During Tuesday’s City Commissioner meeting, Green River District Health Department Director Clay Horton provided an update on COVID-19 and vaccinations in the community.
“What I’m telling you all is things are looking in a very positive direction,” Horton said. “I haven’t felt this optimistic for a long time.”
Horton said over the last month, Daviess County has reported roughly two to four confirmed cases of COVID-19 per day. Horton said all three vaccines — Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson — are now readily available throughout the county.
According to Horton the vaccinated population of the county is as follows:
- 44% of the total population have received at least one dose of a vaccine.
- 55% of adults have received at least one dose.
- 52% of those aged 12 and above have received at least one dose.
He added that 62% of Kentuckians and 67% of people in America have received at least one dose.
Horton was then presented with a certificate of outstanding achievement for his contributions to the county.
Commissioners also discussed the application for a grant regarding the widening of KY 54.
Deneatra Henderson with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said KYTC supports the submission for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (or RAISE) grant. If approved, the grant would provide revenue to complete the rebuilding of KY 54 into a six-lane highway.
In other business:
Commissioners were presented with an order for the City to apply for an implementation grant for body-worn cameras. The grant would cover 50% of the $307,952.60 purchase.
The City and the County would like to extend the juvenile drug court program for an additional three years. Claud Porter, county attorney, said the program has shown success in the last year. He said 41 people have been accessed through the program and 27 have been accepted, and they plan to graduate a few very soon.
The program offers young adults aged 12 to 17 that are dependent on drugs what Porter said could be considered close to “intensive outpatient services.”
In other updates, John Lyons was sworn in as an officer for the Owensboro Police Department; the Shifley-York Neighborhood Alliance saw the reappointment of Debbi Barker and Miranda Barker for a two-year period; Cynthia Askins, Billy Carter, Anthony Esparza were rehired for their positions effective July 19.
