Government

The city of Pewee Valley has taken its first step in the battle against a proposed cell tower.

The city unanimously voted at its December meeting to “actively and rigorously oppose the location” of a wireless telecommunications facility, according to documents provided by the city attorney, John Singler.

The tower would be constructed at 209 La Grange Road, behind the Salem Assembly of God church.

“We are going to jump into the fight against this with both feet,” Pewee Valley Mayor Bob Rogers said.

Standing in one of the wealthiest counties in Kentucky, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul pitched his latest policy initiative last week that aims to help impoverished areas pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

Paul, a Republican who has expressed an interest in running for president in 2016, is promoting the idea of economic freedom zones for struggling cities and counties across the U.S.

It’s an idea first proposed by former Congressman Jack Kemp, who also ran for president and vice president as a Republican, but slightly modified by Paul.

The Litter Abatement Program was fully funded by the State of Kentucky through the Kentucky Department of Transportation.

Oldham County received $70,020.71 for calendar year 2013. Oldham County hires non-profit groups based only in Oldham County to pick up litter along the community’s roadsides. They are paid a specific stipend if they collect all litter but can receive a higher stipend if they segregate recyclables (aluminum cans, whole glass bottles, and plastic bottles) from the litter into separate, marked bags.

The City of La Grange has renamed a road in honor of a former mayor.

The city council unanimously approved creating L.T. Doty Lane, named after the mayor who served from 1958 to 1962.

The street currently runs behind the All Aboard liquor store, as well as behind the Oldham Era offices. Doty Lane is bounded by West Washington, South First, West Adams and South Second streets.