[0:05] Good evening. I'd like to call this
meeting of the Davis County Fiscal Court
[0:08] to order. Today is Thursday, September
10, 2026. Commissioner Condra, do you
[0:14] mind leading us from the prayer and the
pledge?
[0:16] » Thank you, Judge. If you could uh bow
your heads and pray with me or a silent
[0:20] meditation, whichever you prefer.
Dear Lord God, on this day, this day
[0:27] where
a blessing of rain came,
[0:32] we had not too long ago a blessing of
too much rain. Similar to life,
[0:37] sometimes we must make sure what we ask
of that we really truly want and need
[0:45] it. Because when it comes, accept what
those blessings bring.
[0:53] today
as our first responders and our all
[0:57] those in the armed services are in
harm's way. Please bless them.
[1:04] Keep them and their families safe to
where they come home.
[1:10] I ask you to watch over and touch the
minds and the hearts of fiscal court.
[1:16] Judge Castlin, Commissioner Castlin,
Commissioner Marksberry and myself that
[1:20] we use our minds
for good and that we use our hearts for
[1:26] compassion
and may both of them come together.
[1:30] I ask this in your name.
Amen.
[1:34] » And now the pledge.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[1:40] United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands. One nation
[1:45] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
[1:55] I want to make welcome our uh little
guests that I see out there.
[2:00] » Hope hope y'all
>> hope we don't hope we don't bore them
[2:04] too much. Go ahead.
>> One consideration for presentation a
[2:10] 2026 tax rates for the Davis County
Library.
[2:14] » Mr. Johnson.
>> Davis County Library is adopting their
[2:17] compensating rate of 5.3 cents per $100
of assessed value for real property.
[2:22] This is down from 5.4 cents per $100
last year and a rate of 5.7 cents per
[2:29] $100 of assessed value for tangible
personal property, aircraft, watercraft,
[2:34] and inventory, which is down from 6.2
cents per $100 last year. Motor vehicles
[2:40] will remain at 4 cents per $100 of
assessed value since they are adopting
[2:45] the compensating rate. KRS65A110
section 4 subsection B does not apply.
[2:51] So there's no action for fiscal court to
consider for approval. We are simply
[2:55] reading their established rates into the
record.
[2:58] » Thank you, Mr. Johnson.
>> B 2026 tax rates for Davis County
[3:03] Extension District.
>> Mr. Johnson.
[3:06] » The Davis County Extension District is
adopting their compensating rate of 1.1
[3:10] cents per $100 of assessed value for
real property. This is up from 1.07
[3:15] cents per $100 last year. This is only
up due to rounding in the rate
[3:19] calculations since their rate is so
small and a rate of 1.1 cents per $100
[3:24] of assessed value for tangible personal
property, aircraft, watercraft, and
[3:28] inventory. Motor vehicles will remain at
4 cents per $100 of assessed value. And
[3:33] again, since they are adopting the
compensating rate, KRS65A
[3:37] 11104B does not apply. There is no
action for fiscal court to consider for
[3:42] approval. We are simply reading their
established rates into the record.
[3:47] » Thank you, Mr. Johnson.
>> Two, consideration for approval. A
[3:51] minutes of August 27, 2026, Davis County
fiscal court meeting.
[3:56] » Motion to approve.
>> Second. Had a motion and second. We've
[4:00] all had the minutes a few days to
review. Are there any additions,
[4:04] deletions, or corrections? Hearing none.
All those in favor signify by saying I.
[4:09] » I.
>> B. All claims for all departments.
[4:12] » Motion to approve.
>> Second.
[4:15] » Got a motion. Second. These are the
bills doing payable Davis County Fiscal
[4:18] Court. Are there any questions for our
treasur? Hearing none. All those in
[4:23] favor signify by saying I.
>> I.
[4:26] » C. Memorandum of agreement between Davis
County Fiscal Court and the city of
[4:30] Owensboro for funding a juvenile drug
and mental health court.
[4:36] » Motion to approve.
>> Second.
[4:37] » Got a motion second. Councelor Bley.
>> Thanks, Judge. Uh in late 2012 and
[4:43] throughout uh early 2013, Davis County
Fiscal Court in the city of Owensboro
[4:48] created and funded a juvenile drug
court. uh when funding by the state
[4:54] government was eliminated. The program's
goal has been to reduce recidivism and
[4:58] provide treatment options to juveniles
that are charged with public offenses
[5:02] related to substance abuse and uh
juveniles that may have uh mental health
[5:08] problems.
