HOPKINSVILLE, KY (CHRISTIAN COUNTY NOW) – Hosted by the Hopkinsville mayor, the community was invited to attend a public budget forum as officials begin extensive talks and planning about how the next fiscal year’s budget will be allocated.
During the March 16 forum, Knight provided details about a potential “streetscape” to be developed at Seventh Street in Hopkinsville. He hopes to change the look of the road and make it more walkable extending from the Taco Bell on North Drive to the Christian County Justice Center. He said, “The state is widening that road, putting a bike path and sidewalk in.”
Knight has already spoken to representatives with KYTC in Madisonville to discuss potential plans to revamp that stretch of the road. Potential plans could include installing a roundabout at the intersection of Seventh and Ninth Street behind the justice center and redoing the existing sidewalks that are currently blocked by light poles to make the paths more accessible…