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<v Speaker 1>Now we turn to the Kentucky Standard for news and

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<v Speaker 1>Barkstown and Nelson County your reader. Today's Brian Hunt as

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<v Speaker 1>a reminder Radio Eye as a reading service intended for

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<v Speaker 1>people who are blind or have other disabilities that make

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<v Speaker 1>it difficult to read printed material. We will begin with

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<v Speaker 1>the addition dated April twelfth, Gaither removed from dispatch posts.

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<v Speaker 1>Pruitt appointed an interim Nelson County Fiscal Court ousted Sean

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<v Speaker 1>Gaither as director of Nelson County Dispatch earlier this week,

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<v Speaker 1>and in a special called meeting Thursday, it chose to

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<v Speaker 1>appoint Joe Pruitt as interim director. Prwitt previously served as

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<v Speaker 1>the county's Emergency Management director. Judge Executive Tim Hutchins and

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<v Speaker 1>Sheriff Ramon pena Eroa engaged with each other through social

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<v Speaker 1>media posts, with pena Iroa signaling his support for Gayther.

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<v Speaker 1>Hutchins in a Facebook post asked rhetorically why he would

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<v Speaker 1>do something dramatic such as firing Gaither during an election

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<v Speaker 1>season unless it had to be done. He also called

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<v Speaker 1>out pena Eroa as being unprofessional by airing his disagreements

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<v Speaker 1>with the judge over the move on his personal Facebook page.

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<v Speaker 1>Hutchins has not revealed his reasons for firing, citing privacy

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<v Speaker 1>over personnel issues. The controversy seems to at least impart

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<v Speaker 1>stem from disagreements over the implementing of the county's new

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<v Speaker 1>ten eight computer aided dispatch system, a discussion that got

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<v Speaker 1>fiery at times during Tuesday's regular fiscal court meeting. Medcalf

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<v Speaker 1>said there have been some issues getting some archived data

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<v Speaker 1>from the old dispatch system to the new ten DASH

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<v Speaker 1>eight computer aided dispatch software system. This is a very

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<v Speaker 1>large amount of data going into the system, he said.

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<v Speaker 1>Pina Uroa noted that there would be additional costs levied

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<v Speaker 1>by ten Dash eight to onboard the data, much of

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<v Speaker 1>which deals with data gathered by the Sheriff's office, such

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<v Speaker 1>as bodycam footage, as those spelled out in the initial

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<v Speaker 1>contract with the company. Gay there was an attendance at

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<v Speaker 1>to these fiscal court meeting, but was not party to

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<v Speaker 1>a discussion meeting among county officials prior to that discussing

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<v Speaker 1>the ten eight system, and he objected to not being

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<v Speaker 1>included in discussions or decisions made over the change of

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<v Speaker 1>the dispatch system. As director, I feel I should have

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<v Speaker 1>been included in every single one of those conversations, since

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<v Speaker 1>it's my department that's responsible for making sure that every

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<v Speaker 1>other department gets what they need when they need it,

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<v Speaker 1>Gaither said, If that's not a slap in the face,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what is.

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<v Speaker 2>He did note that the dispatch.

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<v Speaker 1>Department needed a new computer aided dispatch system to increase

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<v Speaker 1>efficiency with communications to the various departments, but he acknowledged

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<v Speaker 1>that the ten eight systems doesn't meet the needs of

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<v Speaker 1>the Sheriff's office. The Sheriff's Office has an expiring contract

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<v Speaker 1>with Central Square for its data stories, and Chief Deputy

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Greenwell said if the quote bridge linking the ten

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<v Speaker 1>eight system with Central Square, which Fiscal Court approved at

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<v Speaker 1>a cost of eight hundred and twenty dollars, didn't work adequately,

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<v Speaker 1>or if the ten eight system can't be modified to

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<v Speaker 1>serve the needs of the Sheriff's office, the county would

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<v Speaker 1>have to renew the contract with Central Square. Greenwell noted

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<v Speaker 1>that in some cases they're having to search for records

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<v Speaker 1>on two different systems. Hutchins said the reason for the

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<v Speaker 1>switche to the ten eighth system had to do with

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that out of some three hundred plus agencies

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<v Speaker 1>across the state, Nelson County Sheriff's Office was one of

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<v Speaker 1>only four agencies using the Central Square system. Metcalf noted

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<v Speaker 1>that the ten eight system, in terms of integrating communications

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<v Speaker 1>among all departments, has led us down and not been

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<v Speaker 1>as responsive to the county's needs as it should be.

