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Elizabethtown council approves new meeting location, zoning change, street acceptances and $1.5M property purchase
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Summary
At a Jan. 5 special meeting, the Elizabethtown City Council unanimously adopted two ordinances (moving the council’s regular meeting place and a zoning map amendment), accepted several streets into city maintenance and authorized a conditional $1.5 million purchase of 1117 Woodland Drive for community services.
Elizabethtown’s City Council convened a special meeting on Jan. 5, 2026, and unanimously approved a package of measures that will move the council’s regular meeting place, change the zoning for a property on Dauphin Drive, add several new streets to the city-maintenance program and authorize the conditional purchase of a nearly 2.9-acre parcel for community services.
Judge Howard summarized the first adopted measure, Ordinance 1-20-26, as “an ordinance amend[ing] the code of ordinances, title 3, concerning administration and city council meetings and organization meeting times,” noting the change of the official meeting place from Pritchard Community Center to the council chambers at 212 West Dixie Avenue to ensure compliance with KRS chapter 61. The council adopted that ordinance by voice vote; the clerk recorded the vote as 6-0.
The council also approved Ordinance 2-20-26, a second-reading amendment to the official zoning map for the property at 2916 Dauphin Drive. Judge Howard said the change had been found consistent with the city’s comprehensive plan. The ordinance passed on the council’s motion and the recorded result was 6-0.
Under Municipal Order 1 of 2026, the council accepted Arnett Place, Mechanical Drive, Camping Circle and Electric Avenue (a total of 2,020 feet measured from the intersection at South Wilson Road) into Elizabethtown’s street maintenance system. The order states the streets were built to the city’s subdivision standards and that the mayor or designee is authorized to finalize actions such as erecting street name and traffic control signs.
After a brief public-comment period with no speakers, the council entered a closed session to discuss the acquisition or sale of real property and specific economic-development proposals pursuant to the transcript reference to KRS chapter 61. Upon return to open session, the council introduced Municipal Order 022026, which the summary describes as a conditional offer to purchase approximately 2.89 acres at 1117 Woodland Drive from Capky Properties LLC for $1,500,000 for a potential community-service program site. The municipal order authorizes the mayor or the mayor’s designee to execute agreements, obtain a title report, confirm zoning compliance and complete a Phase I environmental review prior to closing; the motion to adopt the order carried.
Mayor (unnamed) marked the meeting as an opportunity to celebrate the renovated chambers and recognized contractors and staff who worked on the facility. “We’re really pleased with the way our new chambers turned out,” the mayor said during opening remarks.
The council had no additional business and adjourned. The next regular meeting was announced for Jan. 12, 2026.
What’s next: The municipal order authorizing the 1117 Woodland Drive purchase is conditioned on standard due diligence (title, zoning, Phase I environmental). The mayor or designee is authorized to sign closing documents if those checks are satisfactory, per the adopted order.
