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1.23.25 · Springfield Sun

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Speaker 1: We now turn to the Springfield Sun to bring you
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news from in and around Washington County. Your leader today
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is Amy Jones Timmony. We begin with the addition dated
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January twenty second, twenty twenty five. As a reminder, Brady
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o Y is a reading service intended for people who
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are blind or have other disabilities that make it difficult
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to read printed material. Willisburg appoints council members by Jane
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Reid Klein and a special called Meetium On Thursday, January sixteenth,
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the Willisburg City Council appointed three new members to the council.
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Speaker 2: In the November election, there were two names on the.
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Speaker 1: Ballot and one writing candidate, leaving three empty seats on
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the council. The vacancies had to be filled one at
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a time. Former city council member Tammy Coulter was unanimously
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appointed to fill the first seat. Following Colter's swearing in,
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another former member of the council, Timmy Stein, was nominated
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to fill the second vacant seat. The now four city
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council members voted by secret ballot on Stein's nomination with
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a tie vote of two to two. Mayor Wanda Thompson
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cast the deciding vote, Thompson voted no, rejecting Stein as
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the fifth member of the council. Stein could be renominated
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to fill the third seat if the council so chose.
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At this time, Judy Stein questioned the validity of the
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process and in particular the appointment of Coulter to the
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first vacancy. Attorney Harley Blankenship was approved prior to the
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nominations to serve as parliamentarian for the meeting. After reviewing
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Stein's complaint, he assured the council all procedures had been
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followed properly by Mayor Thompson, and the nomination process continued.
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Ricky Settles was then nominated for the second seat and
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approved with a three to one vote by council. Settles
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was sworn in and the nomination was made to have
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Jennifer Settles filled the final vacancy. She was approved by
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a four to one vote. Following the appointments, the council
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went into the regular monthly meeting.
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Speaker 2: Discussions were held.
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Speaker 1: Regarding the Memorial Day celebration and the drive through Christmas
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at the Park held in the conjunction with North Washington School.
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The council voted to have a committee appointed to help
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organize each event for the city. Timmy Stein was asked
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if he would be willing to serve on one of
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those committees. He said he would consider it. The council
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had one concern about the Christmas program. In December twenty
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twenty four, the city handed out about or over three
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hundred toys to children coming through quote, but we still
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had over three hundred in line. Thompson said, we need
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to have more toys and then candy canes are something
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to hand out if we run out end of quote.
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The council will have another special meeting five pm on Thursday,
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January thirtieth to discuss plans from the Memorial Day celebration.
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Timmy Stein was then asked if he would consider heading
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up one of the committees. He declined. In other matters,
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the council heard concern regarding the ramp leading to the
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front door. The council agreed to make some adjustments to
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the ramp, but not to do a total rebuild. Council
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members also heard a request to allow Willisburg residents to
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cross the one hundred city owned property surrounding Willisburg Lake
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to fish from the bank on the back side of
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the Lake. City Attorney Lizzie Coulter explained why that has
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not been allowed previously, and the Council took no action
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on the request. The Council meets on the third Thursday
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of each month at seven pm at City Hall. Hingden
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and King update constituents by James Z.
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Speaker 2: Klein.
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Speaker 1: Kentucky State Senator Jimmy Higden and Representative Ken King used
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if the break in the twenty twenty five legislative session
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visits Springfield and here from constituents on issues facing the
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General Assembly. The annual Legislative Coffee was hosted by the Springfield,
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Washington County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, January fourteenth at
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the Opera House. One of the key items for discussion
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was a reduction in the state's income tax. The General
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Assembly passed the bill in a previous session, setting benchmarks that,
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once met, would trigger a reduction in the tax rate.
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Higgen reported another benchmark had been met. King reported the
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bill to reduce the tax rate from four percent to
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three point five percent passed the House ninety to seven
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and now moves to the Senate, who will take up
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the measure when the legislature returns to session. On February fourth,
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when the original bill to reduce the tax rate was passed.
