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A clear sky. Low around 70F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph..

A clear sky. Low around 70F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Hours after bids were opened for the former North Branch of Hardin County Public Library, Radcliff City Council members convened Tuesday and discussed the issue at its regularly scheduled meeting.

Councilwoman Toshie Murrell made her stance clear about the potential sale of the former library building in Radcliff.

“Give the new administration an opportunity to see what could possibly happen if we still had the building in the county’s hands,” she said, referencing the significant changes Hardin Fiscal Court will see next year as a new judge-executive and several new magistrates are elected in November.

Hardin County Board of Education was the high bidder for the property at 800 S. Logsdon Parkway at a price of $300,000. The branch closed September of 2020. Hardin Fiscal Court will vote on the bid at 3:30 p.m. at its July 26 meeting, where Murrell says she plans to “rally.”

“We plan to ask the community to come forward and say, ‘vote no to sell the building,’ ” she said.

Councilman Chris Yates, who is running for District 1 magistrate, reiterated his stance that the decision should be left up to the incoming administration and Radcliff should have equal resources to other areas of the county.

“We deserve resources here in Radcliff,” he said. “We’re paying the same amount of taxes as everybody else.”

During the discussion, Mayor J.J. Duvall explained why the city hadn’t placed a bid on the property, a question he said was brought up on social media.

“We have to follow certain rules and regulations when we purchase property,” he said, explaining the city would need to have an appraisal of the property before they could participate in the sealed bidding process that was used for the former library branch.

“In the time frame that was given, to get a commercial appraisal done, it usually doesn’t go that fast,” he said. “That is one of the major reasons we couldn’t purchase it in that timeframe.”

Radcliff Police Chief Jeffrey Cross told council members about the department’s newly obtained drones. Hardin County Farm Bureau sponsored the project, which cost almost $16,000 according to Cross. He said the drones will help them tremendously in crash reconstruction, and they will be useful when searching for suspects or missing children and adults.

The drones can fly in all weather conditions and come equipped with a speaker to allow law enforcement to deliver commands. They can fly for more than 40 minutes per session and also have thermal imaging capabilities.

Seth Dukes can be reached at 270-505-1413 or sdukes@thenewsenterprise.com.

Seth Dukes can be reached at 270-505-1413 or sdukes@thenewsenterprise.com.

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