Anna Latek

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Flock cameras one step closer, despite continued concerns

Nov 14, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

Community concerns regarding the implementation of a Flock Safety Systems camera program in Frankfort continue to arise, despite the reading at Monday night's Board of Commissioner's meeting of a municipal ordinance to more clearly define the use and misuse of the camera system by law enforcement officials authorized to access Flock data. The ordinance will be up for a second reading and final vote at next Monday's meeting, rescheduled due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
County asks Mueller to accept FPB broadband expansion plan

Nov 10, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

At Wednesday morning's Franklin County Fiscal Court meeting, members of the court requested that Judge-Executive Michael Mueller draft a letter on behalf of the court to the Frankfort Plant Board expressing support for the municipal utility's broadband expansion plan. The plan, which would see more than 880 underserved or unserved households across Franklin County receive access to high-speed internet for the first time, was a point of contention at the court's late September meeting.
County to proceed with grant app for Slickway Branch

Oct 30, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

At Thursday's fiscal court meeting, officials unanimously approved the authorization of staff to file an application for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program, with any potential funding going towards the implementation of a flooding abatement project along Slickway Branch.
County Clerk's Office raises $5K for breast cancer awareness

Oct 25, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

By Anna Latek Franklin County Clerk Jeff Hancock announced that his office's "FCC Raising Hope" luncheon on Oct. 12 raised around $5,000 in support of local breast cancer charities. Staff from the Clerk's Office showed off their culinary prowess putting their favorite chili recipes to the test.
Rock slide at quarry could lead to more problems for city

Oct 24, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

By Anna Latek When two massive chunks of the rock facade of the old limestone quarry on Taylor Avenue broke free of their hillside on Friday, Oct. 13, it wasn't just the houses above and below the site that were directly affected. At Monday night's Board of Commissioners meeting, city Emergency Management Director Ray Kinney and sewer department head Kenny Hogsten detailed the issues facing residents and officials in the wake of the slide.
FCFD looks at changing hiring guidelines

Oct 17, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

By Anna Latek At last week's fiscal court meeting, Franklin County Fire Department Chief Brian Brewer presented an initial breakdown of his agency's plans to revamp the hiring practices and guidelines for new and transferring firefighters. This includes plans to eliminate the upper age restriction of no older than 39 as well as new aptitude and physical tests for recruits.
Fiscal Court halts re-zoning ordinance for Leestown Road property

Oct 13, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

By Anna Latek Three tracts of land at 1550 Leestown Road led the discussion at Wednesday's meeting of the Franklin County Fiscal Court. The properties, formerly part of a family farm, consist of one 27.04-acre tract that was re-zoned from Rural Residential (RR) to Rural Low Density Multifamily (RL), as well as 1.73-acre and 1.48-acre areas that re-zoned from Rural Residential to Limited Commercial (CL).
Baby Box coming to Frankfort Fire Department

Oct 10, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

Few situations in life could lead to drastic choices more than an unexpected pregnancy. Desperation could lead parents to make rash or terrifying decisions out of fear, inability to properly care for a child, or simply because they have nowhere else to turn. But now, with the help of members of one of Frankfort's largest churches, the Frankfort Fire Department will be able to make sure that every resident is safe, even the smallest ones.
Bourbon on the Banks a big hit...again

Oct 9, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

The eyes of the whiskey aficionados everywhere were on River View Park as the 2023 Bourbon on the Banks festival brought the best and brightest of the spirits world to Frankfort over the weekend. This year's event kicked off Friday night with Bourbon Street on Broadway, a street fair open to the entire community as well as visitors, featuring acrobats, dancers, a New Orleans-style brass band.
What is the status of the county/FPB broadband project?

Oct 4, 2023 | state-journal.com | Anna Latek

Last summer, the Frankfort Plant Board received word after months of waiting that it, along with the Franklin County Fiscal Court, had been awarded a portion of the federal funds allocated for implementing the continued expansion of broadband internet services to some of the more isolated and rural areas of Franklin County.