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Kentuckians repaying six percent income tax. Higgen says he believes
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the rate will be reduced to three percent in the
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com years, the questions whether it will.
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Speaker 2: Go much below that.
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Speaker 1: He stated, to get below three percent, the state would
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have to start taxing groceries and medicines, which neither he
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nor King is willing to do. Higden stated two hundred
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bills have been filed in the first four days of
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this legislative session.
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Speaker 2: Quote.
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Speaker 1: No earth shadowing bills have been filed, he said, but
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more will be filed when we return on February fourth
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and of quote Next, the discussion turned to road funding
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and construction projects in the area. Higden chairs the Senate
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Transportation Committee. Higden said the legislature set up a twenty
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million dollar special road fund to address specific county road
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needs in the state. He said the state has received
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one hundred and thirty million dollars in request. In addition
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to that small fund, the state receives about one billion
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dollars from the federal government for highway infrastructure and four
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point five billion dollars from the Kentucky gas tax, which
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he noted is the same as that received in twenty twelve. Locally,
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Higden said the current projects in Washington County will be
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completed and there is a possibility of adding another roundabout
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at the intersection of Booker Road and Highway fifty five.
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He noted the work in Fredericktown the Burg should be
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completed by the fall of twenty twenty five. Construction will
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then start on the section from the Burg to Saint Catherine.
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He expects full completion of the Highway one fifty project
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by next year. King reported the Capitol building will be
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closed three to five years or longer following his legislative
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session for a five hundred million dollars renovation. She said
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temporary chambers have been built for the legislature while the
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construction is under way. Senator Hagden said in addition to
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making the needed structural repairs to the Capitol, there will
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be additional constructions to make the building fully ADA compliant.
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Higden said the building was grandfathered in when the Americans
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with Disabilities Act was passed and is partially compliant and
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handicapped accessible, but because of the closure, the building must
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now be brought up to full compliance, which he said
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has added cost and time to the project. The issue
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of school construction funding was discussed. Higden talked about a
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special fund to help school districts that need to build
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but do not have the bonding capacity to do so.
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Washington County School Superintendent doctor J. Robin Cochran said her
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district has requested money from the fund for the construction
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of a performing art center and an agriculture building. Washington
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County has received little from this fund as the Board
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of Education chose to build Washington County High School first
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and adds sports facilities, a performing arts center, and the
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ag building later. She did note the construction of tennis
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courts in baseball and softball fields at the high schoo
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is going out forbid in the next few weeks. Higdon
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closed the meeting by encouraging participation from attendees.
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Speaker 2: Quote.
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Speaker 1: The election of good people and participation in the process
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are needed to make our form of government work end quote,
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he said. Springfield Cruise Battle one point three million gallon
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water main brink at approximately one to fifty am on Monday,
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January thirteenth, twenty twenty five, Josh Fenwick, who was covering
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the late night shift, at Springfield Water Treatment Plant WTP
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noticed tremendous drops in Springfield Water and Sewer Commissions swsc's
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city water storage tanks, which include the High School tank.
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Speaker 2: In Armory Hill.
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Speaker 1: Within moments, the first customer called with low pressure. Mister
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Fenwick immediately notified the distribution supervisor, Scotty Rushian, and the
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search for the league began. The search was hindered by
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darkness as distribution teams traced lines in search of the leak.
