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Hopkinsville council approves alley closures, amends budget and consolidates legacy line items
Summary
On March 17 the Hopkinsville City Council voted to close seven unnamed alleys used by Second Baptist Church, approved a first-reading budget amendment for FY2025–26, and agreed to consolidate several inner-city legacy program line items for housing and commercial incentives.
The Hopkinsville City Council on March 17 approved a package of local actions including an ordinance to close seven unnamed alleys between West 2nd and West 7th Streets, a first-reading amendment to the FY2025–26 budget, and a municipal order to combine inner-city legacy program line items for housing and commercial incentives.
Alley closures: Tom, a city planner who presented the item, said the seven unnamed alleys (approximately 14,529 square feet) had been incorporated into Second Baptist Church’s parking lot for years and were not maintained by the city; abutting property owners provided written, notarized consents. The council moved and seconded the measure and approved the first-reading ordinance to close the alleys. Tom…
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