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NEWS FOR AUGUST 20TH, 2008
NELSON FISCAL COURT TUESDAY VOTED NO TO AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD
HAVE BANNED SMOKING IN PUBLIC WORK PLACES.....THE MEASURE FAILED BY
A 4 TO 2 VOTE.....MAGISTRATE BERNARD ICE AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE DEAN
WATTS VOTED FOR IT.....THE REST OF THE COURT VOTED AGAINST IT....WATTS
THEN INTRODUCED A COMPROMISE THAT WOULD PLACE AN AGE RESTRICTION
OF 21 ON BUSINESSES THAT DO ALLOW SMOKING.....IT ALSO FAILED BY THE
SAME 4 TO 2 VOTE.....WATTS PRESENTED A SURVEY REVEALING THAT 72
PERCENT OF ALL BUSINESSES INCLUDING RESTAURANTS WERE NON-SMOKING
ESTABLISHMENTS.....
WASHINGTON FISCAL COURT WILL MEET IN REGULAR SESSION THIS FRIDAY
AUGUST 22ND AT 9 AM IN JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHN SETTLES' OFFICE.....THE
COURT WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE PROPERTY TAX RATES, AND MOTOR
VEHICLE AND WATERCRAFT TAX RATES.....THE ROAD DEPARTMENT'S WORK
WEEK WILL BE DISCUSSED, AND THERE WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
CONCERNING A ROAD AID CHECK....FOLLOWING THE OPEN MEETING, THE COURT
WILL HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL.....
THE NELSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAVED 185,000 DOLLARS IN ENERGY
COSTS OVER THE PAST 9 MONTHS.....ENERGY MANAGER JOHN PETERSON SAID
THE SAVINGS WERE MOSTLY THE RESULT OF SHUTTING DOWN BUILDINGS
WHEN STUDENTS WERE NOT IN THEM.....PETERSON SAID 5 SCHOOLS REDUCED
ENERGY COSTS BY 40 PERCENT AND TWO SCHOOLS BY 50 PERCENT.....
SUPERINTENDENT DR. JAN LANTZ SAID THE SAVINGS SAVED JOBS, BECAUSE
SEVERAL STAFF POSITIONS MAY HAVE HAD TO BE CUT DUE TO BUDGET
LIMITATIONS.....
NELSON COUNTY WILL JOIN OTHER KENTUCKY COUNTIES IN A LAWSUIT
AGAINST THE STATE OVER PRISONER COSTS......TUESDAY NELSON FISCAL
COURT APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO SPEND 800 DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THE
COUNTY'S PART IN THE SUIT.....JUDGE EXECUTIVE DEAN WATTS SAID THE
STATE LEGISLATURE HAS REFUSED TO PAY COUNTIES FOR HOUSING AND
FEEDING STATE INMATES....WATTS SAID IT COST NELSON COUNTY
APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO SUBSIDIZE STATE
PRISONERS.....
LANCASTER IS GOING WET.....TUESDAY VOTERS IN THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY
TOWN APPROVED ALCOHOL SALES.....AN UNRESTRICTED NUMBER OF RETAIL
STORES WILL BE ABLE TO SELL BEER AND PACKAGE LIQUOR WILL BE SOLD IN
AS MANY AS SEVEN LOCATIONS.....
NELSON FISCAL COURT TUESDAY VOTED NO TO AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD
HAVE BANNED SMOKING IN PUBLIC WORK PLACES.....THE MEASURE FAILED BY
A 4 TO 2 VOTE.....MAGISTRATE BERNARD ICE AND JUDGE EXECUTIVE DEAN
WATTS VOTED FOR IT.....THE REST OF THE COURT VOTED AGAINST IT....WATTS
THEN INTRODUCED A COMPROMISE THAT WOULD PLACE AN AGE RESTRICTION
OF 21 ON BUSINESSES THAT DO ALLOW SMOKING.....IT ALSO FAILED BY THE
SAME 4 TO 2 VOTE.....WATTS PRESENTED A SURVEY REVEALING THAT 72
PERCENT OF ALL BUSINESSES INCLUDING RESTAURANTS WERE NON-SMOKING
ESTABLISHMENTS.....
WASHINGTON FISCAL COURT WILL MEET IN REGULAR SESSION THIS FRIDAY
AUGUST 22ND AT 9 AM IN JUDGE EXECUTIVE JOHN SETTLES' OFFICE.....THE
COURT WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE PROPERTY TAX RATES, AND MOTOR
VEHICLE AND WATERCRAFT TAX RATES.....THE ROAD DEPARTMENT'S WORK
WEEK WILL BE DISCUSSED, AND THERE WILL BE AN ANNOUNCEMENT
CONCERNING A ROAD AID CHECK....FOLLOWING THE OPEN MEETING, THE COURT
WILL HOLD A CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL.....
THE NELSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SAVED 185,000 DOLLARS IN ENERGY
COSTS OVER THE PAST 9 MONTHS.....ENERGY MANAGER JOHN PETERSON SAID
THE SAVINGS WERE MOSTLY THE RESULT OF SHUTTING DOWN BUILDINGS
WHEN STUDENTS WERE NOT IN THEM.....PETERSON SAID 5 SCHOOLS REDUCED
ENERGY COSTS BY 40 PERCENT AND TWO SCHOOLS BY 50 PERCENT.....
SUPERINTENDENT DR. JAN LANTZ SAID THE SAVINGS SAVED JOBS, BECAUSE
SEVERAL STAFF POSITIONS MAY HAVE HAD TO BE CUT DUE TO BUDGET
LIMITATIONS.....
NELSON COUNTY WILL JOIN OTHER KENTUCKY COUNTIES IN A LAWSUIT
AGAINST THE STATE OVER PRISONER COSTS......TUESDAY NELSON FISCAL
COURT APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO SPEND 800 DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THE
COUNTY'S PART IN THE SUIT.....JUDGE EXECUTIVE DEAN WATTS SAID THE
STATE LEGISLATURE HAS REFUSED TO PAY COUNTIES FOR HOUSING AND
FEEDING STATE INMATES....WATTS SAID IT COST NELSON COUNTY
APPROXIMATELY 1.2 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO SUBSIDIZE STATE
PRISONERS.....
LANCASTER IS GOING WET.....TUESDAY VOTERS IN THE CENTRAL KENTUCKY
TOWN APPROVED ALCOHOL SALES.....AN UNRESTRICTED NUMBER OF RETAIL
STORES WILL BE ABLE TO SELL BEER AND PACKAGE LIQUOR WILL BE SOLD IN
AS MANY AS SEVEN LOCATIONS.....