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Operators utilized water from Clearview Commerce Take and were able
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to open emergency connections with Lebanon Waterworks and Dansel Water
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to keep as many customers as possible in service. Crew
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located the leak shortly after daybreak and were able to
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isolate it at nine thirty a m. Crew's boweled falling temperatures, snow,
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ice and a rough terrain to get equipment to the
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area of the water main break and completed the repair
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of the line at five pm. The main break was
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found off Lincoln Park Road near Poorhouse Branch Stream in
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an eight inch PVC water main that was installed in
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nineteen seventy eight. In total, SWSC reported one million, three
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hundred forty five thousand gallons of water had leaked from
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the broken pipe. Approximately three hundred fifty city customers were
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under a precautionary boil water advisory, or BWA, and Washington
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County Public Schools decided to have students at the high
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school use an ntiday. Darren Thompson, general manager of SWSD,
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was grateful for emergency connections with the City of Danville
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and Lebanon Waterworks, which likely prevented the BWA from being
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county wide. He also applauded his team, as customer service
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representatives notified customers affected. Distribution operators battled freezing cold temperatures
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while searching for and repairing the main break. The water
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quality specialist collective samples and quickly delivered them to the
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contract lab, and WTP operators juggled water demands throughout the county.
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The BWA was lifted at twelve twenty two pm on Tuesday,
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January fourteenth.
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Speaker 2: Quote.
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Speaker 1: Our community is like many other older communities and that
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we have aging infrastructure challenges, said Thompson. Water and sewer
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infrastructure is usually out of sight and mind most until
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an issue occurs. S WSD has implemented a capital improvement
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plan to begin the replacement of some of the system's
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oldest infrastructure.
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Speaker 2: Construction will start.
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Speaker 1: Later this year in the downtown Springfield area. Later this spring,
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we will start pushing more detailed information out to the
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public regarding these water main replacements.
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Speaker 2: End quotes.
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Speaker 1: Liquor sales in the county to begin mid March by
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janebrey Climb. County detailers could begin filing applications for liquor
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licenses on Monday, January thirteenth, and start selling alcoholic beverages
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a couple of months thereafter.
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Speaker 2: Businesses wanting to obtain a.
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Speaker 1: License following the wet goat in November had to wait
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sixty days from the date of the election was certified
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before filing an application. Newly appointed Washington County ABC administrator
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Thomas Smith said he has spoken with several businesses interested
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in obtaining a license.
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Speaker 2: Corner Market in.
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Speaker 1: Willisburg is applying for a beer license to be able
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to sell beer from the local gas station.
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Speaker 2: Smith said Easy Stoff.
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Speaker 1: On Highway five fifty five at the Bluegrass Parkway have
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expressed interest in obtaining a package liquor license to open
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a full service liquor store at their location. He also
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noted some of the bed and breakfast establishments in the
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area have expressed interest, as well as Bourbon Trail Barbecue
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in the Bird who wishes to sell packaged beer alileest
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selling by the drink in the restaurant. Smith said most
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licenses take six to eight weeks for final approval. The
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State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board runs background checks on each applicant.
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Once approved by this state, the application is sent to
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the county for final approval. Smith said Package liquor licenses,
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which allows or a full liquor store, take a little
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longer for approval as the store must be inspected by
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state ABC officials. Only three package liquor licenses will be
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issued for Washington County.
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Speaker 2: Smith said we can.
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Speaker 1: Expect to see liquor sales in the county in early
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to mid March if the application process goes smoothly. And
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now to the obituaries. James Eric Spauding, sixty two. James
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Eric Spaulding, aged sixty two, of High Streets and Streamfield
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died at five a m. Saturday, January eleventh, twenty twenty five,
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at his residence. Born January twentieth, nineteen sixty two and elevenon.
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He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Richard
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Spalding December tenth, nineteen ninety seven. His mother, Mary Hazel
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Writes Balding, May fourth, two thousand and seven. Four sisters,
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Rebecca Spalding February two, two thousand and four, Wlizabeth Ann
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Spalding April tenth, twenty twenty, Barbara Hodgens August twenty ninth,
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twenty twenty three, and Mary Cecilia Spalding October sixteenth, twenty
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twenty four. A brother, David Anthony Spalding December first, twenty
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twenty three. He was a nineteen eighty graduate of Washington
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County High School, was a former for Boozant Construction Company
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in Bardstown for twenty two years, and was a member
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of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife,
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Anita Smalley Spalding. Three sons, Eric Dion Spalding, Javonte Discont Spalding,
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and James Lekyle Spalding, all of Springfield. Four brothers Joe
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and Georgia Spalding of Lebanon, Paul and Jeffrey Kathy Spalding
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of Springfield, and Peter and Julius Spaulding of Los Angeles, California.
