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An ongoing debate over the boundary of the Perryville city limits may be settled within the next year, according to Lynne Coleman, city attorney, and Mayor Anne Sleet during a Perryville City Council meeting Thursday night. Bluegrass Area Development District is working on surveying Kentucky towns, free of charge, and has agreed to make the boundary determination for the city, if the council was willing to allow them. Some members expressed concern over the possible legal ramification if it were deemed that certain properties were not within the city limits as presently believed.  “There is a risk,” Coleman said.

Just when you thought Danville's city manager situation couldn't get any more peculiar, the man who currently holds the position came before the City Commission this week to ask a favor: Ron Scott needs the city to annex his property so he can keep his job without having to move. If this really is the end of the embarrassing city manager saga, it is as fitting as it is bizarre. It makes sense that a process begun when commissioners contorted the limits of reason - and the city's ordinances - mulling ways to oust Scott's predecessor Paul Stansbury, would conclude with having to bend the actual city limits.

STANFORD - When Stanford last tried to grow itself, it bit off more than it could chew. Voters shot down the city's 2002 annexation effort by an overwhelming margin. Now the city is hungry again, but this time it is eyeing a much more bite-sized morsel - the retail and office development surrounding Food Lion on U.S. 150, the adjoining Cannonade subdivision, and the Foster Lane subdivision behind Stanford Elementary School. Click here to see map of proposed annexation area.

By a slim margin Danville City Commission voted in favor of the second reading for an amended nuisance ordinance dealing with animals inside the city limits. The ordinance states a cow, calf, horse, mare, mule, sheep, goat or any other such livestock may only be kept on property of at least two acres except in AR-1 zoned areas. The vote Monday was split 3-2, with Mayor Hugh Coomer joining commissioners Kevin Caudill and Jamey Gay in favor, and commissioners Janet Hamner and Terry Crowley opposing the measure.

PERRYVILLE - The boil water advisory issued for Perryville residents was lifted at 12:30 p.m. today. Water customers under the advisory were those from the city limits to the Chaplin River; from south of Perryville on Ky. 1856 to a half mile past the city limits; and north of Perryville, past the city limits a half mile on U.S. 68.

Junction City will stop picking up roadside brush on Wednesday. City Clerk Susan Music said crews will have covered every street in the city limits by that time.

JUNCTION CITY - Brad Murphy, who is a former councilman, has been appointed to the City Council. He took the place of Scott Terry, who moved outside the city limits. Murphy was appointed in 2003 when Melissa Miller moved outside the city limits. He lost an election by eight votes to Donnie Goode, who later resigned from the City Council. The council voted to appoint Murphy. Murphy is a volunteer firefighter with the Junction City Fire Department.

RR Donnelly will have to pay a $132,345 water bill to Danville after a request to give the industry a $55,764 discount was turned down by the City Commission Monday. Commissioners denied the request because the plant is outside the city limits and had requested the discount based on rates for industry inside the city limits. There is no rate structure in place for that. An industry inside the city limits pays $384.05 for 20,000 cubic feet of water. The same industry outside the city limits pays $844.

Clark County firefighters and Winchester Fire-EMS move a patient to a waiting ambulance after two pickup trucks collided head on just outside the city limits on Two Mile Road. Two victims were transported to Clark Regional Medical Center for treatment. The wreck happened shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday. Further information was not available at press time.

LIBERTY - Holly M. Irwin, 20, of 1091 Halon Young Road, was charged Saturday with reckless driving and driving under the influence of intoxicants, second offense, police said. Deputy Sheriff Chad Weddle reported he stopped the Irwin vehicle after it crossed the center line on East Ky. 70 in the city limits. She allegedly admitted to smoking marijuana prior to the traffic stop.

Danville officials anticipate the water plant expansion project will be available for contractors to bid upon by early July. Brent Tippey of HDR ­ - the firm managing the $28 million project - gave a funding update at Monday's City Commission meeting. “We do have some developments … which are generally good,” Tippey said regarding the city's previous request for $15 million of Rural Development grants and loans from the federal government. “That entire amount has been approved.” However, federal authorities have not issued a formal letter stating how much of those funds are grants and how much are loans; until that happens, officials cannot advertise the project for bidding.

