Council Works Through Business

The Brandenburg City Council met during their regular monthly meeting Monday (2/13) night.

The meeting began with Tom Wooldridge addressing the council about a possible reimbursement for fixing a area of blacktop on his property after a water line break. Wooldridge alleges that water ran under the blacktop on his property and caused damage the surface to buckle. After a twenty minute discussion, Mayor Ronnie Joyner said that the city would not pay the requested $388 for the blacktop repairs.

In other business, the council heard a presentation from Annie Hamilton of United Way of Central Kentucky regarding the new community 211 service the organization launched in January. Hamilton said that the new service received 126 calls and 350 website requests for assistance for help, with the top needs of utility, rent, and food bank services being requested on average.

Police Chief Scotty Singleton reported the city police department received a 66 percent score during a recent Kentucky League of Cities audit. He said most departments typically receive a 40 percent rating. The rating is expected to increase with some additional adjustments being implemented which increase the final scoring after a future review. The rating will help insurance rate saving from three to six percent.

Public Works Director T.J. Hughes reported his crews have repaired three water line breaks along with the completing work on casing in a sign along the riverfront. Crews are currently building 32 trash boxes for each of the trash cans in the river front park.

The council met in a 15 minute closed session related to the sale and or purchase of property resulting in no action.
You may listen to the entire meeting of the Brandenburg City Council by visiting our “On Demand” section.