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Sam Ford of Innovation Engine described BG 2050 as a 15‑month volunteer‑driven planning process convened to prepare for projected growth in Bowling Green and Warren County. He said the initiative organizes work across eight \"pillar\" areas with more than 100 volunteers and that a separate Google pilot, run at no cost to the county, collected thousands of community ideas. \"We collected 2,370 ideas that had more than 80% consensus,\" Ford said; he added the project captured 3,940 unique ideas divided across 70 subtopics and 12 topics.

The fiscal court approved the contract by roll call after a motion by Squire Williams and second by Squire Lawrence; voting records show the motion passed with the magistrates present voting yes. Judge Gorman and other officials said BG 2050 will provide inputs to county decision‑making and that some ideas from the public process have already inspired immediate actions by local organizations. The court’s approval was recorded as a professional services contract for $5,000 per month for 12 months to manage completion of the BG 2050 project.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Warren County Fiscal Court 06 13 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Fiscal court approved a one‑year, $5,000‑per‑month contract with Innovation Engine to manage the BG 2050 community planning initiative. Presenters described a Google pilot that collected thousands of ideas and broad volunteer participation across eight pillar groups.","taxTitle","Warren County, Kentucky","taxId",4041,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6200046,"Barren River District Health Department nears completion of renovation; taxing district budget presented to fiscal court",424,1945000,2369000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3819686-901f39a435b37d25d8f6b509deae41ca&start=1945&end=2369","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3819686-901f39a435b37d25d8f6b509deae41ca/thumbnail_1945000.jpg","/articles/6200046/Warren-County/Kentucky/Barren-River-District-Health-Department-nears-completion-of-renovation-taxing-district-budget-presented-to-fiscal-court","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200046-239df70b9675b983ab7ff7f445c1e7f3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770982926&Signature=exWpTuyFI2RD9Vmp2iHMH8JEWJmvpQsXz7TNAVp3AQ0zlnvicI1eUj~w0XxF1iT7yvvKA~7LGKDxYoIOSP4B0NXfkqtQ0f9h4qtorSySdvlv-oY1iBeckRtlfETjvC6zz18JRMyTZZ8ELNJQYEceBbpPdAPU3Kf-qIQGBwBvmDJuBrX8LWuMcv3Od7ugzTzZU2hXdDuSWf1y3lVAiWHMyYfu8GluLMwk2vT4FH8ogzno1ph-Oc3bX4LEq4MchVjZ~Ymzahxd39SN7MdprhrBIQaTxmLdnOseIcYsK-QM9Qo5E4XPk~-QFA7PuRiuJGrCT20UEtjCo4pA1dUAbb7FhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Matt Hunt, director of the Barren River District Health Department, presented a renovation update and the taxing district budget to the Warren County Fiscal Court on June 13.

Hunt said the health department renovation at 1109 State Street has converted the facility into a fully usable 55,000‑square‑foot building and that the department now uses all three floors. He described new intake centers, updated exam rooms, an accessible environmental services area and a basement emergency operations and training space. Hunt invited fiscal court members to a ribbon cutting and open house scheduled for October at 3 p.m.

On the taxing district budget, Hunt said revenue is \"a little over $4.4 million,\" which he described as including approximately $3.4 million in operational revenue plus about $176,000 in interest. He said expenses total about $4.2 million, including roughly $3.7 million for operations and a debt service payment of $504,705 over the next 20 years for the facility. Hunt also introduced a new mobile health unit intended to reduce access barriers across the eight counties the district serves, and said the department will focus on six priority health issues over the next three years: diabetes, nutrition, physical activity, mental health, substance use disorders and tobacco/vaping prevention.","Barren River District Health Department director Matt Hunt presented the renovated 55,000-square‑foot facility, mobile health unit and a taxing district budget showing roughly $4.4 million in revenue and $4.2 million in expenses; he invited the court to an October ribbon‑cutting open house.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6200051,"State Rep. Kevin Jackson outlines $20M mental health facility, $220M local transportation funding and infrastructure timelines",567,753000,1320000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3819686-901f39a435b37d25d8f6b509deae41ca&start=753&end=1320","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3819686-901f39a435b37d25d8f6b509deae41ca/thumbnail_753000.jpg","/articles/6200051/Warren-County/Kentucky/State-Rep-Kevin-Jackson-outlines-20M-mental-health-facility-220M-local-transportation-funding-and-infrastructure-timelines","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200051-f9a4dd3f81614eca989c049b6877e11a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770982926&Signature=oT-MzwXjFkG4PuVqe38O~6A432DzG6qJ89iO9tvYWwRfYQB6yeUmHQLWUpQkfhw3Tay2FMHKeqvIul2079x7t2MOFnlhwryzTI9DSpPTTMtGV7B4-1mZBrgJ91QQjUB1Uqw1UIXHeEcVHFid9ARs1zJJjqW413w1yCOq5FadN-OFjvXKsOUJQkCLFYdwXvd4SSg9RF9SSsoiIyPz3OEC5qXJkNyo~Z~~ddA5aGi-q6v8hVkjGvQPgbWX6QPD0yJ91q4Dd3S3IS2cFrpPRCHltvioH4Uj~6iLjpZBmT-FSNBOVLbw-vO~MemN-ifmLViHYHMxr-~~Kwk9~TnGpNw0BA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","State Representative Kevin Jackson delivered his annual Frankfort update to the Warren County Fiscal Court on June 13, highlighting state-funded projects affecting Warren County and bills he authored in the 2025 sessions.

