Local briefs for April 14, 2017

Published 11:39 am Friday, April 14, 2017

GIS special meeting

There will be a special meeting of the Clark County GIS Board of Directors at 10 a.m. Friday, April 21, at Winchester Municipal Utilities Administration Building, 150 N Main St. This is in place of the regular April 25 meeting.

Licensing board meeting Monday

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The Winchester Licensing Board will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at Winchester City Hall. The agenda includes discussion of liquor license applications by Dickey’s Barbecue and Terry and Kathy’s on Boone Avenue.

City commission meeting Tuesday

The Winchester Board of Commissioners will meet in regular session at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Winchester City Hall. Items on the agenda include consideration of a draft nuisance ordinance and a report on the Clark County needle exchange program. There will be a special meeting at 4:30 p.m. Both meetings are open to the public.

County budget meeting

The Clark County Fiscal Court will have a special meeting at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Clark County Courthouse. The agenda includes discussion of the 2018 fiscal year budget and an order requiring all county-owned vehicles to be marked.

Retired teachers to conduct lunch meeting 

The Clark County Retired Teachers Association will meet Tuesday in the private dining room at Woody’s near Rural King on the Bypass. Lunch will begin at 11:30 a.m., and members will order from the menu. The business meeting will begin at 12:15 p.m. Guest speaker will be Sharron Oxendine, former George Rogers Clark High School math teacher and past president of the Kentucky Education Association.

Historic Preservation Commission to meet 

The Winchester Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 20, in the commission chamber in City Hall.

Hydrant flushing continue Monday 

Winchester Municipal Utilities has completed flowing hydrants in the city limits and begin flowing hydrants in the county next week. Hydrant flushings will take place in the following areas Monday: BLT Way, Caudill Drive, Glenway Road, Hud Road, JNT Way, Lamond Ruelle, Lexington Road, Old Revilo Road, Revilo Road, Rockwell Road, Salamar Rue, Tierney Way, Van Meter Road, Yeiser Road and WMU Access Road.

East Clark water meeting

The East Clark County Water District board of directors will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 17 at 118 Hopkins Lane.

Clerk’s office closed for Good Friday, Easter 

The Clark County Clerk’s Office will close at noon today in observance of Good Friday, and will be closed Saturday in observance of Easter. The office will resume regular business hours Monday.

BCTC hosting blood drive 

The Kentucky Blood Center Bloodmobile will be at the Bluegrass Community and Technical College Winchester-Clark County campus from 10 a.m. to noon Monday.

Generation Center hosting

medication safety program 

The James B. Allen Generation Center, 32 Meadow St., will host a free educational program about medication safety provided by Maria Chapman of the Kentucky Poison Control Center at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, April 20. For more information, contact Diana Sims at 744-3235.

Clark County Democrats meeting

The Clark County Democrat Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at Golden Corral. All registered Democrats are invited.