Members that make up the Joint City-County Planning Commision, and Director Kevin Myatt (show in the picture) met for their monthly meeting on May 20 at 7 p.m. The commission is "an appointed body that coordinates community planning efforts and makes recommendations to local legislative units" that was founded in 1972. The Commission is made up of 13 representatives five of which are from Barren County, two from Cave City, one from Park City and five from Glasgow. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1.
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
The 13 commissioners that make up the Joint City-County Planning Commission gathered in the Glasgow Common Council chamber for their monthly meeting wherein they discussed and reviewed development plans for American Legion Park, South Cooper Industrial Park and numerous subdivisions.
Tommy Gumm, chairperson of the commission, called the meeting to order before the commissioners tackled the agenda that was packed with many items, including two public hearings, six subdivisions and three development plans.
Under the development plan section of the agenda was the preliminary plan for the new American Legion Park, located at 805 Happy Valley Road. For context, the Glasgow park has been closed since April 21 when Glasgow Parks and Recreation announced that the park was to be shut down to make way for demolition.
According to a city of Glasgow social media post they plan to have opening bids for Phase 1 work on June 20 at 2 p.m. The work would include development of a new aquatic center, restrooms, pickleball courts, roadways, trails, parking, utilities and drainage improvements.
It was with this work scope that Glasgow, which was the applicant, submitted the preliminary plan prepared by Brandstetter Carroll Inc. at the May 20 meeting. According to the commission’s agenda the park is roughly 12 acres and, as indicated in the social media post, features certain structures and areas where future development and renovation is planned.
“This is the fun part,” said planning director Kevin Myatt. “You get to see some stuff happen here. The park’s going to be quite nice to be honest with you.”
Though a representative of the applicant was present, only one member of the commission asked a question of him. The preliminary plan was unanimously approved.
The two other agenda items under the development plan section related to the South Cooper Industrial Park and its next phase that was recently approved by the Barren County Economic Authority.
The first “preliminary and final development” plan related to the grading on the next two lots of South Cooper, which is two tracts of 52.10 acres. It was the staff recommendation to approve the plan with the condition that “adequate soil erosion and sedimentation control measures…be implemented during and after site construction.”
The second, which was only a “preliminary development” plan requested the approval to extend the roadway that goes into South Cooper — the roadway is called Beltline Boulevard and it is a Glasgow city street. It proposed extending the boulevard 2,066 feet within the industrial park.
Much like the first South Cooper plan the staff recommended its approval with the understanding “adequate soil erosion and sedimentation control” be on the approved plan and implemented before and after construction.
The commission members approved both without much discussion and no dissension.
During the director’s report, Myatt, mentioned medical cannabis and what could be “coming down the pipe” for the commission specifically with regards to text amendments.
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