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Seven sisters, Margaret Spalding, Jane Spalding and Susan Spaulding, all
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who Julias Spaulding, Pam Grundy, Marine Spaulding and Maria Pasley,
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all of Springfield. Five grandchildren Cayden, Victarian Kingston, Aria and
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Amelia or I'm sorry, Amiya Spaulding. Funeral master for James
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Eric Spaulding was conducted at twelve pm noon on Friday,
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January seventeenth, twenty twenty five, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church,
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with Reverend Pierre Georgio denglar O p officiating. Burial was
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at Saint Dominic, Holy Rosary Cemetery.
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Speaker 2: Pawbears were Darn.
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Speaker 1: Johnson, Mitchell Hughes, Maurice Evelin, Doug and Rissie Spaulding, Greg Hamilton,
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Joe mccorter and Malcolm Grundy. Honorary paulbears were Dante Smalley,
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Mark Wheatley, Johnny Wheatley, Charles Smalley and Billy Lakefield. Visitation
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was at Holy Rosary Catholic Church from nine thirty am
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until twelve last Friday. Hale Poland Robinson Funeral Home was
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entrusted with the arrangements. Albert Lee Peters seventy six. Albert
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Lee Peters, aged seventy sixth, of Willisburg, passed away at
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seven fifty five am Tuesday, January fourteenth, twenty twenty five,
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at the Springview Hospital in Lebanon. A native of Washington County,
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he was born in August twenty second, nineteen forty eight,
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to the late Ernest and Evelyn Chester Peters. He was
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a member of Alarmsburg United Pentecostal Church and a retired
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employee of Armor Packing Company in Louisville and McDonald's of Springfield.
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He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Corren
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Boblet Peters on September twenty second, twenty thirteen, his daughter,
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Melinda Suzanne Peters Holman on October eleventh, twenty twenty three,
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and two brothers, Tommy Peters on April eleventh, twenty thirteen
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and Bill Peters on September sixteenth, twenty sixth. Survivors include
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a son, Stephen Peters and Tory of Springfield, a daughter,
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Lisa Peters Land of Willisburg, nine grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren,
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one great great grandchild, and a brother Joe Peters and
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Maryland of Springfield. Funeral services were held at one pm Saturday,
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January eighteenth, at the Carrie and Sons Funeral Home with
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Reverend Michael Sigenfaden officiating. Burial was at the Evergreen Cemetery
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at Willisburg. Serving as honorary paulbears were Isaiah Holman, Ali Peters,
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Elizabeth Peters, Jimmy Peters, and Philip Peters. Serving as pallbears
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were Stephen Peters, Stephen Daniel Peters, Healy Peters, Connor Peters,
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Anthony Peters, and Michael Harley. Carrie and Son's Funeral Home
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was in charge of the arrangements. Cody Sturgel thirty three,
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Cody Sturgel, thirty three, divorced, passed away at his home
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in Bardstown, Kentucky, on de Sverse seventeenth, twenty twenty four,
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with his girlfriend by his side. He grew up in
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Brooks and Shepherdsville. He attended Saint Thomas Moore, Louisville, Kentucky
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Catholic School, Nichols Elementary, Bluelt Middle, and Bullet Central High School.
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He graduated in two thousand nine. Football was his passion.
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His number was sixty eight. He attended Jefferson Community College.
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Speaker 2: He was preceded in death.
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Speaker 1: By his maternal grandparents Elizabeth and Earl Day, uncle Dale Day,
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a paternal grandparents, Mary and James Day.
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Speaker 2: He leaves to.
