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Articles and info about Judge Rothenburger and Shelby County government. (clicking on title will provide full article text in a new window) |
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JANUARY 2008
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1-11-08
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Children benefit from Reading Reindeer SentinelNews.com ... The community continues to be supportive of this program, which has been around about 20 years. We could not do it without the $1,000 from Fiscal Court and other large individual donations. The end product of distributing the books to deserving children would also not occur without the faithfulness of retired teachers who volunteer to bag the books along with reading tips and summer reading program materials, both in English and Spanish. ... |
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1-23-08
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County increases mileage rate SentinelNews.com ... Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger told the court that the county's mileage reimbursement rate for employees who end up having to drive their own vehicles is typically based on the rate established by the recommendation made by the General Services Administration (GSA). ... |
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FEBRUARY 2008
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2-13-08
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Weather Service says two tornadoes hit county SentinelNews.com ... Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger has asked the state for federal disaster area designation for the county, which would allow the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse the county for 75 percent of its expenses incurred cleaning up after the storm. ... |
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| New voting machines on hold 'til next year SentinelNews.com Shelby County Clerk Sue Carol Perry has $148,500 to buy new voting machines but the money's not burning a hole in her pocket yet. Because Congress could still decide to alter the type of electronic voting machines currently used in Kentucky and other states, Perry said it would be best to wait until next year to purchases any new voting machines. |
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2-15-08
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New I-64 pipeline still on tap SentinelNews.com A proposed pipeline that would take a Louisville Water Co. line to Frankfort, via Ky. 53 along I-64 in Shelby County is continuing to move forward. The project calls for a 24-inch pipeline that can provide 10 million gallons of water a day to the communities along its proposed route adjacent to the I-64 right-of-way where officials say there will be minimal impact on privately owned land or undeveloped areas. ... |
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2-20-08
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County reviews weather warnings SentinelNews.com Why did the tornado sirens go off after the tornado had already passed through some areas of the county? Why didn't the Bagdad and Cropper areas hear anything on TV weather reports about the tornado in their area until after it had already hit? Magistrates raised questions such as these about the way tornado sirens are activated at its regular Tuesday morning meeting. ... |
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2-22-08
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Promotion key to recycling center's growth SentinelNews.com Word of mouth has been the best advertisement when it comes to getting Shelby County residents to recycle. Shelby County Solid Waste Coordinator Russell Thomas credits promoting the Recycling Center's mission to the public for much of the increase in the county's 2007 recycling totals. ... |
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MARCH 2008
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3-19-08
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Court rejects water board nominee SentinelNews.com A usually routine appointment to a water board brought complaints of politics-as-usual at Tuesday's fiscal court meeting, rejection by the court, and a 'scolding' by county Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger. ... |
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3-26-08
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Earth Day '08 SentinelNews.com There was farm equipment operating on Red Orchard Farm again Monday morning. But the workers were setting not tobacco but 5,000 native Kentucky trees. |
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| Train derails near Waddy SentinelNews.com The derailment happened about a mile west of Waddy around 3 a.m. Sunday morning, according to Emergency Management Agency Director Charlie Frazee. No one was injured, and the cause of the derailment is still being investigated by Norfolk Southern. |
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3-28-08
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Industry leaders question court on taxes SentinelNews.com Industry leaders asked fiscal court at a special meeting Tuesday why they were singled out when the county raised its net profits tax cap last year. The tax went into effect Jan. 1 of this year. ... |
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| Plan created in case of dam failure SentinelNews.com ... Leaders from the Shelby County and Shelbyville governments along with various state and local emergency response agencies reviewed a draft action plan on March 21 that detailed the steps they should take in response to such a disaster. ... |
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APRIL 2008
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4-2-08
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Earth Day at Red Orchard Park SentinelNews.com ... On Saturday, several groups, representing everyone from raptor rehabbers to hunters to conservation organizations, marked Earth Day at the park. Shelbyville/Shelby County Parks Director Clay Cottongim talked about plans for the park, including trails the county hopes to pay for through a grant. County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger proclaimed Earth Day in Shelby County. ... |
