Union City Council March 6

PUBLIC WORKS 2023 Street Repair Budget

• Gunpowder at Churchill
• Catch basins
• Resurfacing options including taking a look at Micro surfacing and “Rectonite?
• Regular paving is $35 per linear foot, Micro paving is $13
• The projects are currently under bids.
• Motion to move forward with bids.

FINANCIALS

• Snow events impacted the overall budget. $155,000 budgeted for snow removal actual cost was $158,000

MAYOR’S REPORT

• Kroger Pickup Store on US 42 will be closing permanently. Looking at transitioning it to a mixed use center. YMCA or the Boone County Schools is also looking at using the facility for a preschool. Kroger will be pulling the Kroger mini stores out of Walgreens locations.
• Since snow removal was significantly higher the budgeting will need to be tightened.
◦ Put off the Union Monument Project
◦ Put off MT Zion Beautification project
◦ Brilliance Ave extension (Grammas Center Union reveals plans for condo, retail development on Brilliance Avenue – LINK nky )
• Follow up discussion will be had regarding the TCC. The new City of Union Building would be a mixed use facility that can be turned into an emergency shelter if needed
• A local Union farm has sold to make way for Warehouse living units (Apartments)

HB50 and SB50
This was not discussed and was not on the agenda. It IS on their website with the following statement:

The City of Union, KY strongly opposes Senate Bill 50 and its twin bill in the House of Representatives, HB50. If passed, SB50 and HB50 would require local municipalities to hold partisan primaries in the spring of their election cycle. This would require incumbents and candidates to declare their party affiliation in order to participate in their primary.