The vote is expected to be finalized at a Tuesday meeting.
The Monday session briefly opened up to public comment â besides the press, no one was in attendance.
At the end of 2020, then incoming Mayor Matthew B. Perkins announced the name of the street would be changed, in honor of the former Mayor Gilmore, who served in the role multiple times over the years. After the meeting, Perkins said placement of the street name holds a lot of meaning in Gilmoreâs career in public service.
âHe went to Washington so many times to lobby for the federal funds to redo River Front Park,â Perkins said. âItâs been 20 years and we see people down there every day enjoying it. It was a field a grass before his efforts.â
The vote is expected to be finalized at a Tuesday meeting.
The Monday session briefly opened up to public comment â besides the press, no one was in attendance.
At the end of 2020, then incoming Mayor Matthew B. Perkins announced the name of the street would be changed, in honor of the former Mayor Gilmore, who served in the role multiple times over the years. After the meeting, Perkins said placement of the street name holds a lot of meaning in Gilmoreâs career in public service.
âHe went to Washington so many times to lobby for the federal funds to redo River Front Park,â Perkins said. âItâs been 20 years and we see people down there every day enjoying it. It was a field a grass before his efforts.â
ASHLAND The Ashland City Commission voted Thursday to take the first steps toward getting up to $13.4 million in federal money for infrastructure.
Mayor Matthew B. Perkins said the situation is still developing as the city heads toward its budget planning cycling for the next year.
The fiscal year 2022 budget cycle will begin July 1.
The funds are expected to come from the American Rescue Plan Act, which has $350 billion set aside for state, local, territorial and tribal governments. Of that money, $45 billion has been set aside for municipal governments.
The funds are supposed to be put toward public health, mitigating economic impact made by the virus, loss of public sector revenue, premium pay for essential works and infrastructure, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury.
ASHLAND The United Way of North East Kentucky, in partnership with the city of Ashland, will be installing a learning trail at the Carol Jackson Unity Center today.
The trail, set for a grand opening on May 22, will help parents get their children prepared before entering kindergarten, according to United Way of North East Kentucky executive director Jerri Compton.
At Thursdayâs city commission meeting, Compton told the commission the trail is part of push to help get children in the area up to snuff prior to entering kindergarten.
According to Kids Count Data, which assesses living conditions of children throughout the country, about 50% of children in the Kentucky Commonwealth enter kindergarten with the necessary âadaptive, cognitive, motor, communication and social-emotional skills.â