Sometimes those coexist.
[5:12] This program is not for serious crimes
that result in detention like felonies
[5:17] uh violent crimes. Its focus is to uh
rehabilitate uh low-level offenders.
[5:25] The presented memorandum of agreement is
to fund the program for an additional
[5:30] four-year term beginning January 1st,
2027 and ending December 31st, 2030 with
[5:36] the city and county providing $75,000
each annually, total of $150,000.
[5:43] The city of Owensboro has agreed to
continue their portion of the funding
[5:47] and Davis County Public Schools has
agreed to continue serving as the
[5:51] supervising agent agency and fiscal
agent. I have evaluated the program. Uh
[5:58] the county attorney's office uh uses
this program. We refer juveniles that
[6:04] are in court to the program. Like I
said, it's uh 99 times out of 100, it's
[6:09] not violent offenders.
and then we monitor how they do in it.
[6:14] Um, so it's a good program. Uh, I
recommend it support. Thank you.
[6:19] » Thank you, counselor. Any questions or
comments from the court?
[6:24] Any questions or comments from the
public? Hearing none. All those in favor
[6:28] signify by saying I.
>> I.
[6:31] » D. Contract with the Eric Group for
production services at Yellow Creek
[6:35] Park.
>> Motion to approve.
[6:38] » Second.
>> Got a motion. Second, Mr. Johnson.
[6:41] » This contract is for stage and
production equipment rental services
[6:45] with the ERIC group for the Halloween
event at Yellow Creek Park on October
[6:48] 30th to 26. Uh the contract is in the
amount of $4,500 and includes a sound
[6:54] and light package. Legal and I have
reviewed it and we see no issues.
[6:58] » Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Any comments or
questions from the court? Any comments
[7:02] or questions from the public? Hearing
none. All those in favor signify by
[7:05] saying I.
>> I.
[7:08] » E. Funding request from River Park
Center Incorporated.
[7:12] » Motion to approve.
>> Second.
[7:16] » Got a motion and second, Mr. Johnson.
>> Presented as a funding request from the
[7:20] River Park Center in the amount of
$300,000. This is in light of their
[7:24] budgeted shortfall for fiscal year 2027.
Last fiscal year, the River Park Center
[7:29] requested additional funding to cover
their budget shortfall in the amount of
[7:32] 300,000 and noted that a similar size
shortfall was likely for subsequent
[7:36] years. as Oak View Group or OVG attempts
to complete their profile of what
[7:41] entertainment is most successful in this
area. As more data is introduced with
[7:46] what shows resonate with the region,
presumably that will mitigate the annual
[7:50] shortfall going forward. If approved, it
should be noted that the funding would
[7:54] come from the transient room tax
reserve, which comes from the 2% tax
[7:57] levied on the rent of rooms and
lodgings. These funds are restricted and
[8:01] can only be distributed to eligible
performing arts centers in Davis County,
[8:05] Kentucky. So, no opportunity cost exists
in this situation in regards to county
[8:10] operations. I see no issues.
>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Any questions or
[8:15] comments from the court?
>> No.
[8:16] » Commissioner Conder.
>> Thank you, Judge. Uh, Treasurer Johnson,
[8:20] just curious, this will be the second uh
round of $300,000 for a total of 600,000
[8:25] in the these last two years. But uh
going forward, does it look as if the
[8:30] trend is that the River Park Center's
viability as far as financial stability?
[8:35] Has it gotten better during that time
frame or stayed the same? What's it look
[8:40] like going forward?
>> So, the board's fiscal sustainability
[8:44] task force has been presenting
comparative year-to-ate operating
[8:48] statements such that there's a clear
understanding of where they're headed in
[8:52] terms of net income. When comparing
fiscal year 26 with 25, there was a net
[8:57] income improvement of about $250,000.
So, their financial trajectory is
[9:02] heading in the right direction, but the
projected shortfall still exists. From
[9:07] the reports that I've reviewed, it
appears they're making progress towards
[9:10] the goal of breaking even, but the time
necessary to do it remains difficult to
[9:14] project beyond a single year.
>> The progress is being made. It's just
[9:18] very slow for it to be to get there to
where we could say it's break even.