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<v Speaker 1>The Central Square contract expires in November, and Metcalf says

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<v Speaker 1>that the bridge to allow Central Square and ten eight

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<v Speaker 1>to communicate shouldn't be needed beyond that if ten eight

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<v Speaker 1>makes the necessary changes that will allow NCSO to use

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<v Speaker 1>the system efficiently. Pena Oroy noted that if that doesn't happen,

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<v Speaker 1>the Central Square contract would need renewing and they would

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<v Speaker 1>have to continue to pay for the bridge between the

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<v Speaker 1>two systems. In other news, Solid waste Coordinator John Greenwell

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<v Speaker 1>reported that the county's.

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<v Speaker 2>Bulky item pickup program gathered.

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy one hundred ninety six cubic yards eleven hundred eleven

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<v Speaker 1>the Nelson County Landfill, the largest hall by a volume

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<v Speaker 1>on record total costs with sixty thousand, seven hundred seventeen dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>It's been a good year, Meanwell said. Usually the pickup

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<v Speaker 1>pick period is extended in most years, but this year

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<v Speaker 1>the county was able to cut off collections a day early.

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<v Speaker 1>The county extended to April twenty five, the date where

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<v Speaker 1>residents can drop off items at the landfill that did

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<v Speaker 1>not get picked up during the Bulky Item pickup program,

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<v Speaker 1>to allow for residents who were unable to get those

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<v Speaker 1>the program because of inclement weather. County Road Supervisor Brad

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<v Speaker 1>Spaulding reported that on Monday, there would be road workers

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<v Speaker 1>and inmate work crews making a sweep of the county

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<v Speaker 1>to remove signs from the right at subway of State

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<v Speaker 1>and county roads. Those include campaign signs and commercial signs

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<v Speaker 1>for real estate or yard size. We're going to clean

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<v Speaker 1>them up and we'll be fair, Hudson said. Fiscal Court

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<v Speaker 1>read proformation regard recognizing April as Child Abuse Awareness month.

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<v Speaker 1>Hale's contracting was the low bidder for the project to

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<v Speaker 1>ready the infrastructure for Lot number one of the Nelson

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<v Speaker 1>County Industrial Park at three hundred twelve thousand, seven hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty six dollars and fifty cents for rock grading work.

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<v Speaker 1>With the expansion of the Bartstown Nelson County Airport Board

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<v Speaker 1>from its six members to ten, the county appointed Rick

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<v Speaker 1>Post for a two year term and David Quaylan Clark

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<v Speaker 1>to a four year term. The county rejected a five

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<v Speaker 1>hundred thousand dollars bid for redevelopment of the old library

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<v Speaker 1>building on Court Square, citing it as well below what

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<v Speaker 1>was anticipated. Next mayor to seek another term, Heaton files

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<v Speaker 1>for re election. Bartstown Mayor Dick Heaton announced last week

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<v Speaker 1>his intention to run for another term leading the city.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a mild surprise, as there had been rumors

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<v Speaker 1>around town that Heaton would step away from the post

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<v Speaker 1>after fourteen years in two separate stents as mayor. I

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't one hundred percent certain a year ago that I

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<v Speaker 1>would run again, Heaton said. However, the number of major

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<v Speaker 1>projects going on in the city caused Heaton to take

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<v Speaker 1>a second look, and the desire to see those projects

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<v Speaker 1>through to completion and concerns over a lack of institutional

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge had he not run again, won out. We've got

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<v Speaker 1>unfinished business and I want to be part of the

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<v Speaker 1>group to see those through. He said, chief among multimillion

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<v Speaker 1>dollar major projects is the Bardstown Aquatic and Sports Center

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<v Speaker 1>and the Town Creek waste water plant upgrades. Also, the

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<v Speaker 1>repairs on the leaky Simpson Lake Dam are a major concern,

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<v Speaker 1>Heaton said. While the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is heading up

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<v Speaker 1>that particular project, the City of Bardstown has a key

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<v Speaker 1>interest as the dam would pose a threat to the

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<v Speaker 1>Bardstown Water Plant treatment plant, which is located directly across

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<v Speaker 1>the highway from that dam. Heaton also noted that a

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<v Speaker 1>new headquarters for the Bargstown Police Department in the future

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<v Speaker 1>is quote very likely. Those projects are part of a

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<v Speaker 1>historic and unprecedented level of capital improvements, with major projects

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<v Speaker 1>underway in utilities, public safety, recreation, and city administration. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of those projects are scheduled for completion in upcoming months,

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<v Speaker 1>and others are planned over the next two to four years.

