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Hopkinsville council approves ordinances on special‑purpose vehicles, budget amendments and recycling code repeal
Summary
The Hopkinsville City Council approved an ordinance allowing street‑legal special purpose vehicles, repealed the city’s commercial recycling rate code, and adopted a fiscal-year budget amendment; council also conducted a first reading of the property tax levy and approved a reprogramming of inner‑city funds.
The Hopkinsville City Council on an evening meeting approved multiple ordinances and a municipal order affecting traffic rules, recycling policy and the city budget.
On the second reading, the council unanimously approved Ordinance 24‑2025 to authorize operation of street‑legal special purpose vehicles on designated highways in the city under restrictions referenced to state law (including a 35 mph posting limit for permitted operation and a helmet requirement for passengers under 18). The measure passed by roll call…
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