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With colder temperatures and cold winds in the forecast, Senior Meteorologist Brian Schoettmer with the National Weather Service in Louisville says the stage may be set for the first snow of the season.

“I think the chances are actually really good, pretty high confidence, that you’re going to at least see some snowflakes flying, especially as we get into Thursday evening,” Schoettmer said. “Now, whether or not you’re going to see much of that stick to the ground, I think that’s much lower confidence.”

Schoettmer says the ground and surface temperatures are still too warm for snow to stick unless an area ends up with a heavier snowfall. He also says drivers should remember to use a little more caution if snowfall does occur.

“Just kind of pay attention when you are driving because, you know, even though we’re not expecting anything to stick, if you do get a brief heavy snow shower, that could cause the roads to briefly be slippery, so we just want everyone to kind of slow down and play it safe for this first event,” Schoettmer said. “Let’s get that one under our belt and move on into winter.”

Follow the National Weather Service in Louisville for the latest updates.

An investigation into possible tampering with a water tank led to a boil water advisory in Breckinridge County.

Hardinsburg City Clerk Dave Bollinger says a contractor arrived at the Persimmon Flat water tank to do work on an antenna and found water spraying from a hatch. After contacting the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office to investigate and the Kentucky Division of Water along with the Department of Homeland Security to report the incident, the Hardinsburg Municipal Water System issued a boil water advisory for all of Breckinridge County.

Bollinger said when city personnel went to inspect the scene, it appeared that somebody had gotten through the fence around the water tank and gone into a shed on the property, where they stripped copper from wiring and stole some equipment. The bolts on a hatch on the tank had been loosened, causing water to leak out, but Bollinger stressed that it did not appear water in the tank was ever accessed.

The boil water advisory was issued as a precaution. It has since been lifted in Hardinsburg and Irvington after testing results showed no contamination. The City of Cloverport remains under an advisory as of Thursday morning as testing results there are pending.

Anybody with possible information on the incident is encouraged to contact the Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office.

The Radcliff City Council met for their second meeting of the month Tuesday.

Radcliff Chief Financial Officer Chance Fox discussed the city’s bidding for a new employee healthcare insurance provider. Mayor JJ Duvall said the city had claims they have not normally had this year, so current provider UnitedHealthcare informed the city rates would be increasing. Fox said the city decided to shop around to reduce the financial impact.

“There will be some impact to the budget,” Fox said. “I don’t think it would be a major impact to the budget, but it’s something that, because the council obviously approves the budget, something you need to be aware of, and we’re looking at a six month window since we’re coming up on the second half of the budget, and that’s when the policy would renew, and then any additional consideration the city might have we would just allocate and blend into the 2025-2026 budget.”

The city is recommending coverage from Anthem, which would carry a rate increase of about 22.2 percent from current rates but would save about $68,000 from the proposed renewal with United. The council will discuss the proposed bid at their next meeting.

The council approved awarding the city’s solid waste franchise to Green River Waste. Members of the council said in addition to a lower rate, they appreciated the presence of a local office that Green River included in the bid. Mayor Duvall said as the franchise has been held by Waste Management for more than two decades, residents should anticipate a transition period.

“Anyone that thinks it’s going to be a 100 percent transition day one is probably not a realistic view,” Duvall said. “I know the garbage companies will say ‘yeah, we can make it happen,’ and I hope you do, but at the end of the day, I think there’s going to be hiccups. There’s going to be days that people are used to pulling their dumpster or their cans out on Monday, and now it’s on Thursday, and so there’s going to be some hiccups.”

In other meeting news, the council approved an ordinance consolidating the city’s property tax rates and collection procedures into one ordinance on its second reading. The council also approved a zoning change for 408 Shelby Avenue in the Skyview Estates subdivision from R-6 to R-4.

The Radcliff City Council will next meet December 9.

The Elizabethtown City Council met for their second meeting of the month Monday.

The council voted to decline the annexation request from seven property owners along Hayden Church and Cecilia roads that would be leasing their property to Lightsource BP for a solar farm. 

“The city council emphasizes the administrative staff finding that the large-scale solar farm proposed is not urban in character and is not suitable for development for urban purposes without unreasonable delay,” said City Attorney Ken Howard, reading from the municipal order approved by the council to decline the request. “This finding is further supported by Telesto’s memorandum, indicating the need for minimal municipal services for the project.”

The order “does not express an opinion on the viability or suitability of a large-scale solar farm in the unincorporated areas of Hardin County.”

The council also approved municipal orders that approved a contract with Dirt Works Unlimited for about $214,000 for the Keeneland Drive ditch stormwater design project, and a change order with Triumph Landscape Construction Inc. for about $133,000 for the North Main Street sidewalk project. 

Ordinances approving changes to the city’s zoning ordinance regarding medical cannabis operations and offsite directional signs were passed on their second readings. The first reading was held on two zoning amendments as well as an amendment to the city’s Alcohol Beverage Control ordinance.

“It reestablishes annual licensing fees, reaffirms times of sale, added language for the Entertainment Destination Center License and ordinance, clarified language and enforcement and penalties, and reestablishes procedures for enforcement of the ordinance,” Howard said, reading from the ordinance

The full text of the ordinances and municipal orders can be obtained by contacting the city clerk’s office.

The Elizabethtown City Council will next meet December 2.

The Radcliff Police Department is requesting more information from a person that called in a tip. 

The RPD is looking for more information regarding a tip submitted to the department through Hardin County Crime Stoppers earlier this year.

According to the RPD, the tipster gave specific information on a possible homicide that occurred in Radcliff in 2005. The caller gave “very specific details/information about encountering a male subject in a parking lot in Owensboro.” The caller also gave identifying characteristics for the male subject along with a vehicle description.

The RPD is asking the person who called in this tip to once again contact Hardin County Crime Stoppers and leave some way for officers to contact them such as a phone number or email address in order to clarify some of the details provided in the tip. The caller may remain anonymous. If the caller wishes to contact the Radcliff Police Department directly, they may ask for Detective Kenneth Mattingly.

The phone number for Hardin County Crime Stoppers is 1-800-597-8123, or you may report a tip online at P3Tips.com.