Mayor Wendell Lynch will present his 2022-23 budget proposal during a press conference at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 13, at the Hopkinsville Municipal Center, 715 S. Virginia St. The public may attend the conference in city council chambers.
City council is expected to adopt a budget before the start of the new fiscal year on July 1. Budget discussions will occur during Committee of the Whole meetings at 6 p.m. on May 19 and May 26 — and, if needed, on June 2.
This will be Lynch’s last budget proposal as mayor. His term in office expires at the end of this year. He chose not to seek reelection.
A livestream of Friday’s conference will be available on the city’s website and Facebook page. In addition, the budget recommendations and footage from the conference will be available online by 2 p.m. Friday.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