[9:23] Um, at least there is progress being
made with parks. Thank you. Thank you,
[9:28] Treasure Johnson. Thank you, Judge.
>> Thank you, Commissioner. Any other court
[9:31] members? Anyone from the public wish to
speak to this item?
[9:36] » Hearing none. All those in favor signify
by saying I.
[9:38] » I. I.
>> If facility use agreement with the
[9:42] Owensboro Sports Center for the November
2026 general election.
[9:47] » Motion to approve.
>> Second.
[9:49] » Got a motion to second. Mr. Johnson.
>> This is the standard use agreement for
[9:52] the clerk's office to utilize the sports
center for the 2026 general election per
[9:57] the county clerk's election plan. They
propose an estimated total of $6,100
[10:02] which is the same as prior agreements.
All other locations that did not require
[10:06] use agreements will simply invoice the
county their regular rates which range
[10:10] from $50 to $300 per location. Clerk
McCarti Legal and I have reviewed it and
[10:15] we see no issues. Judge,
>> thank you, Mr. Johnson. Any questions or
[10:19] comments from the court? Any questions
or comments from the public? Hearing
[10:23] none. All those in favor signify by
saying I.
[10:26] » I.
>> G. Accept proposal by special inspection
[10:30] services LLC for testing and inspection
services for the Davis County Detention
[10:36] Center.
>> Motion to approve.
[10:39] » Second.
>> Got a motion. Second. Mr. Johnson.
[10:42] » Per contract. JKS Architecture conducted
a request for proposals for special
[10:46] inspection services for the detention
center renovation project. They directly
[10:51] solicited six firms with two responding.
Special Inspection Services LLC
[10:56] responded in the amount of $229,950
and CTL Engineering of Kentucky
[11:01] Incorporated responded in the amount of
$258,526
[11:06] presented as the proposal by Special
Inspection Services LLC in the lump sum
[11:10] amount of $229,950.
The price is within the expected range
[11:16] and this proposal covers all Kentucky
building code required testing and
[11:20] inspection outside of soil. So it'll
include structural site materials and
[11:24] laboratory services. Jaylor Maglinger,
our architect legal and I have reviewed
[11:28] it. We see no issues. I would recommend
your approval.
[11:32] » Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Any comments or
questions from the court?
[11:36] » Any questions?
>> Go ahead.
[11:38] » Jordan, will we be looking at this
expense if not for the remodel and
[11:42] expansion of the jail?
>> No, ma'am.
[11:45] » Okay. Then in keeping with my stance
against this $60 million project, I will
[11:49] be voting no on this. Thank you,
Commissioner. Anyone from the public
[11:53] wish to speak to this? Any comments or
questions? Hearing none. All those all
[11:59] those in favor signify by saying I. I.
Any oppose?
[12:02] » No.
>> Motion carries.
[12:05] » H. Accept proposal by CTL Engineering of
Kentucky Incorporated for testing and
[12:11] inspection services for the Davis County
Detention Center.
[12:16] » Motion to approve. Second.
>> Got a motion. Second, Mr. Johnson. As
[12:20] with the prior item presented is the
proposal by CTL Engineering of Kentucky
[12:25] Incorporated in the lump sum amount of
$54,819.
[12:29] The price is within the expected range
and this proposal covers the Kentucky
[12:33] building code required testing and
inspection for soils for the detention
[12:37] center renovation project. Uh this is
the same firm that completed the initial
[12:41] soils investigation work during the
design phase. Again, Jaylor Magling, our
[12:45] architect, legal and I have reviewed it.
We see no issues. I would recommend your
[12:49] approval.
>> Thank you, Mrs. Johnson. Any comments or
[12:53] questions from the court? Commissioner
Marksberry.
[12:55] » Yes, judge. My stance will be the same
as it was on the previous agenda item
[12:59] and I will be voting no. Thank you.
>> Okay. Thank you. Any comments or
[13:03] questions from the public hearing? None.
All those in favor signify by saying I.
[13:08] » I. Any opposed?
>> No.
[13:10] » Motion carries.
>> I declare the following as surplus
[13:14] inventory and transfer as follows. three
disc golf course baskets and one police
[13:20] pursuit vehicle to Davis County Public
Schools.
[13:23] » Motion to approve.
>> Second and a motion second. Mr. Johnson,
[13:27] » College View Middle School issued a
request for any surplus disc golf
[13:32] baskets for use in their physical
education and health curriculums.
