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€ Your Hometown Newspaper 16 - August 16, 2012 News Outlook City attempts to put a stop to ongoing school traffic jam By Cecil Lawson KyNewsGroup cecil@kynewsgroup.com The city of Owingsville has had to intervene with school traffic around Owingsville Elementary ,School, and a new traffic pattern after school has had to be created. During Monday eve- ning's regular meeting, city council members met with Interim Supt. Steve Meadows and Transportation and Fa- cilities Supervisor Gary "Burnsy" Stewart to an- nounce that a new plan has been put in place for red tag riders" at the school. "Red tag riders" are school children at the el- ementary school who are picked up by parents or guardians after school. Children are allowed to leave the school after the final bell when their numbers are announced over the school inter- com. Under this system, those who pick up the children have been park- ing around the school parking lot on the east side of the school. Traf- fic has grown over time, and it has spilled out onto Banker Street. According to Mayor Gary Hunt, the city had received complaints from residents along Bank- er Street and adjacent streets about the line of cars, and something had to be done. '°This was our responsibility as a city to do something," Hunt said. Following traffic prob- lems again after the sec- ond day of classes of the school last Friday, Mayor Hunt had a meeting with Meadows, Stewart, Prin- cipal Angle Jent, Vice Principal Jerry Thatcher, and an architect who happened to be on hand for the school's remodel- - Photo by Cecil Lawson On Tuesday afternoon cars were in line the entire length of Banker Street and even curved around onto John Stan Street by the Board Office, waiting to pick up students from Owingsville Elementary School. This traffic problem was changed Wednesday following intervention by Owingsville Mayor Gary Hunt and will hopefully be alleviated. ing project. The new parking and traffic plan will have those picking up school children to pull around by the west side of the school, turn in the park- ing lot by the football field, then park in a line along the west side of the school. Parking will be in double lanes, and parked cars will be set off by traffic cones or tape. This new traffic pat- tern was set to begin Wednesday afternoon. Mayor Hunt also deliv- ered updates on a num- ber projects around Ow- ingsville. - Hunt noted that the Goodpaster Ave. lot owned by the city is now clear of the house and ga- rage that were on it. He said that the lot will soon be leveled, covered with DGA rock, and turned into a parking lot for City Hall for the time being; - he said that the clo- sure papers have been sent to Frankfort for the Streetscape project and will be reviewed by the Transportation Cabinet; - Hunt said that the sewer project up and running, apart from eight more units to be installed in individual lo- cations. He, added that new customers on the U.S. 60/Hwy. 111/Ridg- way expansion will begin receiving their first bills in September. - he announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission has award- ed another grant to the City of Owingsville in the amount of $8650 for the development of the proj- ect "We Are Bath County - Get to Know Us." This grant will run through October/November and will be used to fund the development of a DVD promoting Owingsville, a updated website for the town, and informational pamphlets. It will also be used to develop a col- oring and activity book in conjunction with the local school systems. He also said that volunteers will be attending the Brushy Fork Institute in September, which works in conjunction with the ARC and which will guar- antee grant money for the following year. He noted that the ARC has awarded nearly $30,000 in grant money to Ow- ingsville; - Hunt noted that the city now has two 2012 Dodge Charger police cruisers to replace two older cruisers that are more than a decade old; - he also said that the city has been using its new truck mounted street sweeper, but that its existing plastic-bris- tled brush may have to be replaced with a steel- bristled brush to move packed-in dirt on the streets; - Hunt also reported that HomeServe, an in- surance company that insures water lines, has been sending out letters to new customers on the city's water/sewer sys- tem. City Clerk Cathy Conway said that she had received a number of calls about the let- ters. Mayor Hunt said that while the company seems legitimate, the city does not endorse the insurance. In other actions, city council members: approved a second reading of an ordinance which changed the zon- ing classification of 29 Barbara Lynn Drive from R2 residential to P2, pro- fessional and residential. The first reacting of this zone change was held during a special called meeting on July 27; - approved an ordi- nance creating a supple- ment to the city's code of ordinances based on recommendations by American Legal Publish- ing Corporation, which will bring the city's ordi- nances in line with Ken- tucky Revised Statutes. American Legal Publish- ing maintains a website which lists Owingsville's ordinances, http://www. amlegal.com/library/ ky/owingsville.shtml - approved a resolution to reappoint Dewayne Johnson to another term on the Parks and Recre- ation Board; - approved three items to be advertised and bid on as surplus, includ- ing a 1999 Ford Crown Victoria police cruiser, a 1998 Foi-d Crown Vic- toria police cruiser, and 3 ton forced air furnace/ cooling unit; - approved a date and time for Trick or Treat this year, to be held on October 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. The next regular meet- ing of the Owingsville City Council is sched- uled for Monday, Sep- tember 10, at 7 p.m. at City Hall. Last year, we all helped with IMPACT APPALACHIA. THIS YEAR,please join us on SATURDAY, AUGUST 25 T" as we bring HOPE & RESTORATION to storm victims in the following Kentucky Counties: CAMPBELL COUNTY GRANT COUNTY JOHNSON COUNTY KENTON COUNTY LAWRENCE COUNTY MAGOFFIN COUNTY MARTIN COUNTY MENIFEE COUNTY MORGAN COUNTY WOLFE COUNTY Projects include_everything from construction & repairs to food collection & clothing giveaways- THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!