Flags at City of Cadiz buildings will be placed at half-staff to honor Street Department employee Spencer Acree, who passed away Monday night.
Funeral arrangements for Acree, the father of Trigg County Sheriff Aaron Acree, are being handled by King’s Funeral Home. Cadiz Mayor Todd King called Acree a “great employee” and said his death was a big loss for the city.
The council took action during Tuesday evening’s meeting following comments from council member Susan Bryant. Members voted to reallocate over $12,000 from the Renaissance Center’s employment budget to replace a worn awning at City Hall.
King told the council that although he could have authorized the purchase as mayor, he preferred to seek their approval first, given the cost.
The council agreed that with downtown Cadiz undergoing a recent revitalization led by business owners, the city should mirror those efforts by investing in its own properties.
In other business, the council approved the second reading of an ordinance to waive the restaurant tax for Trigg County Country Ham Festival vendors. The decision follows a March vote by the Ham Fest committee to increase food vendor fees to $425.
Both the committee and city officials noted that collecting the 3% tax after the festival was a significant administrative burden, adding that many vendors frequently failed to remit their portion of the tax.
The council also approved appointments to the newly refreshed City of Cadiz Code Enforcement Board. Bobby Acree, Jayme Junker, Janae Futrell, Steven Turner, Leida Tackett, Tammy Mason, and Jennifer Jasper were all appointed to serve terms that will end on December 31, 2028.
The first meeting for the Code Enforcement Board will take place on Wednesday night at 6:00 at Cadiz City Hall. The public is welcome to attend those meetings.
Also, Mayor King presented a proclamation to Sanctuary, Inc. to mark April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in Cadiz and Trigg County.
Sanctuary, Inc. is a Hopkinsville-based non-profit agency that provides a comprehensive range of free preventative and restorative services—including emergency shelter, a 24-hour crisis hotline, and legal advocacy—to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault across the nine-county Pennyrile region.
Executive Director Heather Lancaster and other staff members were on hand for the proclamation reading. Mayor King told council members that Sanctuary is also asking for a donation for an upcoming capital campaign project, with those details not officially announced to the public yet.