Jackson said the 2024 state budget included $20 million for a mental health facility that will be built by LifeSkills near Lovers Lane; he said the facility is expected to be about 35,000 square feet and that a groundbreaking is planned for early fall with completion targeted by the end of 2026. \"We got $20,000,000 for a mental health facility,\" Jackson said.

Jackson also said the 2024 transportation budget included $220 million intended for Bowling Green and Warren County. He listed specific projects and near-term timelines: doubling the left‑turn lane length at I‑65 Exit 28 onto Lovers Lane; a December letting for the bypass widening from Fairview to Medical Center; a March 2026 bid letting for five‑laning Nashville Road from the WKU roundabout to Campbell Lane; and a March 2026 letting for three‑laning 3 Springs Road with a roundabout at Small House Road.

On legislation, Jackson said he filed House Bill 14, known in the transcript as \"Alyssa's Law,\" which would provide panic‑alert badges for school staff; he said the bill did not pass in the 2025 short session but he intends to refile. He also described efforts on driver's license renewal changes in House Bill 161; parts of that bill passed to allow certain private vendors to process renewals, but the portion allowing government agencies to opt in did not clear the Senate. Jackson noted the legislature reduced the state individual income tax rate from 4% to 3.5%, effective Jan. 1, 2026, as part of House Bill 1.

Jackson credited local law enforcement and county officials for bringing projects and policy ideas to Frankfort and said the local delegation meets regularly with Department of Highways staff to track projects. He closed by thanking the fiscal court for its local support and said the capital renovation in Frankfort will require legislators to use temporary space while work continues.","Rep. Kevin Jackson updated the Warren County Fiscal Court on state funding and legislative activity including a $20 million mental health facility, $220 million for local transportation projects, timelines for several road improvements and work on bills such as Alyssa's Law and driver's license renewal changes.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6200056,"Weatherstone residents press Warren County for permanent fix after repeated flooding",467,253000,720000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3819686-901f39a435b37d25d8f6b509deae41ca&start=253&end=720","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3819686-901f39a435b37d25d8f6b509deae41ca/thumbnail_253000.jpg","/articles/6200056/Warren-County/Kentucky/Weatherstone-residents-press-Warren-County-for-permanent-fix-after-repeated-flooding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6200056-4d481502a58e1abd0ce72deda5ba9a65/orig.mp4?Expires=1770982926&Signature=lT3Y3YKn-nk73yn5iKnHnNs4ZwWWg4hovrhqoEWjP8ef2tohuIPjKVDjglPtaP5BgNYD7BKaXfd5wMjJeiWDIf7m3jtWefKZw5mfBkJADUOBBEOmOf5whJ8LPxL5v8qQ2efxe-8z6VQhuZU6JcVqNQxAh-g263n7707RbDs0y4ZhhnPZeGtJNJRHVfwWuglSO~n~JubaKH5RWkpiUjBQ-js3YJn3w6jsbLHfZRn~gPzXH2U-RmABvOz-1xmrXFylQojbRvyCyhe2tzX3coGZrRmqBwDddpxMx1lyf0Ry5qtGucA41n4-01TfClb0DYhFzO4oE6IInP81mO6FtHnEKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ladanna Froach, president of the Weatherstone Homeowners Association, told the Warren County Fiscal Court on June 13 that 132 families in the Weatherstone Subdivision on Russellville Road have been flooded multiple times and are seeking a permanent remediation plan.

\"I come before you to advocate for the 132 families in my subdivision,\" Froach said. She told the court the subdivision first flooded in March 2021 and again in February and April 2025, and that homeowners were told after the 2021 flood it was a \"100‑year flood\" and would not recur. Froach said the HOA reviewed the subdivision's stormwater quality management plan and found the only engineering signatory was Michael S. Doyle, whose listed suffixes are EIT (engineer in training) and LSIT (land surveyor in training).","Weatherstone Subdivision residents told Warren County fiscal court their neighborhood has flooded multiple times since 2021 and asked the county to deliver a promised long-term stormwater solution; the judge said county departments and the city are working together and will meet with residents.","actionData","errors"]

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Warren County funds Innovation Engine to manage BG 2050 planning; Google pilot had high public participation

Barren River District Health Department nears completion of renovation; taxing district budget presented to fiscal court

State Rep. Kevin Jackson outlines $20M mental health facility, $220M local transportation funding and infrastructure timelines

Weatherstone residents press Warren County for permanent fix after repeated flooding