Following a request from the Cadiz-Trigg County Planning Commission, Cadiz City Council opted to increase two specific fees during Tuesday night’s meeting — bringing cost more in line with the time required to research and render a decision.
Those two fees were:
+ Dimensional Variance, up from $200 to $500, due to its “large number of requirements and possible research,” which include but are not limited to setbacks, building heights, lot widths, lot areas and more.
+ And Conditional Use Permits, up from $200 to $500, due to the hours needed to evaluate an application before making judgment based on the project’s potential integration into the city and county.
Jim Mullen, secretary for the commission, further explained the work required — and how the increases really wouldn’t be revenue-driven.
Mullen and Commissioner Chairman Tom Lawson were but a taste of the overall city and county planning discussion for the evening.
Craig Oakley, public works director, confirmed that the Lafayette Street/Rail Trail sewer project was “near completion,” lacking less than 40 feet pipe and a manhole cover to lay before final stages.
As for the Cadiz Sewer Plant upgrades expected, Oakley noted there could be a delay on materials, and that council members should expect special visitors in the near future to discuss the new facility’s long-range plan.
City Councilwoman Susan Bryant also made a splash in the conversation, reviving her ultimate desire to see a public water feature return to the community.
After seeing local reports of pools and water parks opening in Paducah, Eddyville, Hopkinsville, Princeton and other municipalities ahead of the summer — some of them smaller than Cadiz — she begged the question:
What would it take for Cadiz to rekindle the memories, and excitement, of Swimming Pool Hill?
— Council members unanimously approved the first reading of the coming Cemetery Interment Fee, which Mayor Todd King offered even more clarification.
— Council members also unanimously approved the first reading of an unspecified 2024-25 Annual Budget Amendment, as well as the 2025-26 Annual Budget, which has to be sent off to the Department for Local Government before a second reading and final approval.