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Speaker 1: Cherish his memory his two sons, Luke and Lane, and
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his girlfriend, his mother, Teresa Day of Brooks, Kentucky, and
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father John Sturgell of Shepherdsville, Kentucky. During his career, he
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worked for Knob Creek Gun Range, Machine Gunshoot, Brown Foreman Distillery,
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Mictor Distillery, and later became an electrician belonging to IBW
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Local three sixty nine. He enjoyed spending time with his
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sons and his girlfriend. He enjoyed football, fishing and hunting,
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riding his hardly with his friends. Funeral services were held
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December twenty third, twenty twenty four, at six pm at Shoppenhorst,
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Underwood and Brooks Funeral Home. Memorial service and Inchwoman was
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at eleven am on Thursday, December twenty sixth, twenty twenty fourth,
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at Highland Memory Gardens in Mount Washington, Kentucky. Kentucky tax
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filine season begins January twenty seventh. The Kentucky Department of
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Revenue Order will begin accepting state individual income tax returns
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on Monday, January twenty seventh, and will begin processing returns
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this same day. The deadline for Kentuckians to file twenty
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twenty four returns is Tuesday, April fifteenth, twenty twenty five.
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The Internal Revenue Service or IRS, will begin accepting federal
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individual income tax returns January twenty seventh. File early to
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avoid processing delays this year. Kentuckians are encouraged to file
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early to avoid processing delays. DLR will temporarily pause operations
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for two weeks from February twenty six to March fourteenth,
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twenty twenty five, so it can transition to a new
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integrated tax system called my Taxes.
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Speaker 2: Quote.
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Speaker 1: We encourage Kentuckians to anticipate a refund to file their
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taxes early so they can receive those payments as soon
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as possible, said Tom Miller, DR Commissioner. Our team is
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working hard to transition to a new, modern tax system
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that's easy to navigate and will benefit our citizens and
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businesses for years to come and to quote, Kentuckians can
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file individual income tax returns at any point from January
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twenty seventh.
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Speaker 2: Through April fifteenth.
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Speaker 1: However, returns and refund payments will not be processed during
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the two week pause Jebruary twenty sixth to March fourteenth.
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Dr staff will still be answering zone calls from taxpayers
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during this period that they will only be able to
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provide limited assistance until normal operations resume March fourteenth. The
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full transition to my Taxes will take a few years
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to complete. Business taxpayers will use the new system beginning
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March fourteenth, twenty twenty five. Individual income taxpayers will continue
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to use the current system for the twenty twenty five
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tax season. To learn more, visit revenue dot ky dot gov,
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slash pages, slash my Taxes, dot as p X. Electronic
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individual income tax returns typically take four to six weeks
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to process. Taxpayers may check the status of their state
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refund by visiting refund dot ky dot gov.
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Speaker 2: Upans. Federal tax returns will be processed.
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Speaker 1: Normally and will not be impacted by DR's operations. POPS
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Volunteer Income Tax Assistant sites. Each year, DLR partners with
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the IRS to operate volunteer income tax Assistant sites across
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the state. At these sites, knowledgeable staff provide free tax
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finding assistance to eligible individuals. And families, as well as
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Kentucky State government employees. The service is available to help
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individuals with an annual income of sixty seven thousand dollars
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or less, or any Kentucky State government employee, regardless of income.
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In person assistance will be offered by appointment on Tuesdays
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and Thursdays from February fourth to April fifteenth. If you
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believe you qualify and would like to take advantage of
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this service, please schedule an appointment by contacting the nearest
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regional Taxpayer Service center. A complete list of the regional
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Taxpayer Service centers is available Get.
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Speaker 2: Help on Tax Returns.
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Speaker 1: Taxpayers who have questions or require assistants may submit a
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general inquiry on the DR website at get Help, where
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CONTACTSDR Taxpayer assistant at five O two five six four
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four five eight one. Representatives are available Monday through Friday
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from eight am until five pm Eastern time. Springville WNSC
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near's end of interconnect projects Springsvild Water and Sewer Commission
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or SWSC customers can rest easiers their water supply has
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gained much needed resiliency.