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<v Speaker 1>This is defining time for our community, Heaton said, with

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<v Speaker 1>so many important projects in motion and more on the horizon,

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<v Speaker 1>I believe steady, experienced leadership is essential to see these

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<v Speaker 1>efforts through and ensure they deliver long term benefits in

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<v Speaker 1>high quality services to the citizens of Bardstown. Heaton served

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<v Speaker 1>his first term as mayor from twenty seven to twenty ten,

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<v Speaker 1>then returned to Bardstown City Council in twenty seventeen. After

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<v Speaker 1>the council removed John Royalty from the mayor's post for

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<v Speaker 1>official misconduct in twenty seventeen, Heaton was appointed to fill

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<v Speaker 1>out the remainder of that term, then was elected for

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<v Speaker 1>two more terms. The group of council members has been

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<v Speaker 1>sable since Royalties Ulster and Heaton has praised the strong

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<v Speaker 1>collaboration between the mayor and the council's I am proud

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<v Speaker 1>of the work we have accomplished together, Heaton said. Serving

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<v Speaker 1>alongside our city council staff and department heads has been

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<v Speaker 1>a rewarding experience and I am grateful for their dedication

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<v Speaker 1>to Bargetown. In addition to the mayoral posts, all six

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<v Speaker 1>city council seats are up for reelection in November. In

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<v Speaker 1>addition to the mayoral post, all six city council seats

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<v Speaker 1>are up for reelection in November. The council features longtime

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<v Speaker 1>members such as Roland Williams, Joe Bunkman and former mayor

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<v Speaker 1>Bill Sheckels and David Domees and Betty Hart and Franklin

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<v Speaker 1>I'm hopeful that they all would run again, Heaton said.

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<v Speaker 1>We've got a good team that works well together. I'd

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<v Speaker 1>love to continue working with them. I think they've been effective.

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<v Speaker 1>No one else has filed as yet for the office

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<v Speaker 1>of Mayor. The deadline to file for that race and

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<v Speaker 1>other nonpartisan races is August eleventh. It has been an

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<v Speaker 1>honor to serve this community, and I thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>the trust and encouragement you have given me over the years,

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<v Speaker 1>Heaton said to the voters of Bartstown, I respectfully ask

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<v Speaker 1>for your continued support as we build on this momentum

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<v Speaker 1>and work toward an ebers stronger future for Bardstown and

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County.

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<v Speaker 2>Next.

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<v Speaker 1>Bartstown teacher selected for literary task Force. Turner excited for

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<v Speaker 1>student growth. Bartstown Middle School teacher Shelby Turner has been

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<v Speaker 1>selected to serve on the National Association for Gifted Children

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<v Speaker 1>Literary task Force. Shelby Turner is the BMS librarian and

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<v Speaker 1>teacher of a combined gifted reading class. Turner was recently

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<v Speaker 1>selected as the only Kentuckian to serve on the National

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<v Speaker 1>Association for Gifted Children Literary TESK Force for the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>was honored to be selected as part of the task force.

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<v Speaker 1>She said when she was approached about applying for the opportunities,

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<v Speaker 1>she was humble to be recognized. Turner said after being accepted,

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<v Speaker 1>she was happy, but wasn't going to make a big

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<v Speaker 1>deal out of the honor. However, Bartstown City Schools emphasized

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<v Speaker 1>the importance of her acceptance, sending out a press release

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<v Speaker 1>recognizing her for the honor. It is the big deal,

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<v Speaker 1>Turner said, I think now that I've known for a

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<v Speaker 1>week or so, I am like, it's very cool. It's

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<v Speaker 1>obviously an honor to have been selected. The fact that

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<v Speaker 1>I was the only classroom teacher I was looking at

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<v Speaker 1>this list of very impressive peace The NAGC Literary Task

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<v Speaker 1>Force is focused on advancing support for gifted learner, something

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<v Speaker 1>Turner has experience in during her time in the task forces.

