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• 06.05.18 Meeting
• 06.07.18 Special Called Meeting Minutes

The Owensboro Metropolitan Planning Commission considered a proposal to change the zoning classification of property located at 207 Phillips from R-4DT Inner City Residential to P-1 Professional/Service on April 12, 2018. The property shall be consolidated with property to the west at 1535 Frederica Street, no new access to Phillips Court shall be permitted, a final development plan shall be submitted for Planning Commission approval and the neighbors shall be notified of the plan submittal in the same manner as a zoning map amendment application, signage shall be limited to a monument sign not to exceed 25 square feet on the face of the sign with up lighting only, and all parking lot lighting shall be down lighting only.

• 08-2018 Rezone 207 Phillips Court

The estimated revenues and fund balances set forth in the 2018-2019 Budget of the City of Owensboro are hereby appropriated to the various departments of the City of Owensboro for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, in the amount of $120,467,008, inclusive of Internal Service Funds, for the various purposes designated in the 2018-2019 Annual Budget.

• 09-2018 Adopt 2018_2019 Budget

Budget amendment to fund the Budget Contingency and subsidize the Recreational Fund.

• 10-2018 BA for Budget Contingency and Rec Fund

Unifirst Corporation has made application for certain benefits and incentives available to it under the Kentucky Business Investment Program (KBI) of the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) as a result of its commitment to expand and create jobs and investments in Owensboro. UniFirst Corporation has agreed to invest $4,000,000 for an approximate 40,000 square foot expansion to their existing 320,000 square foot service technology facility, and $8,000,000 to equip the facility with updated equipment to increase production capability at their facility at 2801 UniFirst Drive. UniFirst Corporation will create a minimum of 25 new jobs, and will also play an important role in preserving the existing 345 jobs, thus securing a long-term presence for the company in the City of Owensboro. As an incentive and an inducement for UniFirst to improve and grow its facility in Owensboro, the City hereby agrees to rebate to the Company 1.0% of the total occupational license fee revenues otherwise derived by the City from salaries, wages and other compensation paid to the qualifying new employees hired by UniFirst.

• 11-2018 Unifirst KBI

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