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Speaker 2: New connections with the City of Danville and.
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Speaker 1: Lebanon Waterworks will be able to supply up to one
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point one five million gallons of water per day or
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mgd D during times of need. Both interconnects were in
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the planning phase in late twenty nineteen and were eighty
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percent funded by EEDA the Economic Development Administration grants. The
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Danville Interconnect project was awarded to Wettele Construction of Somerset, Kentucky,
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with a total cost of four point six zero million dollars.
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This project included laying twenty one thousand near seed of
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twelve inch PVC pipe with multiple vaults to allow SWSD
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personnel to potentially feed the Wesley Chapel, Simstown, Mackville, and
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Willisburg pressure zones in the north and east sides of
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Washington County, said Angela Colder, Special Projects Administrator of sw SC.
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For the Danville Interconnect, the minimum purchase volume is one
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hundred fifty thousand gallons per day, while the maximum volume
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is seven hundred fifty thousand gallons per day.
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Speaker 2: S double.
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Speaker 1: WSD plans to utilize the Danville force on a regular
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basis by the start of February to supply customers in
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the Wesley Chapel, Simmstown and Maxville pressure zones. As of now,
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SWSD only plans to send water to the Willisburg pressure
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zone on an as needed basis.
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Speaker 2: Quote.
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Speaker 1: Part of its strategy is to manage cost, the Darren Thompson,
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general manager of SWSD. If we normally supply water to
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just the three pressure zones, we will purchase closer to
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the minimum purchase requirements from Danville.
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Speaker 2: This will allow us to.
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Speaker 1: Save money and allow over five hundred thousand gallons per
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day of capacity to be reserved from Danville that we
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don't currently have in case of an emergency or drought,
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said Thompson. The Lebanon Interconnect was awarded to Earthworks LLC
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of Bardstown, Kentucky, with a total cost of one point
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one nine million dollars. This project included laying sixteen thousand,
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three hundred linear heat of eight inch PBC pipe with
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one vault to allow SWSC personnel to feed the city
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pressure zone on the south side of Springfield, said Colver.
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The current infrastructure allows up to.
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Speaker 2: Four hundred thousand dollars gallands per.
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Speaker 1: Day to be said to SWSC by gravity slobe. The
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foundation was also laid to add a pump station, which
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would add extra volume that could be purchased, but would
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also allow SWSC to sell water to Lebanon Waterworks.
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Speaker 2: Quote.
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Speaker 1: This connection is an emergency connection that will not likely
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need to be used routinely for large volumes. This connection
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has already been proven to be beneficial to Springfield's customers,
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said Thompson. On January thirteenth, Springfield experienced a major water
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main break that nearly crippled the downtown Springfield water system
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unless some customers without water.
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Speaker 2: Without the Lebanon Drainsville connections, the situation would have been
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much worse. End of quotes. Quote.
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Speaker 1: Washington County is in the midst of economic growth with
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multiple projects that will require additional water. Willisburg Lake is
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the main source of supply for the sw SC water
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treatment plant, and it is drought prone. The resiliency and
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comfort provided by these two projects is priceless, said Thompson.
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Speaker 2: Quote.
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Speaker 1: Interconnections to other utilities is the wave of the future
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and is a proactive step to make sure communities are resilient.
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Springfield has taken these proactive steps and is the head
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of the curves. It relates to many other small communities
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in this regard. We have many other infrastructure challenges, added
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Thompson that these projects are a great step forward and
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with the upcoming projects that are planned in the next
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five years, SWSC customers will be in a great place
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as it relates to water quantity, quality and reliability. This
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concludes excerpt from recent editions of The Springfield Sun. Your
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reader has been Amy June's Timmony on behalf of everyone
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here at radio. I thank you for listening, Keep on
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listening and have a good day.