Walton City Council approved the re-appointment of two Board of Adjustment members during a meeting held Tuesday evening. Caitlin Fugate and Edward Sedor were re-appointed for four-year terms, set to expire June 30, 2027. The board of adjustment is responsible for hearing zoning administrator appeals of and hearing requests for conditional use permits and variances. The five-member […]
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Walton will not construct proposed joint fire, law enforcement training center
Walton will not construct the joint fire and law enforcement training center proposed by Mayor Gabe Brown last week. Walton City Council held a special called meeting Tuesday evening and did a second reading of the proposed resolution to construct the training center on a portion of land formerly owned by the late Dr. O’dell […]
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Walton residents voice concerns over proposed fire, law enforcement training center
Walton City Council held a public hearing Tuesday evening for residents to review and discuss a proposed fire and law enforcement training center, and it was a full house. Mayor Gabe Brown proposed developing a training center on city property – 58 acres of land, including a 14-acre lake — off Church Street and Percival […]
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Walton-Verona approves policy allowing parents to challenge ‘harmful’ materials in schools
The Walton-Verona Board of Education approved a policy Thursday that will allow parents to submit complaints about school materials that they consider “harmful” for students. Dubbed the “Harmful to Minors” Complaint Resolution Process, the policy was approved in response to Kentucky’s Senate Bill 5, or the “parental rights bill,” which was passed earlier this year. […]
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Walton homeowners ask city council for solution to sewage in their homes
Two Walton homeowners are asking the city for a solution after their basements flooded with sewage for the second time in a year. Neighbors Jodi Farmer and Sharon Baldwin attended Walton’s City Council meeting Tuesday evening to request the city resolve the sewage backups that have repeatedly swamped their newly constructed homes. According to Farmer, […]