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Audit log: issues found and fixes applied
Summary
Editorial audit of draft articles flagged a few transcription inconsistencies and clarity items; the final articles were revised to correct road-name inconsistency, cite statutes exactly as spoken, avoid inferred speaker names/roles, and plainly note where vote tallies were not recorded.
Spelling and consistency: The transcript contains inconsistent spelling for one road (appeared as "Strangetown" and "Stringtown"). The article normalizes to "Stringtown Road" and flags the transcript inconsistency for verification in county records. The proper name "Todd County" was used consistently.
Attribution and speaker identity: Many speakers in the transcript are identified only by speaker number. The draft used generic speaker labels (e.g., "Speaker 2"). The final articles retain only names and roles explicitly present in the transcript or safe generic labels such as "Speaker 2" and add the first transcript block where each speaker appears.
Legal references: The transcript references "KRS 4 4 1.207"; the draft records the statute exactly as spoken and lists it as KRS 441.207 in the authorities section while noting the transcript's formatting. The article does not expand the citation beyond the wording given in the transcript.
Vote tallies: The transcript reports voice votes with ayes and no recorded opposition; individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded. The articles state that votes passed by voice vote and note the absence of roll‑call tallies rather than inventing counts.
Out_of_context and framing: No quotes were lifted out of context; quotes appear in the article with short explanatory context. No speculative language or attribution of guilt, liability or unrecorded actions was added.
Remaining verification tasks for reporters: confirm official spelling of "Stringtown Road" vs. "Strangetown" in county documents, obtain the executed state agreement for the $296,000 grant and the written STV contract to confirm the $55,000 design figure, and confirm final budget amendment paperwork and the treasurer's monthly statements once US Bank statements are available.
