By MELINDA J. OVERSTREET
for Glasgow News 1
The early part of Monday’s regular Glasgow Common Council meeting was all about recognizing first responders.
Five members of the Glasgow Fire Department were issued commendations for assisting in saving one or more lives through the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other measures.
GFD Lt. Ryan Gibson, Sgts. Bo Turner and Adam McBride and firefighters Trey Colson and Eric Miller were called to the front of the Council Chambers by GFD Chief William Rock II, who then shared information about their actions. Gibson, Turner and Colson assisted with a medical call along Celtic Circle, and Turner, McBride, Colson and Miller responded to a medical call along Westwood Street.
“Your professionalism and actions are in the highest tradition of the Glasgow Fire Department,” Rock said as he began distributing the commendations.
Just prior to that, Rock had introduced the two newest members of his department, Miller and firefighter Lane Poland.
Earlier, Glasgow Police Department Chief Guy Howie had introduced two new officers in his department who had graduated from the training academy July 25 – James Vickery and Mica Janes – and a person who had previously retired as a lieutenant from the department, having previously served with two other law enforcement agencies in other counties – Jimmy Phelps – who has returned to serve as a school resource officer for Glasgow Middle School.
After Rock finished with his presentations, the council turned to more routine business, starting with the first reading of an ordinance rezoning roughly 7.88 acres at 110-113 Embark Court from medium density residential to (R-2) to medium-density multifamily residential (R-4), and proceeding to a resolution ratifying an agreement between the city and W Principles LLC for contractor services for the American Legion Park renovation project, both of which were approved unanimously, with all nine council members present.
Also approved with no opposition were five municipal orders appointing various individuals to boards. The first four of those were appointments to a newly created Glasgow-Barren County Animal Control Board that was established with the adoption of a new agreement between the city and county recently; they are Councilwoman Chasity Lowery, as council representative; veterinarian Chad Groce; Julie Adkins, city resident representative; and the chief of the Glasgow Police Department, currently Howie, by virtue of the position. The veterinarian is a joint appointment with the Barren County Fiscal Court. The final appointment was Glenda Yarbrough as resident board member to the Housing Authority of Glasgow Board of Commissioners. Randel Norris, who died July 26, had previously occupied the board seat.
Mayor Henry Royse also had provided council members last week with the names of individuals he intends to reappoint to various boards and such at the Aug. 26 meeting. He is required to provide them with at least two weeks notice of such appointments and reappointments.
The pending reappointments are David Harrison to the Code Enforcement Board; Mike Rice and Ben Rogers to the Code of Ethics Committee; and Sam Terry to the Fort Williams Restoration Commission.
Also during the meeting, the mayor read and presented a proclamation recognizing The Gospel Messengers, a singing group, for its more than 50 years of existence, and he announced the Concerned Citizens of Barren County are organizing a forum for city council candidates in this year’s general election. The event is to be Oct. 21 at the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center; the time is to be announced later.
Royse also noted that the annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection and Free Shredder Day is from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 24 at Beaver Creek Park.
The next regularly scheduled council meeting begins at 6 p.m. Aug. 26 in Council Chambers on Floor 2 of Glasgow City Hall, 126 E. Public Square.
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