The Director of the Child Support Enforcement Program Steven Veno presented County Attorney Neil Ward with the Outstanding Performance Award for his work in the program during the Bell County Fiscal Court meeting on Tuesday.
“His office has done an excellent job for the program,” said Veno.
Ward thanked his office staff for their work on child support cases.
In an attempt to stop it, the Bell County Fiscal Court signed a resolution at Tuesday’s regular meeting to be presented at a public hearing in London in which the USPS would hear comments from the public. It was held Tuesday night.
Judge-Executive Albey Brock said the closure would drastically hurt the county.
“Folks, that’s going to negatively impact our mail (service) in a big way,” said Brock.
He encouraged anyone who relies on USPS to contact their local post office and find out who they should contact to voice their opinion.
“The more we can complain about this, the better chance we have in stopping it, because it will affect us,” said Brock.
Brock said he had heard that if there was enough outcry from the community, the closure could be stopped. He said these closures had been stopped in other communities.
Brock read the resolution to the court:
“The Bell County Fiscal Court pledges its public support to the opposition of the closing of the London Kentucky Postal Center. The Fiscal Court believes that the closure will negatively impact U.S. mail delivery in eastern Kentucky and impede economic development. The Fiscal Court believes the loss of the postal center will be a detriment to all of southeastern Kentucky at a time in which the region struggles to survive the current economic downturn…”
Tuesday’s meeting was also a chance for individuals to thank emergency crews and volunteers for helping during the snow storm and subsequent power outage on December 18.
Bell County resident Curt Akers came before the court to express his thanks.
“I want to thank the fiscal court on the job that the county crews have done the last three weeks, with road cleanup and with fallen trees that were down,” said Akers. “They’ve done a fantastic job. I want to let the court know that the citizens out here in the county recognize that.”
Brock also expressed his thanks to crews and organizations for their help in combating the storm. He said many local stores donated water and food. Also, Pineville Community Hospital donated beds and Britthaven donated linens. Pineville Independent Schools opened their gym as a shelter and staffed it 24 hours a day for several days.
The court approved checks from Sheriff Bruce Bennett in the amount of $338,423.23. From December 2008 to January 12, 2009, the sheriff’s office took 304 calls, handled 22 wrecks, made 34 arrests, and two drug related arrests. They also made 150 vehicle inspections, served 50 warrants, opened 14 cases, cleared three, and closed five.
Stephen Woodward is a Staff Writer for the Daily News. He may be contacted at swoodward@middlesborodailynews.com.
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