Wendell Lynch will present his first proposed budget as the city’s elected mayor at 9 a.m. Friday, May 7, at the Hopkinsville Municipal Center.
A limited number of socially distanced seats will be available for members of the public to attend the budget address. A livestream will be available on the city’s website and on its Facebook page. The budget documents will be available on the city’s website after 2 p.m. Friday.
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City council members will consider the 2021-22 spending plan during their Committee of the Whole meetings at 6 p.m. on May 13 and 20. If needed, there will be a third budget session at 6 p.m. May 27.
Traditionally, city council adopts the city budget in June. The new fiscal year begins on July 1.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. She spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