[13:35] Additionally, Davis County Public
Schools inquired as to the availability
[13:39] of a surplus police pursuit vehicle for
use by their police department. The
[13:43] parks department has three disc golf
baskets in inventory that were recently
[13:47] replaced and are no longer needed. And
Sheriff Youngman has one police pursuit
[13:52] vehicle which was recently
decommissioned with no county department
[13:55] having a use for the unit. To transfer
these items to Davis County Public
[13:59] Schools, the court must declare the item
surplus in accordance with KRS67.0802
[14:06] section 4 and our administrative code
provisions. I see no issue with doing so
[14:10] if the court so desires.
Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Any comments or
[14:15] questions from the court? Any comments
or questions from the public? Hearing
[14:19] none, all those in favor signify by
saying I.
[14:22] » I.
>> J. Change order 01 for bid number
[14:26] 2526-76
Yellow Creek Park restroom project.
[14:31] » Motion to approve. Second.
>> And a motion. Second, Mr. Johnson.
[14:35] » This change order in the amount of
$3,767.40
[14:40] 40 cents covers the labor, materials,
equipment, and electrical permits,
[14:44] including inspection fees to reroute
exterior conduits on two larger cabins
[14:48] and one small cabin to the inside of the
buildings to prevent vandalism and
[14:53] improve aesthetics. Public safety
director Jeremy Smith has reviewed the
[14:57] change order and recommends approval.
Sufficient budgeted funds do remain to
[15:01] cover the cost.
>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Any questions or
[15:06] comments from the court? Any questions
or comments from the public? Hearing
[15:10] none, all those in favor signifi I.
>> I.
[15:15] » K. Award RFQ number 2627-18
shooting clay targets.
[15:21] » Motion to approve.
>> Motion second. Mr. Johnson. Davis County
[15:26] Fiscal Court received three quotes for
the provision of shooting play targets
[15:29] for the Mattingly target shooting range
and staff is recommending award to the
[15:34] lowest and best evaluated quote
submitted by AJ's supplies in the amount
[15:38] of $26,659.30.
[15:42] This is a standard budgeted restock of
targets to be used for the remainder of
[15:45] the 2026 season and the beginning of the
2027 season. The expense is recouped in
[15:51] full by the shooting fees. There were no
exceptions to the specifications and I
[15:55] would recommend approval.
>> Thank you, Mr. Johnson. Are there any
[15:59] questions or comments from court
members? Any questions or comments from
[16:02] the public? Hearing none. All those in
favor signify by saying I.
[16:06] » I.
>> L. Promote Lee Bllandon to engineer
[16:10] effective September 13, 2026.
>> Motion to approve.
[16:15] » Second.
>> Got a motion and second. Want to
[16:17] congratulate Mr. on your promotion and
and uh
[16:22] thank you for your service to our
community.
[16:26] All those in favor signify by saying I.
>> I.
[16:30] » Any oppose?
>> Three. Consideration for discussion. A
[16:34] other business to be brought before the
Davis County Fiscal Court and there is
[16:38] none that I'm aware of. B. Public
comments.
[16:43] » This is a part of the agenda where we
invite the public come forward to the
[16:46] podium. State your name and address for
the record and speak to any item other
[16:50] than those items that we have covered on
the agenda.
[16:58] » Hello Renee Keagle Tam Road. I came to
show you um you know this is in regards
[17:05] to the the data center that we believe
is going to be going in around the power
[17:10] plant proposed power plant. Um, I had
researched and got recommended buffer
[17:16] zones. So, I would like to give these to
them if that's okay. Um, there is a
[17:22] graph on the back. But right before I
left home, I found an article that just
[17:28] came out from the Lexington Herald and
I'd like to read that article to you if
[17:33] I may. Woodford County bans on data
centers was enacted through a formal
[17:41] ordinance passed by the Woodford County
fiscal court on September 8th of 2026 in
[17:47] coordination with the city councils of
our sales and midway. This makes it the
[17:52] first Kentucky county to impose a
permanent countywide prohibition on such
[17:58] facilities. the legal process drafting
the ordinance. The fiscal court with
[18:03] input from the county attorney prepared
an ordinance that explicitly bans the
[18:08] construction of data centers, large
battery storage systems, and certain
[18:12] landfills within the county.
Coordination with municipalities
[18:17] incorporated cities of Verselles and
Midway adopted the same language in
[18:21] their local ordinances, ensuring a
unified countywide ban. Public input.
