BEREA —
The city council is making plans to meet with the city’s tourism commission about reallocating funding brought in from the city’s restaurant tax.
Council member Ronnie Terrill made a motion during Tuesday’s council meeting that half of the money collected from the tax be allocated toward the city’s parks and recreation needs.
The motion was not seconded, and council members agreed there needed to be more discussion about the issue before such a motion was passed, according to Berea Mayor Steve Connelly.
The council passed a 3-percent restaurant tax in 2007 which generates about $700,000 in revenue, Connelly said.
“It’s been a substantial boost to the tourism commission and has provided a stable funding source that has allowed Berea to do several things,” Connelly said. “It was requested that the council meet with the tourism commission before the end of the month to talk about goals and objectives. The council wants more discussion and more understanding, therefore, a meeting with the tourism commission would be helpful.”
Community participation during last week’s public meeting about the widening of a section of US 25 also was discussed.
“We had several people (at the public meeting) commenting on the design of the new plan,” Connelly said. “They were questioning the best way of handling pedestrians and bicycle traffic and can they expect a negative impact on businesses.”
The meeting was conducted Jan. 12 so that residents being affected by the road work could see the plan and make comments to members of the Kentucky Department of Transportation.
The $3 million construction is scheduled to begin as soon as possible, according to Berea City Administrator Randy Stone.
The road work will span from the intersection of US 25 and the Berea Bypass west to the intersection of Ellipse Street and US 25.
The money for the project’s redesign was appropriated by the Kentucky Department of Transportation and is in the city’s budget, Stone said.
The next meeting of the Berea City Council is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 at the Berea Police and Municipal Building on Chestnut Street.
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