Owensboro resident Demarcus Curry spoke Tuesday to City Commissioners on the importance of a need for adjustments for the safety of the city — especially for the adolescent population.
“Some things in the city, we definitely have a good rapport, but … I think there are some things that we have to get in order to make it better for them,” Curry said during the public comments portion of the Commissioners’ regular meeting.
Curry suggested that the city return back to a curfew for minors and once the curfew is put in place again, less violence would occur within the youth.
He added that the Commissioners should restart the youth council, as he believes it will allow for the youth to get involved and improve the city. The final initiative he posed was to offer a college/career/job fair that will allow the youth to get interested in the different opportunities in Owensboro.
“Spending two hours with someone in [some careers, the students] can get an idea as far as what you can do because they are our future, and if we get them involved, maybe they can be more settled here in town, instead of going elsewhere,” Curry said.
Mayor Tom Watson offered Curry the opportunity to help with the youth council revival and began thinking of ways to enforce the curfew throughout the city.
In other business, City Commissioners officially approved an agreement with with first response agencies and Owensboro Community and Technical College regarding a 12-month course to increase the number of registered paramedics in the city.
“This is a wonderful partnership that benefits each agency and ultimately the community that we all serve,” City Manager Nate Pagan said.
The program is only available to current AMR city and county employees.
Another municipal order allocated $24,060 from the 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grant to the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office per the agreement between the City and the County.
The week of Sept. 17 was proclaimed Constitution Week and the day of Oct. 4 was proclaimed TEN-4 Awareness Day.
Ronsolynn Clark and DeMarcus Curry were appointed to a 3-year term with the Owensboro-Daviess County Drug and Alcohol Steering Committee.
Marvin Ammons, Kirsten Brown, David Conner, Jerome Hernandez, Thomas McNamara and Aquado Douglas were all appointed to the Public Works Department with different start dates. Curtis Johnson was appointed within the Fire Department.
