radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: June 10, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 06/10/26          A BARREN COUNTY DEVELOPER IS SUING CAVE CITY OVER A RECENTLY APPROVED 12-MONTH DATA CENTER MORATORIUM.          KENTUCKY INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCE FILED THE LAWSUIT MONDAY... CLAIMING THE YEAR-LONG PAUSE ON APPLICATIONS VIOLATES STATE LAW AND DUE PROCESS. THE DEVELOPER RECENTLY SPENT $2 MILLION TO ACQUIRE 456 ACRES OF LAND AND REPORTEDLY SUBMITTED A SITE PLAN APPLICATION JUST HOURS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL BAN WENT INTO EFFECT IN MAY.          AN ALLEN COUNTY FARMER IS WARNING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF CELEBRATORY BALLOON RELEASES AFTER AN INCIDENT LEFT HER SHOW HORSE INJURED.          LASKA BROWN SAYS A STRIPPED BALLOON GOT TANGLED IN THE ANIMAL'S MOUTH... CAUSING IT TO PANIC AND CRASH THROUGH A FENCE. THE FREAK ACCIDENT COST BROWN AN $800 VETERINARIAN BILL.          KENTUCKY LAWMAKERS HAVE INTRODUCED MULTIPLE BILLS TO RESTRICT MASS BALLOON RELEASES... BUT NONE HAVE PASSED THE LEGISLATURE.          BOWLING GREEN IS PROPOSING A SMALLER CITY BUDGET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL YEARS. THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 SPENDING PLAN TOTALS 180-POINT-8 MILLION DOLLARS, DOWN NEARLY 8 MILLION FROM THE CURRENT YEAR. CITY MANAGER JEFF MEISEL SAYS LOWER OCCUPATIONAL TAX REVENUES ARE DRIVING THE DECREASE, BUT HE CALLS IT A TEMPORARY CORRECTION RATHER THAN A SIGN OF ECONOMIC TROUBLE. OFFICIALS SAY NO CITY SERVICES WILL BE CUT, THOUGH NO NEW POSITIONS WILL BE ADDED IN POLICE, FIRE OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS. MEISEL SAYS BOWLING GREEN REMAINS FINANCIALLY STRONG WITH RESERVE FUNDS ABOVE REQUIRED LEVELS.