At Tuesday night’s meeting, Hopkinsville City Council authorized the Community and Development Services to apply for a grant that, if approved, would be used to implement a downtown arts festival.
At the last Committee of the Whole meeting, Community Development Services Assistant Director and Downtown Renaissance Director Holly Boggess requested authorization from the council to submit a grant application to the National Endowment for the Arts. She said the $50,000 grant would require a dollar-for-dollar match ($50,000) from the city.
At that meeting, Boggess said the downtown arts festival would include any types of art activities that can be envisioned.
click to download audioThe municipal order for the “Our Town” Grant was approved by an 11-1 vote with Councilman Chuck Crabtree voting no.
In other action, the council approved the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Inner-City Residential Enterprise Zone Budget in the amount of $500,000.
The council also authorized Mayor Wendell Lynch to execute a memorandum of understanding with Christian County to apply for $13,094 from the 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grant to be given to the Christian County Juvenile Drug Court.
Chief Administrative Officer Troy Body gave an update on the historic flooding in east Kentucky and said the city plans to send an emergency response vehicle and some funding to help our fellow Kentuckians.
click to download audioThe council also approved an emergency management interlocal agreement between the City of Hopkinsville and Christian County for emergency management services, along with an ambulance service contract between the City and the Hopkinsville-Christian County Ambulance Service.
The next Hopkinsville City Council will be held Tuesday evening, August 16, at 6:00 at the Municipal Building.
