Following a myriad of sustained difficult road and weather conditions, as well as some public consternation, officials with Christian County, City of Hopkinsville and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 2 conducted a post-evaluation reaction review Friday morning — in hopes of “hot washing” how the last two weeks have transpired.
Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam reiterated that January 23-26 was very clearly a “very different storm” for south western Kentucky, and that a combination of factors eventually led to some perceived local and regional delays.
The top priorities for the county, he said were “absolute protection of life and public safety,” “maintain access for emergency services,” and to “clear and treat roadways to a greater extent when possible.”…