[18:27] Judge Executive James Kay said the
decision followed universal opposition
[18:32] from local residents and no active data
center proposals in the county. Voting.
[18:38] The fiscal court voted unanimously to
approve the ordinance. Implementation.
[18:43] The ordinance is now in effect legally
preventing any new data center
[18:47] construction in the county. officials
cited farmland preservation, rural
[18:53] character, and environmental concerns as
the primary reason. Kay emphasized that
[18:59] the county's finite irreplaceable
agricultural land and historical farms
[19:04] are the backbone of its economy and that
the ban is not about closing doors on
[19:09] technology, but holding the line on the
heritage we treasure. The ban covers
[19:14] data centers, large battery storage
systems, often paired with data centers,
[19:19] and certain landfills. It is permanent,
not a moratorum,
[19:24] and applies to both unincorporated areas
and incorporated cities within the
[19:29] county. In summary, Woodford County
legally banned data centers on the 8th,
[19:35] two days ago, by passing a unanimously
approved ordinance through its fiscal
[19:41] court coordinated with local city
governments after public opposition and
[19:46] without any active proposals, making it
the first Kentucky county to do so.
[19:53] » Thank you.
>> So, I know you said we can't ban
[19:56] business, but they just did. Thank you.
Is there anyone else wish to speak to
[20:02] any item other than those items that
have been covered on the agenda?
[20:10] » Jamie Sers, Hayden Bridge Road, 42301.
[20:16] Talked to Commissioner Condonder a
couple weeks ago about the new jail
[20:21] project out here and the contractor that
was awarded the project. I assume they
[20:27] were awarded A&K
was awarded the project. Uh
[20:33] did a little bit of research and I'm I'm
it blows my mind that that we're going
[20:38] to let these people build our jail. Uh
even talking with
[20:44] Mr. Conder there, he said that uh A&K
showed one juvenile facility that
[20:51] they've worked on in the last 15 years.
The other construction company has
[20:56] actually built 15 jails,
real jails, not juvenile
[21:03] facilities, real jails in the last, I
think, 10 years is what he said. Uh,
[21:11] A&K was low. I get that. I get the low,
you know, we got to save money where we
[21:16] can.
He said that uh county attorney told him
[21:21] we had to go with the low bid.
That's not true. We don't
[21:27] uh according to what I found here,
it looks like
[21:35] KRS424.260
[21:39] says that uh
the county
[21:44] does not have to use the low bidder.
They can actually look at their record.
[21:48] They can they can check to see if
they're qualified to do the work.
[21:54] and responsible to do the work. That
kind of leads me into the whole
[21:59] responsible bidder ordinance that I've
been talking about with the city and
[22:03] county for months now.
I really think that we need to take a
[22:07] strong look at that before November.
Let's not wait and push it off till
[22:12] after these elections. Uh let's not say
it's a good idea, but it's not going to
[22:19] happen till after November. We need to
do something now. And
[22:24] I mean, it may be too late already for
the for the new jail project,
[22:28] but we're gonna have other stuff coming
up. You know, I dug in a little bit on
[22:34] on
on top of
[22:37] not even being qualified, not having the
the background of doing the work.
[22:43] The first thing I pulled up when I pul
when I Google searched A&K Construction
[22:49] was their uh they had a couple of guys
working at a church in Paduca
[22:55] last year. One of them built a a
sparkler bomb and they blew the sparkler
[23:02] bomb up on the job site. Now, if they
can go around and blow up their job
[23:07] sites and not be qualified and still get
the work, that's that leads to a whole
[23:13] set of questions. You know, where do we
draw the line here for responsible
[23:18] biders?
Uh we,
[23:21] like I said, we we need to do something
about it before it's too late. I did
[23:26] bring a little paperwork in case you
guys wanted to take a look at what I
[23:29] found on them.
I don't know if you care to or not, but
[23:34] it's pretty interesting. Like I said,
making a bomb on the job site and
[23:40] blowing it up at a church with a daycare
center in the back, that would have been
[23:45] a red flag that I would not have turned
away from. I would not have let that one
[23:49] go.
But even if I hadn't, I would have
[23:54] looked at their record and seen that
they're not they don't have the the
[23:58] background doing this work. Now, the
other company,
[24:03] I I can't say I like them any better,
but I will say they at least have built
[24:10] jails. They know what they're doing.
