Barren River Area Development District meets for annual discussion of legislative session

MUNFORDVILLE, Ky.- Every year, after the legislative session in Frankfort, local legislators get together and give a presentation of what the session looked like.

On Friday, magistrates, mayors and city commissioners got together with legislators for updates on the recent 60-day session.

This year, a top priority for south-central Kentucky was a mental health facility, and legislators brought home $20 million for Capitol construction.

State Rep. Kevin Jackson says, “Bowling Green is one of the fastest growing, and Warren County, and South-Central Kentucky, and the fastest growing areas in the state. So, we have a lot of needs, whether that’s infrastructure with water, sewer, roads, those types of things. So, we just want to come back and want to share the good news with our BRADD partners around South Central Kentucky.”

Legislators rely on community members to know what the community needs and what areas they may be struggling in.