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Danville officials weigh in on possible property tax hike
smojica@amnews.comDanville City Commission will consider as part of its 2013-14 budget process whether to slightly raise property taxes for city homeowners, and three of the commissioners have mixed opinions on ways to effectively and painlessly raise more revenue for...Tags: Taxation, Politics, Elections, Budgets and Budgeting, Government
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Owens received payment to dismiss lawsuit against Danville
tkleffman@amnews.comThe city of Danville’s insurance carrier paid to settle a lawsuit filed by former city commissioner Ryan Owens, a settlement the insurance company attempted to keep secret. According to the settlement agreement, which The Advocate-Messenger...Tags: Advertising, Freedom of Information Laws, Politics, Science and Technology, Justice System
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UPDATE: Danville mayor questions transparency, structure of EDP and Industrial Foundation
smojica@amnews.comDuring a special Danville City Commission meeting Tuesday, verbal exchanges between local officials became so heated that a commissioner made multiple motions over a 45-minute period to adjourn the session. Mayor Bernie Hunstad once again voiced his...Tags: Local Government, Corporate Officers, Local Elections, Politics, Elections
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Mayor's actions cast Danville in negative light
Recently I visited with an out-of-state relative who asked some troubling questions about Danville and the recent actions of our mayor. This relative happens to be a former City of Danville employee who keeps up with goings on here and knows what it is...Tags: Politics, Government
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New Winchester city manager hired
The Winchester SunThe Winchester Board of Commissioner voted unanimously Tuesday evening to hire Matt Belcher as the new city manager. Belcher worked as assistant city manager in Paris for three years before serving as the economic development director in Lincoln County....Tags: Substance Abuse, Politics, Elections, Government
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Letter to editor: Public officials are behind I-75 connector
To the editor, After listening to the discussion I was convinced by the remarks of our publicly elected officials and other agency leaders the I-75 connector project is a waste of taxpayer money. No one in the audience believed their remarks and...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, Highway Transportation, Politics, Travel
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Lincoln official may be new city manager for Winchester
STANFORD — Lincoln County’s Economic Development Director Matt Belcher is stepping down from his position at the beginning of May to assume the duties of city manager for Winchester. Neither Winchester Mayor Ed Burtner or city commissioner...
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Former city commissioner Ryan Owens' lawsuit against City of Danville dismissed
tkleffman@amnews.comA lawsuit filed in 2010 by former Danville city commissioner Ryan Owens that alleged meddling by city officials cost him his job at an engineering firm has been dismissed. Boyle Circuit Judge Darren Peckler entered an agreed order Wednesday in which both...Tags: Science and Technology, Justice System, Technology, Trials, Local Elections
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Hunstad questions transparency, effectiveness of industrial foundation
The public deserves a more thorough explanation of my recent resignation from the Boyle County Industrial Foundation board of directors, which was covered in Friday's issue of The Advocate-Messenger. The BCIF board has a long history of achievement and...Tags: Local Government, Freedom of Information Laws, Politics, Government
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New housing complex receives zone change approval
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comA zone change to allow for a new 246-unit multi-family housing complex at East Brannon Road and Lauderdale Drive that developers say will be unique in Jessamine County received conditional approval Monday from the Nicholasville Planning Commission. The...Tags: Business, Rentals, Apple iPod, Politics, Government
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Junction City seeks attorney general opinion on councilman's job in Lincoln
kpeek@amnews.comJUNCTION CITY — Junction City officials will ask the state Attorney General’s Office for an opinion on whether council member Dewayne Taylor is potentially violating an incompatible offices statute. Incompatible offices are those where a...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Religion and Belief, Politics, Values
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Obama's sequester scare didn't work
Today is March 2, 2013, and I reckon last night at the stroke of midnight that sequester thing took effect. The president went around the country explaining what would happen when the thing took effect. I believe one of the ideas he articulated...Tags: Washington, DC, Politics, Government
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