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The old Shoney s building is pictured. The property will become a car lot. Matt Jones | The Daily Independent
ASHLAND Anyone driving along Winchester Avenue in East Ashland may have noticed construction crews diligently hammering away at the purple-painted corpse of the old Shoneyâs.
Thatâs because a new car lot is coming town, the owner has confirmed.
Back in February of this year, the property was purchased by Burkett Crum Properties Inc., a company owned by two used car lot dealers down in Floyd County.
Dustin Crum, an owner of Affordable Auto in Prestonsburg, confirmed a new lot is set to open in about the next three months, just in time for the Christmas car shopping season. According to Crum, Affordable Automotive started in 2016 and acquired another dealership last year.
Diners wait in line for lunch at the Community Kitchen at The Neighborhood building in the 2500 block of Carter Avenue. KEVIN GOLDY | THE DAILY INDEPENDENT
ASHLAND A squabble over three for-profit agencies moving into The Neighborhood came to a head Wednesday when the City of Ashland enforced a code violation.
However, the issues run deeper and call into question the use of federal dollars used in the cityâs Community Development Block Grant program, which sees federal dollars released through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The executive director of The Neighborhood, Todd Young, tendered his resignation May 19 effective June 30, according to Neighborhood Board member Dr. Desmond Barrett, executive director of Ashland Community Kitchen. Young, according to Barrett, signed contracts with three for-profit entities to move into the Neighborhood, all without approval from the 23-member board.
ASHLAND The Ashland Board of City Commissioners spent the majority of its 20-minute meeting on Thursday afternoon raving about the response of employees, public officials and Ashland citizens, in general,
The driver s-side door of an Ashland code enforcement vehicle is pictured. Aaron Snyder | The Daily Independent
ASHLAND At first blush, it looks like a play to increase revenues in a year where budget shortfalls were a real concern for the city of Ashland, but city officials have said the increase in back-taxes and code enforcement actions can be attributed to having more feet on the ground in those respective areas.
Tax collection in the city is already pretty good â according to the Finance Department s Michelle Veach, the city has collected its taxes at a rate of 97.92% over the last 10 years. From 2011 to 2013, Veach said that average was 99%.