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<v Speaker 1>She will collaborate alongside college professors, gifted and Talented specialists,

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<v Speaker 1>and instructional coaches. Two years ago, at Bartstown Middle School,

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<v Speaker 1>Turner was asked to create a reading class for districts

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<v Speaker 1>Gifted Middle School students. These students are part of the

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<v Speaker 1>districts Gifted and Talented Program and have been identified as

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<v Speaker 1>Gifted in Language Arts in twenty twenty six. The program

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<v Speaker 1>has been a success for Turner and the students. Although

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<v Speaker 1>the task of creating the program was daunting at first,

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<v Speaker 1>she said she got to create the Combined Gifted Reading

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<v Speaker 1>course all her own. The students in the class also

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<v Speaker 1>guide instructions. She said, they focus on on analysis and

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<v Speaker 1>break down the themes of the text they're reading. In

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<v Speaker 1>a press release from the Bardstown City Schools, Dana Coule,

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<v Speaker 1>director of Instruction, said Turner was the natural choice to

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<v Speaker 1>create and teach the Gifted Reading class. She embraces challenges

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<v Speaker 1>and creates learning experiences that truly meets the needs of

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<v Speaker 1>advanced students. Carl said Shelby encourages students to question and

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<v Speaker 1>justify their thinking and go beyond simple answers. That same

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<v Speaker 1>mindset is exactly why she is so deserving of this

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to serve on a national task force focused on

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<v Speaker 1>rounding out my second year of teaching it. Turner said,

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<v Speaker 1>it is my highlight of my day. I love being

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<v Speaker 1>It's just been cool to watch them grow. Next, Barktown

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<v Speaker 1>turns out to honor and remember Ashley Pruitt. Community reflects

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<v Speaker 1>who tragically lost her life in combat last month. On

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<v Speaker 1>April ninth, Nelson County native Pruit returned home. The Air

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<v Speaker 1>community came together to honor her on her final journey.

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<v Speaker 1>At eleven a m. Thursday morning, a Kentucky Air National

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<v Speaker 1>Guard C one thirty transport plane landed at the Bardstown,

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<v Speaker 1>Nelson County Airport Samuel's Field, carrying Pruit's remains. Following a

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<v Speaker 1>junior ROTC members saluting while Pruitt's family observed the process.

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<v Speaker 1>through downtown Bargetown. Hundreds of individuals lined Third Street and

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<v Speaker 1>dozens of first responders from Nelson County and beyond, and

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<v Speaker 1>She now resides in Louisville working as a first responder. However,

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<v Speaker 1>it was important for her to return to her hometown

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<v Speaker 1>to honor Pruitt. Stansbury Root was one of the many

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<v Speaker 1>students who served in JROTC at Nolson County High School

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<v Speaker 1>alongside Pruit. She said it was devastating to hear the

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<v Speaker 1>news about Pruit's passing, stating it completely rocked her world.

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<v Speaker 1>Every one of us wanted to serve in some form

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<v Speaker 1>responders or through military. She said, we need know the risks,

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<v Speaker 1>to actually happen to one of us, and we were

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<v Speaker 1>just devastating for someone like Ashley, the one that was

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<v Speaker 1>she was determined to always save the world that it

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<v Speaker 1>was her and it just it just didn't seem real,

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<v Speaker 1>she said. Bardstown coming together to honor Prewit reaffirms how

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<v Speaker 1>the special the city is to her. Stansbury Brute said,

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<v Speaker 1>Prewit never liked the spotlight to be on herself, always

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<v Speaker 1>opting to help others and lift up her communities. She

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<v Speaker 1>said the love and support Nelson County showed for Pruit

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<v Speaker 1>and her family is important. Several Nelson County veterans and

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<v Speaker 1>those from the surrounding area showed up to honor Pruit

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<v Speaker 1>and support her family. Anthony Clayton served in the Army

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<v Speaker 1>for forty years. It was an emotional moment for him

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<v Speaker 1>to see his community come together for a fallen airman.

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton said any time a soldier, Marine, anyone who served

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<v Speaker 1>be there. It just means a lot to me overall.

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton said, as tears welled into his eyes, I said,

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<v Speaker 1>several friends pass It's just I get emotions. Brothers John

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<v Speaker 1>and Michael McIntyre from Louisville traveled to honor Prewitt. Michael,

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<v Speaker 1>who served for four years in Vietnam for the Air Force,

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<v Speaker 1>said he felt he and Prewitt served.

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<v Speaker 2>For the same team and he wanted.

