Council debates intent to annex 25.85-acre Cedar Grove parcel amid resident opposition

Shepherdsville Mayor Jose Cabrero and council members took up an ordinance (025022) declaring the city's intent to annex 25.853 acres on Cedar Grove Road on a motion and second, triggering an extended public discussion and member debate.

The question of intent mattered because, as Council member Mike Hibbert noted during the meeting, "Tonight's vote appears to be for the intent only. It does not actually annex this property." The ordinance, sponsored by Council member Mike Hibbert, would refer the parcel to the Bullitt County Joint Planning Commission for a zoning recommendation if the council adopted the city's intent to annex the land.

Residents and several council members pressed concerns about drainage, traffic and economic assumptions tied to warehouse development. Multiple…