Court lets zone change denial stand SentinelNews.com Fiscal court let stand a zone change denial on 23.5 acres on Ky. 53 North across from West Middle School by taking no action on the matter Tuesday night. |
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8-23-06
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County gets road repair funds from state SentinelNews.com The state Transportation Cabinet has agreed to reimburse Shelby County for as much as $200,000 for repairing the old bridge located on Olive Branch Road and for resurfacing Bellview Road from the bridge to its intersection with Mulberry Pike. ... |
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8-25-06
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State looking at new I-64 interchange SentinelNews.com The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is looking at the possibility of building a new interchange with I-64 somewhere in eastern Jefferson County or western Shelby County. |
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September 2006 |
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9-1-06
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Smoke-free Shelbyville? Not anytime soon SentinelNews.com ... He [Rothenburger] said that although he does not smoke and his office is smoke-free, he supports the business owners' right to make a decision on whether to allow smoking. That way, customers have the same choice when deciding which businesses they want to frequent, he said. ... |
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9-8-06
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County lowers property tax rate! SentinelNews.com ... Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger credited the .1 decrease to the continued growth in the county. Magistrate Tony Carriss reminded members of Fiscal Court that 15 years ago, the rate was at 12.8, so the continuing growth has had a significant impact. ... |
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9-15-06
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Farm Bureau, BPW hold candidates' forum SentinelNews.com Let the campaign season begin! The Shelby County Farm Bureau and the Shelby County Business and Professional Women are teaming up to hold a candidates' forum Monday, Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the Stratton Center. |
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9-20-06
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Fiscal Court approves drug discount plan SentinelNews.com Although they say there's no such thing as a free lunch, a new prescription drug discount program is about to be offered to every resident of Shelby County at no charge. |
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| Few sparks fly at candidates' forum SentinelNews.com Candidates at Monday night's Farm Bureau/Business and Professional Women political fired a few shots at one another but most of the bullets were made of feathers. |
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9-22-06
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West Middle resource officer reinstated SentinelNews.com A resource officer will be reinstated at West Middle School after a month-long absence, said District Community Relations Coordinator Duanne Puckett Tuesday. |
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9-27-06
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Shelby weathers weekend storm SentinelNews.com But despite the heavy rainfall and sporadic damage to homes in the county, Shelby roads remained mostly unharmed, said Charlie Frazee, Emergency Management Agency director. |
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9-29-06
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Board will look at third site for judicial center SentinelNews.com The architect for the new judicial center planned for Shelby County has determined that the two sites under consideration are large enough for the 58,000 square-foot building. Just one problem: No room for parking. |
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October 2006 |
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10-11-06
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Fiscal Court appoints new resource officer SentinelNews.com West Middle School will soon have a resource officer again. Fiscal court unanimously approved to pay a portion of the $50,080 annual cost for salary and benefits of the reinstated resource officer. |
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10-20-06
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Political Forums set for Oct. 23 and 30 SentinelNews.com The Sentinel-News/Shelby County Organized for Preservation and Enhancement (SCOPE) candidates' forum will be held on two Monday nights this year, Oct. 23 and 30. |
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10-27-06
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Constables sue county over blue lights, benefits SentinelNews.com Five of the county's seven constables have filed suit in circuit court claiming they were unfairly denied insurance coverage, had their salary cut and were denied the use of flashing blue lights on their vehicles. |
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November 2006 |
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11-1-06
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More money contributed to county-judge race SentinelNews.com Campaign finance reports show County Judge Executive candidates Rob Rothenburger and Gary Walls running nearly neck in neck when it comes to campaign contributions collected through October 6. |
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| Candidates race full steam to finish SentinelNews.com With less than a week until election day, local candidates are coming down the home stretch of the campaign trail. Voters packed the Stratton Center Monday, spilling out of its doors in an attempt to see and hear candidates running for several local offices. |
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11-3-06
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Rothenburger, Walls bid for county's top post: County surplus is topic of campaign discussion SentinelNews.com Since then he [Walls] has run an aggressive campaign against Republican incumbent Rob Rothenburger, who won the county's top spot four years ago against sitting Sheriff Harold Tingle. Rothenburger became the county's first Republican judge-executive in modern times. |
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11-7-06
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Election results from Shelby County SentinelNews.com Following is the unofficial tally of Tuesday's general election in Shelby County. |
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11-8-06
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Rothenburger beats Walls; Montell tops Young SentinelNews.com Despite an aggressive campaign, Democrat challenger Gary Walls fell short in his bid to unseat incumbent county judge-executive Rob Rothenburger. Rothenburger won a second term by just more than 2,100 votes. |
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11-10-06
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County to challenge city's annexation SentinelNews.com The dispute continues over a tract of land located on Smithfield Road, where developers hope to build a subdivision. |
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11-22-06
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Fiscal Court approves child ID program SentinelNews.com In an effort to help parents have vital information available to give law enforcement officials at a moment's notice, Shelby County residents will soon be offered a chance to get identification cards for their children at no cost. |
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| 'Christmas Incredibles' theme of downtown parade SentinelNews.com It is not December yet, but that does not mean it is too early to start thinking about the Shelby County Christmas parade. |
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11-24-06
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Henry honored as employee of the year SentinelNews.com Shelby County Road Supervisor Carl Henry was named county employee of the year at the 2006 Shelby County Fiscal Court annual banquet Nov. 17. |
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December 2006 |
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12-6-06
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Unsung heroes: Local EMS aims for top SentinelNews.com He [Tommy Sampson] also touted the working relationship between Shelby County EMS and other county agencies, such as the volunteer fire departments, local law enforcement and Shelby County Fiscal Court. "They have been a godsend to us," Sampson said. "This administration has been by far the best ally we've had, as far as the court goes." |
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12-13-06
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City seeks to de-annex property SentinelNews.com The heated debate over the city's annexation of a piece of land on Smithfield Road continued last Thursday, with Shelbyville City Council passing the first reading of an ordinance that would effectively de-annex the land. |
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| Simpsonville passes cell tower regs SentinelNews.com ... The rules allow the city to have a say in where towers are located and allow governments to ask for cell tower companies to co-locate if possible. The rules were drafted by Triple S Planning and Zoning and have been adopted by both fiscal court and the Shelbyville City Council. |
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12-15-06
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Commissioners to hear request for potential industrial land SentinelNews.com Triple S Planning & Zoning Commissioners will hear next Tuesday a request for a zone change on the Watch Hill LLC property, a nearly 10-acre tract on Kentucky Street. |
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12-20-06
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County says no to alcohol on New Year's Eve SentinelNews.com A 5-2 vote killed a special ordinance to allow a one-night only exception to the current ordinance prohibiting Sunday alcohol sales in the county because New Year's Eve falls on a Sunday this year. |
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| Officials get state plan for widening Ky. 1848 SentinelNews.com Local officials got a look earlier this month at state plans to widen Ky. 1848, Buck Creek Road, to five lanes. But don't watch for bulldozers along the one-mile stretch near Simpsonville anytime soon. The project is not even in the state's Six Year Plan. |
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Winter '06
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Technology Transfer Program celebrates 2006 Roads Scholar/Road Master graduates www.kyt2.com We were happy to recognize 64 new Roads Scholars and Road Masters in Somerset on November 28th, 48 in Rough River State Resort Park on December 7th and 81 in Erlanger on December 12th. ... (Rothenburger, page 2) |
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