radioNOVO News for Frankfort: June 12, 2026

RNN FRANKFORT 06/12/26          THE FRANKFORT INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS UNANIMOUSLY AWARDED SUPERINTENDENT, DR. SHERI SATTERLY ITS HIGHEST POSSIBLE RATING. IN HER FOURTH YEAR LEADING THE DISTRICT, SATTERLY RECEIVED AN EXEMPLARY EVALUATION, WITH OFFICIALS PRAISING THEIR STRONG FINANCIAL STANDING AND EXPANDED DUAL-CREDIT PROGRAMS UNDER HER LEADERSHIP.          LOUISVILLE OFFICIALS HAVE INTRODUCED PLANS FOR OVER 300-MILLION DOLLARS IN BONDS AND TAX INCENTIVES TO FUND A NEW ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT NEXT TO LOUISVILLE SLUGGER FIELD. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FEATURES APARTMENTS, A HOTEL, AND RETAIL SPACE. THE CITY WOULD RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND, KEEPING IT EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAXES FOR UP TO FORTY YEARS.           LEXINGTON’S HISTORIC PATCHEN WILKES FARM IS SET TO BECOME A NEARLY THREE-HUNDRED-UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX. THE URBAN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH FEATURES EIGHT BUILDINGS, A CLUBHOUSE, AND A POOL. THE COMPLEX WILL SIT RIGHT NEXT TO A NEW KROGER STORE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, ALONGSIDE A PLANNED SUBDIVISION OF FORTY-TWO SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES.