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Local and Area News HeadlinesBy: Tom Redmon
Feb 8th, 2012 more
SPRINGFIELD POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A WASHINGTON COUNTY MAN ON CHARGES RELATED TO A CAR JACKING.....STEPHEN TRENT OF SPRINGFIELD IS ALLEGED TO HAVE ORDERED TWO PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR VEHICLE ON ROSARY HEIGHTS ROAD, AND THEN FLED THE SCENE IN THE VEHICLE.....THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND AT A RESIDENCE IN SPRINGFIELD AND TRENT WAS ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENCE, AND CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE ROBBERY......
A SPRINGFIELD MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY BREAING OUT WINDOWS AT SPRINGFIELD LAUNDRY WITH A STEEL BAR.....POLICE SAY JOSEPH McWHORTER IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF....MORE CHARGES ARE PENDING....
JUDGE EXECUTIVE DEAN WATTS TOLD NELSON FISCAL COURT TUESDAY MORNING HE IS PROPOSING TO RAISE RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE RATES BY 2 DOLLARS A MONTH, FROM 12.50 TO 14.50.....WATTS ALSO PROPOSED TO INCREASE TIPPING FEES AT THE LANDFILL BY 2.50......WATTS SAID THE INCREASES ARE NECESSARY TO OFFSET THE COST OF OPERATING THE LANDFILL OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS, AND TO PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT...... THE HIKES WILL NOT ONLY EFFECT NELSON COUNTY CUSTOMERS, BUT WILL ALSO IMPACT MARION COUNTY, WHICH USES THE NELSON COUNTY LANDFILL FOR TRASH DISPOSAL.....NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THE INCREASES TUESDAY.....JUDGE WATTS SAID HE WANTED TO GIVE ALL OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE MAGISTRATES, TIME TO LOOK OVER HIS PROPOSAL BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING IN TWO WEEKS.....MAGISTRATE JEFF LEAR SAID HE NEEDED MORE TIME AND ALSO QUESTIONED THE TIMING OF THE PROPOSED INCREASES.....
NELSON COUNTY SOLID WASTE COORDINATOR BRAD SPALDING SAYS THE SPRING BULKY ITEM PICK-UP SERVICE WILL START FEBRUARY 27TH.....MORE INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE NEXT FISCAL COURT MEETING ON FEBRUARY 21ST.....NELSON FISCAL COURT TUESDAY AGREED TO A REQUEST FROM NALLY AND HAYDON TO DELAY ITS LETTER OF CREDIT TO FISCAL COURT IN CONNECTION TO THE NEW ROCK QUARRY ON AIRPORT ROAD OFF HIGHWAY 62 WEST..... NALLEY AND HAYDON ASKED FOR THE DELAY BECAUSE THE SALE OF ROCK HAS SLOWED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, AND THE COMPANY HAS NOT YET STARTED TO BLAST AT THE NEW FACILITY AND IS STILL MINING ROCK FROM THE OLD QUARRY OFF BLOOMFIELD ROAD.... FISCAL COURT ASKED FOR A LETTER OF CREDIT TO COVER ANY RESIDENTIAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY BLASTING AT THE NEW QUARRY.....THE LETTER OF CREDIT WAS POSTPONED UNTIL THEY ARE READY TO START BLASTING.....
NELSON FISCAL COURT TUESDAY APPROVED THE STATE GUIDELINES FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS..... THE RAISES AMOUNT TO JUST UNDER 3 PERCENT..... JUDGE EXECUTIVE DEAN WATTS SALARY WILL INCREASE TO JUST UNDER 91,000 DOLLARS......SALARIES FOR INDIVIDUAL OFFICIALS ARE BASED ON THE COUNTY'S POPULATION AND THE NUMBER OF YEARS EXPERIENCE.....
NELSON FISCAL COURT APPROVED TWO APPOINTMENTS TUESDAY MORNING.....LINDA WELLS WAS APPOINTED TO A NEW FOUR YEAR TERM ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND LISA NOWASKI WAS APPOINTED TO THE BARDSTOWN-NELSON COUNTY RECREATION BOARD.....
REDISTRICTING IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE COULD BE HEADED TO COURT.....NO COMPROMISE WAS REACHED AS OF TUESDAY'S DEADLINE.....REPUBLICANS CLAIM THE RE-DRAWN DISTRICTS UNFAIRLY FAVORED DEMOCRATS.....THE DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES TO FILE FOR THE STATE PRIMARY IN MAY WAS PUSHED BACK TO THIS FRIDAY......