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Tourism office moves to 105 West Cedar; Fourth of July fireworks planned at The Mint Gaming Hall; county reports storm damage to health department building
Summary
Tourism Director Amy Ellis reported 2023 economic-impact figures, said the Exit 6 tourism office 'log cabin' has been sold and framing is underway at new office space at 105 West Cedar Street; the county also scheduled Fourth of July fireworks for July 2 at The Mint Gaming Hall and reported a truck damaged the Simpson County Health Department building at 1131 South College Street.
Tourism Director Amy Ellis told the Simpson County Fiscal Court that 2023 tourism economic-impact numbers and current promotional advertising campaigns support ongoing tourism efforts for Franklin and Simpson County. She said tourism funding comes from a 3% transient (hotel) tax and noted that the "log cabin" tourist office at Exit 6 has been sold; framing for the new office at 105 West Cedar Street is underway.
Ellis also announced that this year’s Fourth of July fireworks display will be at The Mint Gaming Hall on Tuesday, July 2. The tourism report was presented for information and no budgetary action specific to the tourism office was taken at the June 25 meeting.
Judge/Executive Mason Barnes reported several county operations updates: a storm debris collection center will open June 28–29 and future dates will depend on utilization; Scott Waste Services residential quarterly rates will increase 5.04% to $48.84 effective July 1, with a new commercial rate of $5.51 per yard; and bids for the Simpson County Clerk/PVA building were due at 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
Barnes also reported that a truck rolled into the Simpson County Health Department building at 1131 South College Street, causing extensive damage; the Kentucky Association of Counties is assisting with incident management and follow-up. Jailer Vaughn reported that the jail commissary issued a $23,000 final check, bringing the commissary total for the fiscal year to $264,052.78. Fire Chief Leslie Goodrum reported the first around-the-clock fire shift began June 23 with two firefighters on duty.
Why it matters: The tourism office move and advertising programs affect the county’s visitor economy; the debris center, waste-rate change, building damage and facility bids affect operations and budgets and may prompt near-term county action or repairs.
