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16 - GRANT COUNTY NEWS, Thursday, May 10, 2012
Don’t forget to pack a copy of the Grant County News when you travel. Take a photo of your family, friends or people you just met at your vacation destina-
tion with the News and submit it to [email protected].
‘My favorite thing to do with my mom is . . .’
Survivor sign in begins at 6 p.m. All cancer survivors invited to attend free meal provided by Performance Pipe.
RSVP to 859-824-5667 or by e-mail to [email protected]
Grant County Relay For Life
2012 GRANT COUNTY RELAY LUMINARIA MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION - $5 PER LUMINARIA
In Honor Person Being Recognized (please print) # Years Address (if you wish an acknowledgement sent) Survived
In Memory Person Being Recognized (please print) Address (if you wish an acknowledgement sent)
Your Name_____________________________________________________________ Please mail from and donation to: Address_______________________________________________________________ Name: Robin Works City/State/Zip___________________________________________________________ Address: 590 Leaning Oak Road Phone___________________________________________________ Corinth, KY 41010
Total amount enclosed $___________ Check__________ Cash__________ Please make checks payable to the American Cancer Society.
Friday, June 1, 7 p.m. Grant County Park 2012 Activities Include
- Silent/Live Auction - Chili Dog Eating Contest - “Take the Plunge” at Relay - Dunking Booth
- Guns ‘N’ Hoses Softball - Volleyball & Wiffleball - Cake Walk - “Bring Your Best Dessert” Contest
- Watermelon Eating Contest - Music and Fun - Relay Family Feud
- Luminaria Ceremony - 10 p.m. - Scavenger Hunt - Karaoke
“Go outside and play golf with her.”
- Curt PerlebergMason-Corinth “Play dress-up with
her.”- Briana WhiteMason-Corinth
“Help her make the beds.”
- Connor WhaleyWilliamstown “Cook cupcakes with
her.”- Natalie Womack
Williamstown
“Go to Tennessee and go to the creek.”- Zavior Rains
Sherman
“Go out to eat and somewhere special.”
- Abigail RichardsonSherman “Help her clean the
house.”- Dylan Hammonds
Dry Ridge
“Cook. I don’t care what we cook.”
- Madison StechtDry Ridge “To go to the grocery
store with her.”- Honore YangouaCrittenden-Mt. Zion
“Play with her because she is my favorite mom.”- Skylar Richardson
Crittenden-Mt. Zion
Magistrate Brian Linder did not attend the meeting because he also was attend-ing the ceremony for his daughter.
Although no one in attendance spoke before the vote, Judge-Executive Darrell Link allowed comments after the meeting was adjourned.
Dave Rose, a Grant County resident, notified the court that the Crittenden and Corinth fire departments already have fire dues set at $50 and $40, respective-ly.
“They should be allowed to have $50 and $40, and anybody coming on you can go ahead and do $25,” he said.
One change since the ordinance was introduced relinquished the fire chiefs’ ability to change the amount of the sub-scriber fees after the first year.
The ordinance now states that the fis-cal court would approve any changes to the amount of the dues.
The fire chiefs would submit an annu-al report to the fiscal court that included how much money the fire dues brought in and what that funding was used for.
After having a year of data to analyze from the fire dues, the chiefs could ask the magistrates to increase the amount of the fees.
However, any increase would be up to the discretion of the magistrates.
The fiscal court currently provides $25,000 annually to each of the five fire departments — Dry Ridge, Williamstown, Crittenden, Corinth and Jonesville.
Link has said $25,000 will no longer be allocated from the general fund for each department if the dues were passed.
However, if the funds generated by the fire dues falls short of $25,000 per depart-ment, the remainder will be made up from the county’s general fund.
Fire chiefs and some residents have argued that an opt-out clause in the ordi-nance should be removed.
Property owners would have to pay their tax bill in full before filling out a form asking for a refund of their fire sub-scription dues.
Residents then would have the option to opt out of paying the dues for a par-ticular year or opt out permanently.
Another form could be filled out to opt back in if a resident changed their mind.
A resident who opts to not pay the subscription fee would potentially pay anywhere from $500 for a single family residence to $1,000 for a multi-family residence if they utilize the fire depart-ment’s services.
Magistrate Bobby Young said he plans on paying his dues, but he has heard from others who will not.
“I received 28 calls from people who are going to opt out,” he said. “I tried to talk them in to otherwise. There are going to be people who are going to opt out. I can’t believe that either because if my house is on fire, I want somebody to show up.”
FIRE DUESContinued from page 1
Lights,camera,actionGrant County was buzzing with
excitement May 3 as people traveling south on U.S. 25 outside
Williamstown saw lights, cameras and crew members shot a commercial for
Norfolk Southern Railroad.The commercial will be shown in
Washington with a targeted audience of government officials. It highlighted
that the railroad tracks are privately owned and not funded by the govern-
ment. The commercial was intended to show benefits of the railroad for eco-
nomic growth and providing jobs.The crew filmed in Grant County for the afternoon. They filmed in
Georgetown the day before.“An awful lot rides on these
tracks,” said a Norfolk Southern employee who was part of the com-
mercial.
Photos by Camille McClanahan