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<v Speaker 1>To honor her for the work she was doing. John

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<v Speaker 1>said what Prewd was doing was important and he thought

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<v Speaker 1>thanks her for her service. It's bad what happened to

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<v Speaker 1>start to prove it, but she was doing something important,

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<v Speaker 1>Michael said. Morgan Johnson also attended NCCHS with Pruit. She

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<v Speaker 1>said she was a good person, a bright light, and

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<v Speaker 1>a great mother. She said Pruitt was always someone who

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to make a difference. Johnson said she has the

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<v Speaker 1>utmost respect for those who serve. She was happy to

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<v Speaker 1>see her community of Bardstown put on such a display

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<v Speaker 1>to memorialize Pruit and honor her. It's important to come

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<v Speaker 1>together for people who are making a difference out here.

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<v Speaker 1>Johnson said, I feel like we're honoring Ashley just because

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<v Speaker 1>she has gone so far in life and because she

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<v Speaker 1>represents Bartstown. This is the real, true meaning. She represents us,

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<v Speaker 1>and we have come here and represent her and stand

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<v Speaker 1>up for her. Next Bardstown Farmers Market to open April eighteenth.

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<v Speaker 1>Vendors honor longtime friend. The Bardstown Farmers Market will be

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<v Speaker 1>back open this spring, beginning April eighteenth at the Dixie

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<v Speaker 1>Hibs Pavilion. Spring is officially in Bardstown, with opening day

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<v Speaker 1>for the Farmers Market set for next Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>At eight a m.

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<v Speaker 1>Director Mike Michelle Thomas said this year they'll have twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five vendors, the largest group of local producers and creators

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<v Speaker 1>for the organization. She laughed, adding they have more vendors

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<v Speaker 1>than they do spaces available. However, the increased interest in

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<v Speaker 1>the Bardstown Farmers Market is a positive sign for Thomas.

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<v Speaker 1>She said, this is the first time they've had to

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<v Speaker 1>of space. I think that the change is we are

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<v Speaker 1>more visible on social media now, Thomas said of the

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<v Speaker 1>growing interest from vendors and patrons alike. We get a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of support from community partners. That's a huge thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas said their vendors will have various goods for the community,

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<v Speaker 1>the traditional plants, fruits and vegetables, to the unique handmade

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<v Speaker 1>crafts to homemade seasonings. This year, the Bartstown Farmers Market

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<v Speaker 1>will be missing one of its longtime vendors, Donnie Crell.

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas said Crell had been at the market with the

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<v Speaker 1>market for at least twenty years and had a wealth

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<v Speaker 1>of information to share. She said, no matter the day,

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<v Speaker 1>away on a third Thomas said on opening days, Sorell's

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<v Speaker 1>usual stall will be less vacant. She said they will

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<v Speaker 1>be highlighting a candle or lighting a candle in his

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<v Speaker 1>honor and will have a small donation char which will

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<v Speaker 1>be given to his family. He was a happy guy,

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<v Speaker 1>She said it was an honor to have him at

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<v Speaker 1>the market. Looking ahead for the season, Thomas said they

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<v Speaker 1>will have a free tote bag on opening days this year.

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<v Speaker 1>They will also have market guides which will include information

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<v Speaker 1>on what plants are in season. Next Saturday to opening

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<v Speaker 1>marks the start of their outdoor market, which will run

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<v Speaker 1>through the fall. Barkstown Farmer's Market will be open on Tuesdays, Fridays,

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<v Speaker 1>and Saturdays. Thomas said the first week of the season

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<v Speaker 1>they see a large influx of customers, which slowly wanes

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<v Speaker 1>as kids go back to school and it gets cooler. However,

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<v Speaker 1>this Year's said they're partnering with local and regional organizations

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<v Speaker 1>to create a community event days to bring people in.

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<v Speaker 1>Just to name a few, Thomas said they'll have a

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<v Speaker 1>and a breast cancer Awareness Day. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>Thomas said, if we can bring resources centrally located right

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<v Speaker 1>to the pavilion, whether in the bookmobile they can do

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<v Speaker 1>their library books, or we can bring some health information

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<v Speaker 1>right to the center of town, it makes it easier.

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<v Speaker 1>For the last three years, Barstown Farmers Market has also

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<v Speaker 1>hosted an indoor market, which has enjoyed wild success. Thomas

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<v Speaker 1>to sell their handmade goods. During the most recent holiday season,

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<v Speaker 1>they said the market gave the community a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>way to give back to the those in your community.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just a place to get fresh, locally grown

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<v Speaker 1>fruits and vegetables, but also homemade arts and more. This

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