Christian County Fiscal Court magistrates heard updates from the Christian County Clerk’s Office and the health department at Tuesday morning’s virtual meeting.
Christian County Clerk Mike Kem presented an update regarding the upcoming primary election and said his office is currently open for early voting.
click to download audio
He urges voters to use the dropbox, mail, or internet.
Kem added they have safety precautions in place for those voting in-person at The Bruce Convention Center on June 23.
click to download audio
He says election results the night of the primary election will be preliminary with the final results to be released by June 30.
In addition, Kem says his office will reopen to the public Monday by appointment only.
click to download audio
To make an appointment with the Clerk’s Office, Kem said to call (270) 887-3105.
Magistrates also heard an update from Christian County Health Department Director Kayla Bebout, who reported she received confirmation of one new case Tuesday morning, bringing the total number of active cases to 34. She said 2,215 people had been tested at the Tie Breaker Park testing site, with 77 percent of those tests Christian County residents.
Bebout said there are a total of 148 COVID-19 cases in the county and she thinks they will see the number of coronavirus increase during the reopening phases.
click to download audio
In addition, Bebout said they handed out about 500 cloth masks and sanitizer at the demonstration Saturday at Virginia Park, and through a partnership with the Aaron McNeil House, they were able to distribute about 1,000 masks and tested 156 individuals at a food distribution event at the Western Kentucky State Fairgrounds on Saturday.
In new business, magistrates unanimously approved a resolution regarding coronavirus relief funds for almost $2.4 million, which Judge Tribble said they would be assisted by the Pennyrile District Health Department. He added it has not been decided at this time how the funds will be allocated.
The next regular fiscal court meeting is scheduled for Tuesday morning, June 23, at 8:30.
WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
