Christian County Fiscal Court heard some updates on traffic concerns and a recent consultation at the Christian County Animal Shelter, while approving several measures at Tuesday’s meeting.
The Christian County Animal Shelter recently got a visit from a veterinarian who works with animal shelters in Daviess County to have a tour of the regional facility and then provide feedback on where and what the animal shelter could improve on. Christian County Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam says the visit went well, with Dr. Julie Gray presenting them with a nine-page report detailing her visit.
He says Dr. Gray was impressed with the facility and the staff there, and now she has recommendations on how to best serve the shelter’s clients—the animals themselves.
The Christian County Regional Animal Shelter accepts hundreds of animals from Christian, Todd and Trigg counties, and animals from other local areas often make their way to that facility, where they are provided with medical care, food, shelter and more while they wait to find homes of their own.
Judge Gilliam says they’ll be discussing possible changes to the facility itself to create a more stress-free environment, which would hopefully cut down on illnesses, and be looking into ways to get animals out of the facility at a faster rate.
Right now, there is no timeline on how long an animal can stay in the Christian County Regional Animal Shelter.
Magistrate Russ Guffey says he’s heard from numerous citizens about their concerns about traffic congestion that could be coming to the Lover’s Lane area due to the currently-being-constructed consolidated high school. Guffey spoke with several officials, who says they’re working to mitigate traffic flow and congestion as much as possible.
Magistrates as say they’re painfully aware of the potholes popping up on roads across the county, and work is being done to address those as much as possible—but until the weather cooperates, there’s a limit to what can be done.
Magistrates approved a resolution paving the way for a grant with the Department of Corrections, along with declaring several items as surplus for Emergency Management.