Hawesville City Council
Hawesville Moving Forward with Water Meter pilot
As reported in The Clarion in June, the Hawesville City Council were given a presentation by sales representatives from Fortiline Meter Company. The decision was made to go forward with a pilot/test run of 20 of those new water meters since then, as all of the City’s current meters are out of warranty. At the July…
Read MoreBluegrass Engineering gives updates on projects for City of Hawesville
The Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday evening, June 11th, and Matt Curtis, Co-Owner of Bluegrass Engineering, provided an update on projects. Storm Water Project Curtis said, “Several months ago, we had to increase the budget for the Storm Water Project. That request to FEMA has been approved. In the meantime, GRADD has been working…
Read MoreCounty Storm Shelters discussed at Hawesville Council Meeting
The Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday evening, May 14th. Councilman Danny Doyle had brought up the question about storm shelters in Hancock County at the last council meeting. Hawesville Fire Chief Shane Richards researched since then, and reported that there are zero FEMA certified shelters in the county’s response area. “There are 2 housing-only…
Read MorePublic input stressed at Hawesville Town Hall meeting March 4th
The Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday, February 13th, and Hawesville City Controller Jake Powers is encouraging everyone in the community to please attend the Town Hall Meeting on Monday, March 4th at the Hawesville Methodist Church Hall at 6 p.m. A large public attendance at this meeting is one of the KEY points that…
Read MoreRelief for rural water customer announced at Hawesville City Council
At the Hawesville City Council Meeting Tuesday evening, December 12th, it was announced that the 1996 rural water bond will be paid off soon. In 1996 the city built the water lines out Hwy 60 towards Cloverport, Kentucky. The lines fed the rural areas out Hwy 69 corridor. Those customers were paying $21 extra a…
Read MoreHawesville looking for grants to help with future plans
Hawesville Mayor Rob McCormick reports at the Hawesville City Council meeting on Tuesday, November 14th, that City Administrator Jake Powers has been doing a wonderful job at documenting the city’s maintenance costs. Unexpected costs in the city have been tallied at around $25,869. “We’ve got water and sewer repairs and A11s,” Powers said. “For July-Oct.,…
Read MoreHawesville receives donation for Christmas decorations
Mayor Rob McCormick was presented with a check by Mr. Brucy Pryor Tuesday evening at the Hawesville City Council meeting. The check was presented for Christmas decorations in downtown Hawesville. The check was donated by Pryor ‘s aunt and uncle, Becky Powers Doyle and George Doyle, who generously donated $2K worth of gently used…
Read MoreBreakthrough for Road Assistance; Domtar donates $15K to Hawesville VFD
The Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday evening, October 3rd. Hawesville City Clerk Lora Basham was congratulated on completing the Level 1 – Achievement in City Governance via KY League of Cities City Officials Training Center. She completed 58 hours of approved courses and 2 hours of ethics. Breakthrough for Road Assistance Hawesville Mayor Rob…
Read MoreHawesville “Winter in The Park”; Domtar 5k Run & Walk
Chair of Hawesville Beautification Committee, Paula Gray, spoke to Hawesville City Council members and Mayor Rob McCormick, voicing concerns on riverfront clean-up and this year’s Christmas decorations. McCormick named Paula and husband, Fred, as Grand Marshals for this year’s Hawesville Christmas Parade, to acknowledge all of the work they’ve done to make the city beautiful…
Read MoreHawesville council tackles projects
The Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday, September 12th. that would eliminate truck traffic. In addition, the council approved a reschedule of next month’s meeting for October 3rd. Storm Plant/Infrastructure Hawesville Mayor Rob McCormick said the project on the city’s storm plant could cost $3.2M. “They have found a grant that will match all…
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