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Hopkinsville council approves speed-limit, utility-rate changes and several municipal orders
Summary
On Oct. 21 the council passed first readings of two ordinances (Deepwood Drive speed limit reduction and amended wholesale water rates), authorized a KIA loan application for sewer work, extended downtown incentives, reprogrammed inner-city funds, declared surplus police property and approved a board appointment.
Hopkinsville City Council approved several items on Oct. 21, including two ordinances on first reading and multiple municipal orders that will shape city operations and downtown incentives.
Ordinances: Council passed Ordinance 28‑2025 (first reading) reducing the speed limit on Deepwood Drive from 30 mph to 25 mph pursuant to KRS 189.390; a roll-call recorded affirmative votes from all council members present and the measure passed first reading. Council also approved Ordinance 29‑2025 (first reading), amending Chapter 53 of the Hopkinsville Code of Ordinances to set phased wholesale water rates; that ordinance passed first reading after a roll-call vote.
Municipal orders and executive action: The council authorized Hopkinsville Water Environment Authority to submit a Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA) loan application for priority sewer rehabilitation projects (Municipal Order 42‑2025), including identified WRIS project codes and a total funding request that combined loan and forgiveness amounts. Council approved extensions for two downtown incentive agreements — Rabbit's Nest LLC (extended to June 30, 2026) and Phoenix Property Group (motion amended to correct a typographical date and the extension approved) — and reprogrammed $30,000 within the inner-city residential enterprise zone to fund a neighborhood-network program coordinator (Municipal Order 45‑2025). Council declared certain Hopkinsville Police Department vehicles and furniture surplus (Municipal Order 46‑2025) and authorized disposal under KRS 82.083. An executive order appointed Kenneth Guevara to the Western Hills Municipal Golf Course Board; no council action was required for that appointment.
Votes: For the ordinances that were taken on first reading the clerk called the roll and each council member present recorded "yes." Several municipal orders were approved by motion and voice vote (ayes recorded); the council recorded no formal no or abstain votes in the minutes for these items.
Next steps: Ordinances proceed through required subsequent readings and publication per city code; for the KIA loan application, staff will return any required loan and bond documents to council for formal approval if bonding support is needed. The council directed staff to return with follow-up materials on incentive deadlines and any conditions attached to extended agreements.