There's it's that's a whole different
[24:13] set of
[24:16] I don't know. It's it's it's a whole
different deal when you're talking about
[24:19] building a jail.
I would venture to say that they don't
[24:24] even know how to put down the caulking
in it. detention grade caulking. And and
[24:30] I say this because I dealt with it at
the Vandenberg County Jail trying to
[24:35] find a contractor to do that specific
job. It's not easy. I know the people
[24:41] they have, they don't have the
experience. Thank you.
[24:45] » Thank you.
Is there anyone else wishes to speak to
[24:50] any item other than those that have been
covered on the agenda?
[24:55] Again, state your name and address for
the record.
[24:58] Rod Keagle, 1939, Highway 1554 42301. I
just got a question that I'd like to get
[25:05] an answer to. Are we receiving the
contaminated soil from the uh work site
[25:12] for the data center in Hancock County in
our landfield?
[25:17] » This is an open public forum. It's where
you get to say things. We would I'll be
[25:22] glad to talk to you off camera.
Is there anyone else wish to speak to
[25:27] any issue other than those items that
have been covered on the agenda?
[25:38] » Hi, my name is Kathy Walker, 212 Meal
Hill Lane, Deer Valley subdivision.
[25:46] And um the topic I'd like to talk about
is our library. Um I have been an
[25:53] educator. I'm retired. Um, I taught
fourth grade and middle school and I
[25:58] taught language arts in both of them.
Reading is my hobby. Reading. I love to
[26:04] read. I have a library at home. And I
just want to say that one of the things
[26:11] I'd like to see is a more diversity on
our library board.
[26:17] And um also I know that 230 books were
moved from the young adult and children
[26:26] to the from the adult to um
other way around.
[26:33] They were moved from the children and
young adult until the adult section and
[26:39] seven other 700 other books had to be
looked over and the criteria that they
[26:45] are working with is quite extreme. Um it
states that um
[26:52] um no
sexual content um no drug use, no
[26:59] suicide
and all of these things are 13 to 18
[27:04] year olds are things that they could
possibly use in their life.
[27:10] It's just realistic to think that or
it's unrealistic to think that those
[27:17] things don't affect our young people.
And I think the library went the whole
[27:23] distance when they did the card where a
parent has to approve. And yet still our
[27:30] library board
is not diverse and um it's trying to
[27:37] move books and banning books and moving
books I don't think is good for our
[27:44] community. Oh, thank you for your time
and attention.
[27:48] » Thank you.
[27:51] Is there anyone else wish to come to
speak to any item other than those items
[27:55] that have been covered on the agenda?
[27:59] Okay. Oh, I'm sorry.
[28:05] Again, state your name and address for
the record, please.
[28:13] » Good evening. My name Andy Gambler, uh,
2409 um,
[28:19] Friendship Drive, Orangeboro, Kentucky.
Um, first of all, I want to thank y'all
[28:24] for what y'all doing. Y'all doing a
great job. Keep it up. Okay.
[28:29] Um
[28:34] I'm very very concerned
[28:38] first of all about um the books. They
should not be in there.
[28:44] We and I've done a lot of research on
this and why they allowed them books
[28:50] because
some judges on these bench said it was
[28:57] okay.
We need to really be careful on who we
[29:03] elect for these judges because they can
put in laws
[29:07] that said, "Hey, a book is okay
in speech when it's really not." I'm
[29:14] going to read something here.
It's in First Corinthians
[29:20] chapter 6.
Do you not know that the unrighteous
[29:26] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do
not be deceived, neither fornicators,
[29:32] nor idolattors, nor adulterers,
nor homosexuals,
[29:38] nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor
covetous, nor drunkards, nor revelers,
[29:43] nor extortioners will inherit the
kingdom of God.
[29:49] Then verse 11, and s and such were some
of you, but you were washed, but you
[29:56] were sanctified, but you were justified
in the name of the Lord Jesus. Jesus,
[30:03] and by the spirit of our God. At one
time they was fallen. They was not
[30:09] living for the Lord. But when they gave
theel to the Lord, they repented. And
[30:14] from Genesis all the way to the end, it
says repent.
[30:20] We love the sinners, but we do not
condone sin.
[30:27] If we as true Christians,
we cannot be I'm just going to
[30:37] we cannot be for a party that believes
in this stuff.
