Business

 SHEPHERDSVILLE — Could Bullitt County have an indoor aquatic center that would be jointly operated with the Bullitt County YMCA?

Or could the facility be totally operated by the YMCA?

And, where would such a facility be located?

Or do the county residents even support an indoor swimming facility?

Those are just some of the questions that could be answered over the next month as a survey is now being conducted.

After those answers are secured, the Bullitt County aquatic committee will have to decide the next step.

 SHEPHERDSVILLE -- While there were not a lot of changes made to the proposed 2017-18 budget for the city of Shepherdsville, the one alteration made will affect every employee.

In a workshop before the final vote on the upcoming budget set for Monday, June 26, Shepherdsville council members changed how employees will be compensated.

Mayor Curtis Hockenbury proposed a 2.5 percent cost-of-living increase for all city employees in his budget.

However, that was not the desire of the five council members present on Tuesday.

 MOUNT WASHINGTON -- A couple of businesses that local residents are already accustomed to seeing will be building new facilities in the coming months.

E&S Developers received site plan approval for a new KORT rehabilitation center in Mount Washington.

According to Denny Whitley, the company will build an 8,400-square-foot facility next to the Dollar Tree off the Bardstown Road bypass.

There will be 53 parking spaces.

The company currently has a facility in Mount Washington but will move to the new site once it is completed.

 MOUNT WASHINGTON — With little room to improve Highway 44 East, the city of Mount Washington is looking for advice on how to help the city’s sub-streets.

The Mount Washington City Council held a special meeting recently to bring the status of the city’s roads to the attention of the higher-ups, in hopes of getting answers on what needs to be done to correct them.