HUSTONVILLE - An ordinance that has support from city council members would require people doing business in Hustonville to pay a flat-rate business license fee annually. Council members agreed Tuesday night that they would like to see a $25 annual fee implemented across the board for anyone conducting business inside the city limits, including brick-and-mortar locations; vendors who stock machines or stores; and workers who make house calls, such as plumbers. Mayor David Peyton said the city could use the revenue to help it stay afloat financially.

Just when you thought Danville's city manager situation couldn't get any more peculiar, the man who currently holds the position came before the City Commission this week to ask a favor: Ron Scott needs the city to annex his property so he can keep his job without having to move. If this really is the end of the embarrassing city manager saga, it is as fitting as it is bizarre. It makes sense that a process begun when commissioners contorted the limits of reason - and the city's ordinances - mulling ways to oust Scott's predecessor Paul Stansbury, would conclude with having to bend the actual city limits.

Danville commissioners have decided to bring the city to its manager as a way to abide by the requirement he live in the city limits. At Monday evening's City Commission meeting, City Manager Ron Scott and his wife, Janis Scott, addressed the commission “as may any citizen” to request annexation of their property. At 3245 Harrodsburg Road, the Scotts' property is just outside the city limits off U.S. 127 across from First Church of God. Scott said he thinks the voluntary annexation of their property of 20 years would be an asset to Danville.

PERRYVILLE¿ - A lack of visible house numbers could lead to problems for emergency medical crews coming to Perryville, according to Fire Chief Anthony Young  “If it's us, it's Charlie (Parks), it's the sheriff's department, it's people around and who know houses, know the streets, it's not that big of a deal,” Young said at Thursday's City Council meeting, adding serious problems could arise when emergency crews from outside the area have to be called to Perryville. “There's places in Perryville where the numbering system is not continuous,” he explained, which makes it more confusing for someone who isn't as familiar with the city.

JUNCTION CITY - During the regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, Junction City Council members heard and approved the second reading of a controlled burn ordinance within city limits. During the first reading of the ordinance at the Nov. 14 meeting, Mayor Jim Douglas revealed the ordinance was being instituted after residents had been caught burning items such as carpet, treated wood, and tires. All of these are items that violate EPA burn rules. According to the ordinance, anyone caught in violation will receive a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $500.

An ongoing debate over the boundary of the Perryville city limits may be settled within the next year, according to Lynne Coleman, city attorney, and Mayor Anne Sleet during a Perryville City Council meeting Thursday night. Bluegrass Area Development District is working on surveying Kentucky towns, free of charge, and has agreed to make the boundary determination for the city, if the council was willing to allow them. Some members expressed concern over the possible legal ramification if it were deemed that certain properties were not within the city limits as presently believed.  “There is a risk,” Coleman said.

CRAB ORCHARD - City commissioners in Crab Orchard are considering possible legislation concerning pit-bull-type dogs within city limits after receiving many complaints and one report of a dog biting a girl in the face. Mayor Billy Shelton said there are dangerous dogs being kept by multiple people in city limits and the dogs are sometimes given too much freedom to run around or are chained up outside while children are out playing. "I don't want to take anyone's dogs away from them, but we've got a lot of complaints," he said.

HUSTONVILLE - City council members unanimously passed three ordinances Tuesday night aimed at curtailing certain behaviors in city limits. Ordinances 54, 55 and 56 concern jaywalking, parking time-limits and face-shielding, respectively. Ordinance 54 sets up a $50 fine for anyone who crosses a street "at a place other than a regular crossing or in a heedless manner, as diagonally or against a traffic light. " Ordinance 55 makes it generally illegal to park on any public street for more than 30 minutes at one time between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Exceptions are made for emergency responder vehicles, public utility vehicles and streets that are "sectioned off by a law enforcement agency or a government agency," according to the ordinance.

HUSTONVILLE - Hustonville City Council has passed first readings of five ordinances aimed at curtailing certain behaviors within city limits, but the city has refused to release the text of the ordinances to the public. The ordinances were read aloud by Mayor Marc Spivey at the city's Aug. 7 regularly scheduled meeting. Ordinances 54 and 55 would impose fines for jaywalking and parking illegally, respectively. Ordinance 56 would make "shielding of a person's face to where the person cannot be recognized or identified" illegal within city limits unless the outside temperature is cold enough that face protection is needed.