Government

After discussing the status of Oldham County EMS for more than an hour, members of the Fire and EMS task force decided to drop the organization from its mission statement.

Judge-Executive David Voegele spoke to the task force at its March 28 meeting and said the OCEMS financial situation necessitated immediate action.

The task force had only focused on the fire departments since its first meeting in August but planned to incorporate OCEMS after collecting fire department data.

Alleged ethics violations against numerous Kentucky property assessors, including Oldham County’s, are drawing to a close three years after being filed.

Ron Winters is one of 11 property value administrators across the state accused of nepotism in a case that began in 2008.

The county PVA is elected to assess the value of property for tax purposes.

With warm weather already in the area, many people are getting their bicycles tuned up for summer riding.

But an ordinance drafted by the county’s public safety committee should reduce the number of bicycle-related traffic snarls. 

The bicycle ordinance, still in draft format, will address concerns about traffic issues caused by large groups of cyclists.

County purchases land in Buckner

Oldham County officials have signed a contract to purchase the former Oldham County Lumber on Quality Place in Buckner.

The land recently became available and was identified by Judge-Executive David Voegele and Deputy Judge-Executive John Black as a potential location for the new road department facility.