Lewisport Mayor Chad Gregory
Lewisport City updates; new Lewisport Police Officer Nick Jarboe
At the Lewisport City Council Meeting on Thursday, November 16th, it was announced that preparations are already underway for another wonderful, annual Christmas in the Park event in downtown Lewisport, Friday, December 1st, from 6-9 p.m. In addition, the Public Works crew has done an excellent job decorating the city with Christmas lights. Congrats to…
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 MoreIron in water causes setback in Lewisport RO Pilot Study
Lewisport City Council met on Thursday evening, August 17th, and Engineer Bryan Lovan, Co-Owner of Bluegrass Engineering, explained how they’ve been meeting some challenges in the water plant study, due to iron build-up in the water. Three Code Enforcement Board members were approved by the council as well. Update on RO Project The reverse osmosis…
Read MorePublic comments on speeding traffic problem in Lewisport
A concerned resident attended the Lewisport City Council Meeting on Thursday evening, July 20th, requesting that city law enforcement handle the problem of speeding vehicles through neighborhoods. The Lewisport resident & his wife live on Bluegrass Drive and moved in last September, he said. He addressed the council saying, “I came to the meeting to…
Read MoreLewisport rickhouse gets its first barrel; Q&A follows at council meeting
The Lewisport City Council Meeting was held on Thursday evening, June 15th. David Carroll, Director of Operations at Green River Distillery, attended along with Ryan Fulkerson, Special Projects & Engineering Manager, and others. Carroll opened the floor for questions concerning the Lewisport rickhouse site. “The 2nd rickhouse is already underway,” Carroll said. “Those are…
Read MoreRicky Johnson making entrepreneurial effort to furnish homes for Hancock County
Ricky Johnson, 43, has been in the plumbing business for almost 20 years now. In addition to Johnson Plumbing, he owns and runs CTR Homes. “August makes 19 years in business,” Ricky said. “I’ve plumbed houses for the majority, for about an average of 100 houses a year. I just like the building aspect of…
Read MoreLewisport getting ready for big event; discusses property violations ordinance
The Lewisport City Council meets on the third Thursday of every month. This month’s meeting was Thursday, May 18th, and it was approved to use the remainder of the city’s water fund monies to move forward with the water plant pilot program. “At last month’s meeting, Matt Curtis (with Bluegrass Engineering) was in…
Read MoreHawesville Council discusses several matters; budget, banking activities
The Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday evening, May 9th. These meetings are open to the public, and are held on the second Tuesday of each month. The meeting began with a call to order by Hawesville Mayor Rob McCormick, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer. Roll was called, with council members present:…
Read MoreDiscovery of $100,000 grant money to be applied toward Lewisport’s main Lift Station
At the Lewisport City Council meeting, February 16th, Mayor Chad Gregory made an announcement that he was surprised to find two older grants totaling $100,000. Those are available to rehabilitate Lewisport’s main lift station. “That grant (the clean water grant) was kind of old and forgotten about it,” Gregory said. “I made an error. It…
Read MoreHawesville audit, grants, water tie-in with Lewisport
Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday, February 14th at 6:30 p.m. Hawesville Mayor Robert McCormick called the meeting to order and they began with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, followed by roll call. Hawesville City Clerk Lora Basham and Attorney Jamie Stephens joined council members Tracy Johnson, Wayne Herndon, Kevin Linn, Junie Morris, Danny…
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