[30:44] We have to
we have to represent what the Bible say.
[30:49] We have to represent what the Lord says.
I thank you, Charlie. You a man of God.
[30:56] I thank you, Larry. Always stand for
what is right. Please, Jamie, you too.
[31:02] Chris, please stand for what is right.
[31:08] We got a very, very important election.
Our churches need to start speaking up
[31:12] about this.
Abortion's not right. I know they want
[31:18] to push the fairness ordinance again. We
don't need that in this county
[31:23] and and I'd like to know. Well, I'm not
going to go any
[31:29] » Thank you, Mr. I'm I'm I'm just I'm just
concerned about our city and county
[31:34] right now.
>> Yes, sir. Thank you.
[31:38] Is there anyone else wish to speak to
any item other than those that have been
[31:42] covered on the agenda? Again, state your
name and address for the record.
[31:45] » Hi, my name is Sorry guys. My name is
Tatum Helm, 11:22 Booth Avenue. Um, I
[31:51] just wanted to come up here and say uh
kind of just feeding off of other things
[31:55] that have been said to remind you guys
as a 27year-old that the most important
[31:59] thing about our county in Owensboro is
progressing. And the only way we're
[32:03] going to continue to progress is by
having young people return after college
[32:07] or providing jobs that are just outside
of industrial realms and things along
[32:11] those lines. Um, if you do research and
you do studies, data centers are not
[32:15] wanted by young people. Um, matter of
factly, we know that fairness ordinances
[32:20] that are not here uh do hold businesses
from coming here because um, setbacks
[32:27] that it creates. I mean, it makes you
We're one of the only counties in
[32:30] Kentucky that does not have a fairness
ordinance and we look like we are
[32:34] somewhere that does not protect our
diverse community. So, for a younger
[32:38] person, that is unattractive to want to
come and live here. Continuing from
[32:41] that, you know, one of the greatest
things or supposed to be the greatest
[32:45] things about America is freedom. And
I've learned that ever since I started
[32:48] learning about America in elementary
school. um when we start restricting
[32:54] what books can and cannot be read by
average citizens, when we start erasing
[32:58] history and doing things like that, um
we are no longer free. So, I ask you
[33:02] guys seriously make sure when we're
doing these boards and we're developing
[33:07] them that we are bringing diversity to
them. Uh because we're really missing
[33:11] out right now on the younger population.
So, I just please ask that you guys look
[33:15] at all of these problems and consider
how do we get younger people here? How
[33:19] do we get younger people involved? Uh,
Mr. Castle, you came to the data center
[33:23] meeting and for me, I was the youngest
person there. So, it's a bridge that I'm
[33:27] trying to like kind of gap and figure
out, but I ask that you guys also do
[33:31] that. Do the research, make sure you
understand why a fairness ordinance
[33:35] might work, and you know, the data
centers not being attractive to younger
[33:38] people, jobs, looking to the ones that
want to come back here after college,
[33:42] and all of the things, the ordinances
that do actually matter for Davis County
[33:46] to continue to grow. Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[33:51] Is there anyone else wishing to speak to
any item other than those that have been
[33:55] covered on the agenda?
[33:58] » See comments by Davis County Fiscal
Court.
[34:02] » Commissioner Conder.
Thank you, Judge. As everyone probably
[34:07] heard today, the air show is in town.
So, uh, for the next three or four days,
[34:11] um, be ready. Um, you're going to be
hearing some screaming going on other
[34:15] than just little children. Um the other
thing that will be happening this
[34:20] weekend is special Olympic softball
tournament. It is a uh
[34:25] special really it is a special event.
The athletes that come to this
[34:30] tournament as they've done before that
this is them coming back
[34:34] are genuine. They will reach out to you.
They will hug you. They will
[34:40] compete to no end. and they will just
once finished not only applaud
[34:46] themselves and their team but their
opponent. That's what Special Olympics
[34:51] does. And uh it it is always if you ever
want to just get a smile and get a hug,
[34:57] go to that tournament because there's no
lacking of that type of affection. It
[35:02] truly is genuine. Um the other piece of
um information I believe from what the
[35:09] county engineer Derek Dirk Duper has
told me that uh work on the Red Hill
[35:15] Maxport Bridge, Red Hill, Browns Valley,
sorry, Browns Valley Bridge, wrong name,
[35:21] uh is progressing. It should open up
maybe Wednesday if weather holds, I
[35:26] assume, uh for that to happen. And it is
significant, a significant bridge
[35:30] replacement even uh with its height and
its structure. And it is a very much
[35:35] appreciated that that type of bridge was
put in place uh to be able to not only
[35:40] help going across the creek, but it's
harvest season and it's going to get
[35:45] used really fast, really quick. So,
thank everyone. The road department did
[35:49] a great job. It is an absolute great uh
um project that we got done. Thank you,
[35:54] Judge. Thank you, Commissioner.
