[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.

Daviess County Fiscal Court Meeting, Thursday, September 10, 2026.

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