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4-4-08
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Courthouse sidewalk project set to start SentinelNews.com It is not swimming pool status yet, but the basement of the courthouse has occasionally had standing water on the east side from rain running down the sidewalk. That may end soon. |
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4-19-08
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County to get new zoning map SentinelNews.com For the first time in 14 years, the county will soon have a new zoning map, which was presented to the Shelby County Fiscal Court Tuesday. Ryan Libke, executive director of Triple S Planning Commission, gave magistrates a copy of the new map, which is on the agenda for approval at a future fiscal court meeting. ... |
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4-23-08
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New life-saving equipment installed in ambulances SentinelNews.com ... The new equipment consists of two Rad-57 Pulse CO-Oximetry machines, which are capable of detecting carbon monoxide in the bloodstream, according to Steve Wortham, chief of operations for Shelby County Emergency Medical Services. This technology is fairly new, Wortham said, and its potential for saving lives is invaluable. ... |
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4-25-08
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Tapp, Montell back special session ... if SentinelNews.com Both state Sen. Gary Tapp and state Rep. Brad Montell said they would support a special called session of the state legislature -- if the Senate and House first work out a deal to address the state pension plan before the lawmakers reconvened in Frankfort. |
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MAY 2008
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5-2-08
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Whatcha' doin' Derby Day? SentinelNews.com ... While politicians frequently make a point of being seen at the track, county Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said he won't be there. Like Tucker, he'll be tending the farm, probably planting grapes. "I'll go in one minute before the race and watch it for the two minutes it takes and go back out," Rothenburger said. ... |
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5-9-08
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Sunday liquor sales back on the table SentinelNews.com ... At the court's May 6 meeting, magistrates passed a first reading on an ordinance that would allow Sunday liquor sales by the glass at restaurants and golf courses which seat at least 100 people or derive a minimum of 70 percent of sales from food. ... |
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| Kiosk offers information SentinelNews.com The Visitor's Center/Heritage Center on Main Street now sports an attractive new kiosk which displays upcoming local events of interest around the community. The informational kiosk is the culmination of the efforts of the Shelby County Fiscal Court, the City of Shelbyville, SMART (Shelby County Merchants Association for Retail Trade) and the Shelby Development Corporation. ... |
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5-14-08
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Cropper fire station badly damaged by storm SentinelNews.com Bagdad Fire Chief Rusty Newton shook his head as he walked through Fire Station No. 2 at Cropper. Or rather, what remained of the nine-year-old building. "A structural engineer is coming by to see if the building can be repaired, but it doesn't look good," he said, glancing at the rubble. ... |
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5-23-08
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Vote 'yes' for Sunday sales SentinelNews.com Next week fiscal court will take up an ordinance that would allow the sale of liquor by the drink at restaurants in the county. We think magistrates should say yes. ... |
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5-30-08
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Judge scolds magistrates over personnel SentinelNews.com Two fiscal court magistrates have been questioned about statements that were made at a recent public meeting which the county judge-executive deemed inappropriate. ... |
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| County says no to Sunday alcohol sales SentinelNews.com ... The ordinance, which would have allowed liquor to be sold by the glass in county establishments on Sunday, did not pass a second reading on Tuesday at the meeting of the Shelby County Fiscal Court. ... |
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JUNE 2008
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6-4-08
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County, Stoner settle defamation lawsuit SentinelNews.com ... In the suit, Stoner alleged there were comments made by members of the baseball council and others involved with the parks and the youth baseball league that caused his business to end. He also claimed he was blackballed from working with the parks in the baseball league. The county and Stoner agreed to a settlement of $5,000, far less than the $18 million Stoner had originally asked for in his tentative resolution to the park. ... |
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6-6-08
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A blast from the past we don't need SentinelNews.com ... We think the two magistrates probably meant well, offering the name of someone they believed well qualified for the job. Nevertheless, it is important that the public have faith that the men and women who are hired to work for the county are selected in a fair and open process and that the best person gets the job. We do not need to go back to the days when county jobs were the spoils to be given out by elected officials. ... |
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6-13-08