Commissioner Marksberry.
[36:00] » Thank you, Judge. Sorry.
Okay. Um, well, no books have been
[36:07] banned from the library,
nor have they been restricted,
[36:14] and Bowling Green is a booming community
very close to us. And guess what?
[36:22] They do not have a fairness ordinance.
As a matter of fact, eight out of 120
[36:30] counties in Kentucky
are the only counties that have a
[36:35] fairness ordinance in place today.
Only eight out of 120 counties.
[36:43] So facts matter and truth matters.
Also, today is the anniversary of the
[36:52] death of Charlie Kirk.
Never forget.
[36:58] We need to never forget the evil that
exists in our world. And seeing all of
[37:05] our first responders out here, it just
makes me pray for them more every day
[37:10] because we have no idea what they're
facing out there. And so I just want you
[37:15] all to know that, you know, our county
has way more pressing issues than
[37:21] worrying about books, worrying about,
you know, hurting someone's feelings.
[37:27] Let's grow up and just get along. You
know, I mean, I have never seen a more
[37:32] divided county, I think, than this. And
I've visited a lot of counties in
[37:36] Kentucky. Um, I have an Airbnb in
Woodford County and that is a very
[37:42] pleasant place to visit and I'm glad
that they're banning their data centers.
[37:47] I think that's great. Um, I did hear
that Lexington and Fyet County may be
[37:54] allowing one and that shocks me quite
frankly because I lived there for nine
[37:59] years and the beauty of that county
still brings me to tears when I drive to
[38:04] it because it's so gorgeous. and all the
horses and you know all the things that
[38:10] make it special. We've got to protect
our county guys. we need to get together
[38:14] and protect what's really important in
my opinion and um
[38:22] anyway and then of course tomorrow is
911 and uh we all know that our county,
[38:28] our country, everyone tried to come
together
[38:31] at 911 and we think about it maybe what
30 minutes an hour when it happens every
[38:39] year and then we go around and we pick
on each other and We are hateful to each
[38:44] other and u I just think we can do
better. So, thank you.
[38:51] » Amen. Commissioner Castle.
>> Thanks, Judge. Uh I want to thank
[38:56] everybody here tonight that's that's
come here to share their opinions,
[39:00] different opinions, and actually, you
know, voice concerns, that kind of
[39:02] thing. And I can't think of anything
greater that we have.
[39:06] One of the greatest things that we have
in our country is our ability to share
[39:10] our opinions. uh regardless of if people
agree with us or not. And I do
[39:14] appreciate when people can say it
without being, you know, chastised or or
[39:19] ridiculed to a to a point that's uh
that's beyond working well together as a
[39:24] good neighbor. But I thank you to
everybody that comes here tonight and
[39:27] voices their opinion. And also in on the
heels of what Commissioner Mark Sperry
[39:32] said about tomorrow being the 25th
anniversary of September 11th, although
[39:37] like she said it some people we do think
about it just for 30 minutes on the day
[39:40] that it happened. And I hope that you
know as uh as you go through every day
[39:44] that you consider that some of the
freedoms that of mobility that are lost
[39:49] because of things like that and how even
when uh when you lose those freedoms it
[39:54] it makes you appreciate them even more
hopefully and understand of sometimes
[39:58] there's reasons that that we have to do
the things that we do and have the
[40:02] restrictions that we do to help keep us
safe as well.
[40:05] » Go ahead.
>> Thank you, Commissioner.
[40:10] I just want to echo what uh Commissioner
Condor said about the Special Olympics
[40:15] tournament that's going to be in town.
Um few years ago I got in body to throw
[40:20] the first pitch out there and and uh so
I got to interact with them and and uh
[40:26] absolutely right about the hugs. So and
I'm a I come from a family of huggers.
[40:30] So I appreciate that. Anything else for
without further business this meeting is
[40:36] adjourned.