<div>On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Mayor Dalaney Bishop called the City of Corinth Council meeting to order. All members were present along with City Attorney Pete Whaley. On the agenda were possible interlocal agreement with the county and a short term rental ordinance.Problem propertiesMoving forward with pursuing actions against the problem properties inside the city, Whaley suggested the city enter into an interlocal agreement with the county to use their code enforcement officer. As well, they could partner with the county for dumpsters for cleanups.· Wainscott Property: City Clerk Tara Wright said if the city owned the property, which has a burned out house on it, they could potentially do a one-time permit by rule onsite for disposal of the building. However, the city would have to foreclose and seize the property in order to own it, which could be a cost-prohibitive and time consuming process. The property needs attention as soon as possible.They would prefer to enter an interlocal agreement with the county providing dumpsters for the material and the city to pay for cleanup.· Estes Property: This property has been in litigation in the past for sewer, water and health issues. While the county has assisted to a certain extent, the brunt of the responsibility has fallen to the city. Without a code enforcement officer for Corinth, it has proven impossible to do anything with the property.Whaley said in the past, code enforcement was the responsibility of Bryan Miles, the retired county solid waste coordinator (SWC). However, it was clarified this was not in the SWC job description, and the county could not enforce against Estes.Whaley indicated a code enforcement officer/SWC was to be hired “in the next couple months,” possibly by November. He said they could “restart the process” against Estes possibly in January with a county code enforcement officer/SWC.Again, it was clarified the Solid Waste Board (SWB), not the county, has responsibility to hire this position and while the SWB is in-process, they are awaiting Judge/Executive Chuck Dills to provide verbiage for adding code enforcement responsibilities to the job description.· Sexton Property: this property has overgrown weeds and unknown materials in the yard and is a potential health hazard. While the city has tried to hire someone to mow the property, with the amount and height of growth, no one will venture into the property.Plus, with no code enforcement, the city may not have authority to do such. Code enforcement would help to add legal authority to go onto the property and mow/clean up.· McCormick Property: the old bank building has been allowed to deteriorate to the point of being a potential health hazard.Whaley had a written document delineating to-date procedures for the properties including notices of violation, citations and newspaper notices for these four properties.He also presented the city with a draft interlocal agreement “regarding code enforcement” indicating the “county code enforcement officer will act as the city code enforcement officer” and in exchange, Corinth “to the extent possible, will cooperate with Grant County regarding matters of interest to Grant County and Corinth to their mutual benefit.”Additionally, Whaley presented the city with a copy of the Grant County Nuisance Ordinance so they might have a similar ordinance for the city.Council unanimously approved accepting the ordinance and entering into the interlocal agreement. Bishop signed the agreement during the meeting.Short Term Rental (STR)Whaley also brought a copy of a proposed ordinance he had “copied from Louisville” and customized for Corinth, as he had no draft ordinances available.It was noted Dry Ridge, Williamstown and Crittenden all have STR ordinances. He said he would look into them.Trick or Treat dateIn the past, the city has joined with the other three cities in county—Williamstown, Dry Ridge and Crittenden—to have the official Halloween Trick or Treat on the same day. Usually, it is as close to the date of Halloween, Oct. 31, as possible. The four cities then pool funding to advertise, and activities are countywide on that date.Apparently, Williamstown originally requested Trick or Treating be on Friday, Oct. 30 instead of Saturday, Oct. 31.Council said they would go with the majority, however they prefer to have Trick or Treating on the actual day of Halloween.Miscellaneous· Council agreed to look at getting bids for paving the following streets:Hamilton LaneRookwood LaneKnox LaneWoods LandChurch StreetDepot Street· Reverend Jim Sears of Corinth Baptist Church has contacted the city asking for possible volunteer opportunities for the congregation to help around Corinth.As well, he is asking about potential approval for a Gospel Singing in front of the fire house at the junction of Kentucky 330 and Main Street. This would be a precursor to a possible Fall Festival in the future akin to the ones the city had several years ago.· On Hamilton Lane, gravel repairs have been done to a small portion that was cut into to repair a water leak. While the area is too small for blacktopping at this time, it will be included with the paving bids. Gravel will continue to be added as it settles.The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Corinth City Council is Sept. 28 at 5 p.m. at 215 Thomas Lane, Corinth. However, there may be need for an earlier date for approval of tax rates for the city. If so, this will be at the call of the Mayor. For more information, call (859) 824-5922.</div>

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On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Mayor Dalaney Bishop called the City of Corinth Council meeting to order. All members were present along with City Attorney Pete Whaley. On the agenda were possible interlocal agreement with the county and a short term rental ordinance. Problem properties. Moving forward with pursuing actions against...

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On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Mayor Dalaney Bishop called the City of Corinth Council meeting to order. All members were present along with City Attorney Pete Whale

Corinth moves forward with problem property issues

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