The Leitchfield City Council Monday night heard a proposed ordinance that waives garbage fees for homes under construction, and appointed a former city council candidate to a position on the Planning Commission, among other business.
Garbage fee waiver
City Attorney Earlene Whitaker Wilson conducted the first reading of an ordinance that waives garbage fees for homes under construction. Under the proposed ordinance, garbage fees will not be applied “until the project is complete and the property occupied.”
The council will hear the second reading and vote on the ordinance at the next regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, April 3.
In a slightly related matter, Leitchfield Public Works Director Wes Shull noted that garbage cans continue to be distributed to residences in Leitchfield. Shull said fewer than 2,000 new garbage cans remain to be delivered.
Mudd appointed to Planning Commission
Former Leitchfield City Council candidate Melissa Mudd was appointed to the Leitchfield Planning Commission. She replaces Leon Shaw who recently resigned his position.
Mudd will serve the remainder of Shaw’s term which ends on December 31, 2025.
There remains an empty position on the Board of Adjustments.
Youth sports numbers, Challenger Program
Parks and Recreation Director Tammee Saltsman reported that 354 kids (not including Clarkson’s numbers) have signed up to play baseball this year, with 140 girls slated to participate in softball and 106 children scheduled to play T-ball.
Saltsman noted that coaches are still needed in all divisions.
Saltsman also said that Parks and Recreation is aiming to have a Challenger Baseball, a baseball league for those with physical and/or intellectual disabilities.
The hope is to have the league’s four-game season follow the Leitchfield Baseball and Softball seasons.
The program offers “field buddies” who help the participants while the players run the bases and field and throw the ball, etc.
The games are “one or two innings,” Saltsman said, as the goal is to have the players on the field for about an hour.
Ideally, both youth and adult programs will be offered.
Look for a city council story Wednesday morning on K105.com on a citizen-proposed skate park for the city of Leitchfield.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