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Judicial Center closer to reality SentinelNews.com lans for the new judicial center, to be located in downtown Shelbyville, moved a step closer to reality when four of the parcels of land it will be situated on were acquired last week. Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said there are 10 properties altogether which are allocated for both the building and the parking lot. |
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6-18-08
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County gives $50,000 to senior center SentinelNews.com Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said he had set aside $50,000 for a new center last year, but, due to an economic downturn, building a new center is not possible at this time. So, at the request of Rusty Newton, executive director of the Multi-Purpose Community Action Agency, he decided to let the senior center have the money anyway to renovate their current facility instead. |
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6-20-08
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Free soybean meal to go to farmers SentinelNews.com ... Soybean meal -- 50 tons of it -- was spilled during a Norfolk Southern train derailment near Waddy in March. That accident happened at about 3 a.m. on a Sunday morning, when nine cars jumped the track and overturned. Four of them were hopper cars loaded with the meal. Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger elected to have the meal taken into storage for farmers rather than have it taken to a landfill for disposal. |
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JULY 2008
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7-16-08
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Appointment leads to battle (on court) SentinelNews.com ... Rothenburger told the Sentinel-News after the meeting in which he scolded the pair that he was appalled by their behavior because it may have compromised the hiring process for the position. |
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7-18-08
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Snafu snarls bypass construction - Burks Branch to remain closed to through traffice SentinelNews.com ... Henry, supervisor at the Shelby County Road Department, told the Shelby County Fiscal Court Tuesday that the bypass construction on Burks Branch Road has been delayed because AT&T had installed some telephone lines improperly and had to come back out and do the work over. He told magistrates that he intended to meet with officials at the Transportation Cabinet to make sure the deadline for the road's reopening would be on schedule. |
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| Local officials appointed to state HVMAT commission SentinelNews.com ... Gov. Steve Beshear has named Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger and Charlie Frazee, the director of local Emergency Management Agency, to the Kentucky Emergency Response Commission. |
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AUGUST 2008
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8-8-08
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Skate Park to get surveillance system SentinelNews.com The Shelby County Fiscal Court has approved funding for a security system for the skate park. ... "This is funding that comes through our area government district and those funds are available and this was the amount that was appropriated this year," said Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger of the $7,795 to go for the security system. |
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8-13-08
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County, constables to settle suit SentinelNews.com Fiscal court and five of the county's constables who sued for back pay, blue lights and benefits reached an agreement last week that will resolve the dispute. The constables will get their pay restored but will not get the blue lights and benefits they sought. |
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8-22-08
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Waits named president of jailers association SentinelNews.com helby County Jailer Bobby Waits has been elected president of the Kentucky Jailers Association (KJA) for the third time. Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said that being president of the KJA puts Waits in a good position to do a lot of good for the county. |
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8-27-08
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City real estate taxes stay even; Personal tax rates drop SentinelNews.com ... The tax rate proposed this year is 27.5 cents per $100.00 assessed real property. The rate is the same as last year, and is expected to produce about $1.9 million in revenue. Last year it produced just over $1.8 million. The tax rate on personal property within the city will be reduced from 46.8 cents on each $100.00 of assessed value last year, to 43.1 cents this year. |
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SEPTEMBER 2008
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9-3-08
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County lands Fortune 500 company SentinelNews.com Cleveland, Ohio-based Eaton Corporation announced plans to build an $80 million data center in the Kingbrook Commerce Park in Simpsonville, the Shelby County Industrial and Development Foundation announced Tuesday. |
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9-5-08
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County to vote on alcohol sales again SentinelNews.com The issue of Sunday alcohol sales is back on the table again after a dry run in May. The ordinance, which would allow liquor to be sold by the glass in county establishments that derive most of their sales from food, was introduced for first reading at the meeting of the Shelby County Fiscal Court Tuesday night. |
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| County officials welcome future data center SentinelNews.com Magistrates enthusiastically approved an application Tuesday night by the Eaton Corporation to apply for an industrial revenue bond. Shelby County Judge-Executive Rob Rothenburger said the Cleveland, Ohio-based corporation's data center planned for Simpsonville will be a "unique, exciting opportunity for Shelby County." |
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