The Brandenburg City Council discussed several projects during their regular meeting Monday (9/12).
Council members began the meeting a meeting from Industrial Authority Chairman David Pace about some progress within a couple of months of his last report. Pace said Bill Corum has been hired as Director of Recruitment and Retention and will work 24 hours a week on efforts to collect information and show potential companies the available sites in the Buttermilk Falls Industrial Park. He said that already the Authority has seen benefits of adding Corum to the position.
Pace asked city leaders to consider doing a study and research to extend the city’s sewer system along Mooreman Road to the 80 plus acres the Industrial Authority has access to develop. At the moment, the only available space with a complete utility package is the Buttermilk Falls Park which is not as conducive to place small commercial business as the other lots along Mooreman Road, which the Authority is working to put together a plan to make a new commerce park near Brandenburg. Mayor Ronnie Joyner said that the city would look to see what would be involved in a possible expansion effort.
in other business, the council approved and read a resolution honoring former Brandenburg Mayor Henry “Monk” Ross who passed away on September 1, 2016. Ross served as mayor from 1973 until he resigned in 1985. The council also approved a resolution to apply for a State Homeland Security grant for new body armor for the police department.
The Council discussed and approved a letter supporting to apply for a Kentucky Department of Transportation matching grant for sidewalk improvements along Main Street. The grant would fund seventy percent of the project by the state while the city would have to provide twenty percent of the funding.
Public Works Director T.J. Hughes told council members crews are working to install water hookups at the new camp grounds in the Riverfront Park. He also said that mosquito spraying will continue on Thursday evenings until temperatures remain in the 60’s. After that the spraying operations will cease.
After a 15 minute executive session, the council returned to public session and approved a motion to inter into a contract with GRW for a 501 Facility Plan Survey on the Brandenburg Waste Water Treatment Plant. According to Mayor Joyner, the firm will examine the sewer plant and report back their findings and recommendations to correct any issues. The survey of the plant comes after the city fined by the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection for multiple non compliance issues between 2011 until now. Mayor Joyner said that action by the state was due to several equipment issues and was not a result of an action of city employees or administration. The council approved payment of a one time $3,000 fine.
You can to listen to the entire regular monthly meeting of the Brandenburg City Council in our “On Demand” section.
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